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Women and Girls Empowerment Training for Entrepreneurship

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The experience

Many women and girls in Tanzania, especially in urban and rural areas, face challenges of unemployment, lack of skills, and limited income opportunities. This makes them vulnerable to abuse, economic dependency, and poverty. This project aims to provide a sustainable solution by empowering them with self-employment skills.

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Social Media: Maintain and update social media channels.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

Music: Perform to entertain guests, children or local communities.

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 10 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project

Description: Accommodation, Food and Wi-Fi

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Overall Objective
To economically and socially empower women and girls in vulnerable conditions through entrepreneurship, handcraft, and tailoring training.

Specific Objectives
- To provide training in entrepreneurship and small business skills
- To offer handcraft skills (batik, soap making, jewelry, baskets)
- To train tailoring using sewing machines
- To form production and savings groups

Target Group
- 100 girls and women aged 15 to 35
- Orphans, widows, school dropouts, and abandoned women

Key Project Activities

Entrepreneurship training
Business basics, marketing, pricing, profit

Handcraft training
Soap making, baskets, batik, jewelry

Tailoring training
Theory and practical sewing

Skill development workshops
Leadership, financial management, work ethics

Forming saving groups
SACCOS or VICOBA models

Certification and starter kits
Certificates, sewing machines, and startup tools

Activities & Shift

Implementation Timeline
Month
Activity

June
Mobilization and registration

July – Sept
Entrepreneurship and handcraft training

Oct – Dec
Tailoring and practical sessions

Jan – March
Workshops, production groups, initial evaluation

April
Certificate and starter kit distribution

May – June
Final evaluation and project report

Rules

Monitoring and Evaluation
- Monthly progress reports
- Quarterly review meetings
- Participant interviews to measure impact

Sustainability
- Women groups will continue producing and selling products
- The training center will admit new students each year
- Income from products will support program operations
- Continued partnerships with stakeholders