When Ms Esther Kitoka attends women meetings, she motivates and inspires ladies to have faith in their God-given abilities. Her recurring themes include asking women to set their goals, focus, be good listeners, be determined, be timely decision-makers. She tells them to be authentic and to keep learning, and not to give up in the pursuit of a meaningful…
Can you learn and be inspired to be positive and happy? Ms. Alice Prince, CEO, and founder of PH Inspirational Series (PHIS) believes it is possible. “When you are happy and positive, your world outlook changes for the better. Your attitude changes positively, your world outlook changes and you are able to push yourself up to achieve…
By Kai Mollel, twitter@kaimollel They say “age is just a number” (such an annoying saying isn’t it?). As someone who minored in Mathematics both in High School and University, trust me when I tell you numbers do matter a lot. In any equation for instance, when you change a 4 to a 4.05 you get completely different results. One…
Tanzania’s SME Development Policy should propagate the establishment of modernised cottage industries for faster nationwide economic growth. Maida Waziri is the President of Voice of Women Entrepreneurs Tanzania (VOWET), a Member of TPSF Construction Sector Skills Council and the Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA)
By the © International Finance Corporation 2021. All rights reserved. Internet: www.ifc.org. As Managing Director of AAR Insurance, one of Tanzania’s prominent medical insurance providers, she has helped over 60,000 Tanzanians access affordable healthcare. Given Tanzania’s high out-of-pocket healthcare costs that disproportionately affect women and poor households, Violet’s team at AAR Insurance developed low-cost health insurance products for both…
Financial Education for women is one of the vital keys for success to harness the huge potential in women for faster economic development in Tanzania and Africa at large, Equity Bank Tanzania’s executive, Ms Betty Kwoko Mgimba, has said. She spoke at an event in Dar es Salaam (24th April 2021) to celebrate the Top Women In Management Africa…
Folorunsho Alakija is the main shareholder of The Rose of Sharon Group. She has a net worth of over $1.5 billion from her various ventures. Her name is Folorunsho Alakija. The billionaire has donated N1 billion for the fight against coronavirus in Nigeria. At the same time, she donated N25,000 to each of her foundation’s registered widows and orphans…
Ms. Edna Ngowi describes herself as a woman with a heart of gold. She is a Tanzanian health practitioner based in the United States of America. Back in her motherland, she has become largely known for educating the masses about health issues through her Instagram social media account @ednangowi. By18th April 2020, she had almost 16,000 followers. This is…
“She cares deeply about her students and takes every possible opportunity to help each one succeed, both inside and outside the classroom,” he said Frances Ann Squire, recipient of Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. Frances Ann Squire, a teacher at Birchwood Intermediate School, has received a Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. The awards are given each year…
Nakuru, Kenya A landmark entrepreneurship memoir by one of the leading female entrepreneurs in Tanzania has been published in Kenya. It is set to be launched in Dar es Salaam on Friday 18th October 2018. Hon. Jenista Mhagama, the minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office responsible for Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Labour, Employment, Youth and the Disabled, will…