Programmes and projects

• Programmes and projects

  Tuesday, November 13, 2012

  Reality show inspires young entrepreneurs

  At first glance, it is hard to believe that the dark little room is a recording studio. In the middle there is a round table where a few members of the editorial team are discussing the content of next season on the reality show, Ruka Juu, a contest in entrepreneurship for young people. Amabilis Batamula, the presenter, leans back in her chair.

• Programmes and projects

  Tuesday, November 13, 2012

  Full service for mobile phones as a business concept

  The small store is no more than four square metres in size. Hanging on the walls are mobile phone covers and other accessories in a variety of garish colours wrapped in cellophane. On the small work bench lie piles of broken mobile phones waiting to be fixed. Victoria disassembles them, adjusting a part that has come loose or replacing something broken. Occasionally, customers come by to drop off their mobile phones, or maybe just to buy SIM Cards or other items. There shop is busy.

• Programmes and projects

  Tuesday, November 13, 2012

  Research on mushrooms provides nourishment

  It is warm inside the laboratory despite the air-conditioning. Around the table stands a group of young students who are collecting DNA from yeast fungus (blastomycete). They are all students of microbiology and have Dr Donatha Tibuhwa as their supervisor. She moves through the groups, demonstrating and explaining.

• programmes and projects

  Friday, August 31, 2012

  Renewable energy helps rural development

  Several small scale power plants in Tanzania have improved access to electricity in rural areas, and another sixty projects are in the pipeline. These investments are the result of a recently approved regulatory framework that has facilitated development for small power producers. Sida is one of the donors in this World Bank project.

• Programmes and projects

  Friday, May 25, 2012

  Mobile money creates community growth

  Mobile money, that is transferring money through mobile phones, is accelerating in Tanzania. It is easy, it is cheap and it is fast. Most important, it helps small scale entrepreneurs to invest in their businesses. Sida supports a fund with the purpose of giving access to financial services like this.

• Programmes and projects

  Monday, September 26, 2011

  When new technology saves lives

  In Tanzania, maternal health care is free of charge but many women, particularly in rural areas, can’t even afford transportation to a hospital. Mobile phones are offering a solution. The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, supports a project that facilitates access to fistula treatment by transferring money through SMS to cover travel expenses to a clinic.

• Programmes and projects

  Monday, June 15, 2009

  Greener electricity for rural Tanzania

  Less than 2 per cent of Tanzania’s rural population has access to electricity. With support from Sida, Tanzania is working to connect rural areas to the national electricity network. The result is both a higher standard of living and a reduction in carbon-dioxide emissions.