Financial Inclusion for Growth & Wellbeing of Underserved Women & Youth

Inclusive Finance for Growth of Women and Youth MSMEs

We are a dynamic organization determined to improve the livelihood, wellbeing, and empowerment of Tanzanians through transformative financial inclusion and a financial sector that offers quality and sustainable financial solutions.

WHO WE SERVE

We focus on the most financially excluded and economically marginalized Tanzanians, particularly women and youth.

To achieve wider impact, our goal is to deliver quality financial solutions that support the economic development and growth of women and youth Micro and Small Enterprise Merchants and farmers who are Small-scale Producers.

What we do

We work closely with key stakeholders in the financial and real sectors to develop market systems.

Our work is centred around advocacy in the financial sector to influence market system changes that deliver value and sustainable impact in the lives of Tanzanians. We engage the market at five different levels:

Policies and Regulations

To improve policies, legal and regulatory frameworks that promote gender equality, as well as economic and financial opportunities for women and youth.

Financial Infrastructure

To improve availability of relevant financial sector infrastructures that will equip the financial sector players and other stakeholders with the ability to meet the needs and aspirations of women and youth.

Financial Solutions

To support financial service providers to develop and scale innovative and responsive financial solutions for women and youth to promote equality, empowerment, and wellbeing.

Capability Development

To improve confidence and capability of women and youth to demand and use financial solutions.

Research, Data & Insights

To support financial service providers, policymakers, regulators, and other players in the financial sector in identification of market opportunities, development of appropriate financial solutions, and implementation of cost-effective delivery models, as well as appropriate regulatory frameworks.

How we work

Our engagement in the market is guided by the Market Systems Development (MSD) approach.

The MSD Approach aims to develop financial market systems that benefit the economically marginalized and financially excluded Tanzanians, leaving no one behind in financial inclusion, economic development and growth. Our work involves:

FinScope Tanzania is a nationally representative demand-side survey that provides insights into the financial needs, preferences, and behaviours of consumers, being adult Tanzanians from 16 years and above. It also provides insight into their attitudes and perceptions regarding money management, financial products and services, as well as information regarding demographics and overall lifestyles. It is tailored to be optimally useful for those who want credible information, benchmarks and trends of financial inclusion across mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.