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QUARTER REPORT TWO

Greetings! Just as our journey continues to shape brighter destinies for young women and girls in Tanzania, our Quarter Two Report is now unveiled. Join us in exploring the impact, progress, and stories that define this transformative mission. HER INITIATIVE – QUARTER REPORT II_

The Panda Event 2023; Digital Skills for Transformed Business

In a vibrant display of unity, determination, and innovation, the Panda Event once again brought together young women entrepreneurs from various backgrounds and occasions to acknowledge their efforts and contributions to the national economy. This exceptional platform has become a beacon of inspiration for aspiring young women business owners across Tanzania. On the 12th of May 2023,Her initiative hosted a Panda Event; Digital Skills for Transformed Business. Emphasizing on the importance of embracing technology and […]

Celebrating Two Years of Panda Digital: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs through E-Learning

During the uncertain times of the Covid-19 pandemic young women entrepreneurs faced numerous challenges, including limited access to quality education, financial constraints, language barriers, and time limitations. In April 2021 Panda Digital, the country’s first Swahili e-learning innovative platform, was established to address these obstacles head-on, opening doors to opportunities that were previously inaccessible. Bridging the gender gap between men and women in education and entrepreneurship. As we celebrate two years of its remarkable journey, […]

ADAPTING TO CHANGE IN TODAY’S MARKETPLACE

As we all know in the world of today we cannot neglect the fact that digital and information technology have become one of the most accessible tools for businesses, this has made digital entrepreneurship to be seen as a relatively available venture by most people, especially young people. Remember that young people, by virtue of being young, possess less resources and experience, but are usually extremely well versed in digital and information technology, digital entrepreneurship […]

CALL FOR DEVELOPER

Her Initiative Organization Role: Developer Location: Dar es Salaam Duration: 14 days   1.0. ABOUT HER INITIATIVE Her Initiative is an organization that reframes the value of girls and shapes new norms that break the cycle of poverty and create financial resilience among adolescent girls and young women and girls in Tanzania to achieve gender equality and inclusive economic growth. Her Initiative creates a ‘new normal’ for girls; a world in which girls are not […]

ASHA MOHAMED

Asha is a 24-year-old young woman living doing business in Keko as a retail seller of wholegrains and cereals. Before engaging with Panda Digital, Asha’s business was struggling in making profit and operating efficiently as it solely depended on walk in customers and she had no clear foundation on business management. She was also struggling with communicating her brand as she was experiencing low engagement with the posts created for the business pages. Despite the […]

AGATON

‘Many young people do not have the necessary education or skills to not only write a job application letter and profile, but also to perform well in job interviews’, said Agaton Erick, a beneficiary of the Youth Employability Bootcamp. Before this program, Agaton was a finance university graduate desperately searching for a job to pursue her career and personal goals. While job seeking, Agaton realized he got many rejections without receiving an opportunity to advance […]

Fikia + beneficiary

Perpetua is a 23 years old young woman widow living with HIV. Prior to engaging with us she had treatment Interruption due to reasons like stigma, failure to afford a balanced diet and lack of motivation. During the first days of training her husband died and she experienced serious stigma, she could not afford her basic needs and decided to isolate herself. After a series of enhanced adherence counseling and mentorship for weeks she agreed […]

COMMUNICATIONS INTERN

Organization: Her Initiative Role: Communications Intern Report to: Head of communications Location: Dar Es Salaam Duration: 6 months Terms of Reference (TOR) for Communication Intern at Her Initiative 1.0. ABOUT HER INITIATIVE Her Initiative is an organization that reframes the value of girls and shapes new norms that break the cycle of poverty and create financial resilience among adolescent girls and young women and girls in Tanzania to achieve gender equality and inclusive economic growth. […]

PROJECT MANAGER POSITION

Her Initiative Organization Role: Project Manager Level: Senior Location: Dar es Salaam Duration: 12 months Terms of Reference for Project Manager at Her Initiative 1.0 ABOUT HER INITIATIVE Her Initiative is an organization that reframes the value of girls and shapes new norms that break the cycle of poverty and create financial resilience among adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania to achieve gender equality and inclusive economic growth. Her Initiative creates a “new normal” for girls—a […]

“Doctors like me are rare.” GLORY

For the men and women who dedicate themselves to the pursuits of wellness, research, happiness and compassion for others while forgetting their troubles, a rare doctor is their calling. Being a doctor is a career nothing short of demanding, a job requiring intense schooling, constant training and a chaotic schedule, not to mention a heavy dose of tenacity and patience. My decision to become a doctor was driven largely by values instilled in me by […]

“Panda Digital Platform Abstained Me from Poverty.”

Have you ever wondered if the class of 2020 will ever graduate? We all know when and how the corona virus erupted and spread fast to the point of school closing and people were strictly advised to stay at home.  Every university student I knew had the same question, “will I graduate this year?”  And yes, we did graduate. I am among many who graduated in 2020 at the University of Dar Es Salaam with […]

“I want people to remember my voice.” SAKINA CHAMBULILO

It is not me that I want people to remember. It is my voice. I once failed to address sextortion, I don’t want that mistake to ever repeat again. My voice, the voice that can stop a cat from catching a mouse. The voice that can stop a child from crying, I want to use this voice to stop that shameful man who is about to deploy my sister for his own advantage but yet […]

I have grown,risen and now i thrive because of Panda

Hope, a 25 year old young woman, is a soap producer and marketer of her own products, Hkay cleaning products. With Panda on the Ground 2021 training, she has managed to expand her customer base by utilizing knowledge she has received on market research online and offline. She has managed to start online classes on soap production for young women on Whatsapp. Her finances have tremendously improved after putting to use the finance tracking sheets […]

Being unemployed didn’t stop my ambition to help my family

Rosemary Mpangala, a mother of one, decided to join the panda on the ground program 2021 in the decoration category so that she may support herself and her family financially. This decision was prompted by her prolonged unemployment after graduating from university. After completing the training course in decoration, rosemary has become an accomplished businesswoman due to her business efforts and perseverance.  “I owe a great deal of gratitude to Her initiative for the Panda […]

How Panda changed my perception on business

Hello there, my name is Hawa. In 2021, I was a Panda on the ground beneficiary in the decoration category. Rachel Ndauka of the Rachel’s Choice event coached me, and her training program was tremendously valuable. I now know how to get consumers and deliver exceptional service. I offer my talents for a variety of occasions, including send-offs and baby showers. I am grateful because I can now care for myself and help my family […]

Amina – It feels Amazing to be financially free

Amina Haruna Ndanzi is a self-employed young woman who is a beneficiary of the Panda program  Cohort 2020. Prior to entering the program, she worked as a mobile nail technician, but she lacked the necessary skills and was unable to finance nail technician training. She enrolled in the program with the intention of realizing her dream of owning a nail beauty salon, as opposed to merely providing mobile nail services, in order to overcome the […]

How Hamida matured enormously as a result of Panda

  Hamida Rajabu, a resident of Dar es Salaam who is 23 years old and a beneficiary of panda on the ground 2021 has matured tremendously as a result of the program over the past three years. She signed up for the bakery category, and similarly to numerous other participants, she lacked entrepreneurial and financial literacy prior to the program. “I always knew I wanted to pursue bakery as a way to generate my own […]

QUARTER THREE REPORT

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CALL FOR INTERNSHIP

Her Initiative Organization   Role: Finance Intern   Location: Dar Es Salaam   Duration: 6 months   Terms of Reference (TOR) for a Finance Intern at Her Initiative   1.0. ABOUT HER INITIATIVE Her Initiative is an organization that reframes the value of girls and shapes new norms that break the cycle of poverty and create financial resilience among adolescent girls and young women and girls in Tanzania to achieve gender equality and inclusive economic […]

PANDA DIGITAL SUCCESS STORY

Digital skills are a critical enabler of gender digital inclusion and the equitable use, adoption, and creation of digital technologies in Africa’s expanding digital economy. Such technologies have the potential to change the nature of both formal and informal entrepreneurship. Panda Digital is Tanzania’s first Swahili E-learning platform, providing young female entrepreneurs with the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to start and run businesses in the digital economy. The platform’s goal is to help […]

Youth Unmatched skills And Employability World

Skills are increasingly important in the globalized world, and skills development is essential for increasing the productivity and sustainability of enterprises, as well as improving working conditions and the employability skills of youth. Employers nowadays are looking for applicants who have versatile and technical skills. For the past three years, Her Initiative has implemented a youth volunteering program to create a workforce that is skilled, dynamic, and innovative in the youth nonprofit space. Surprisingly in […]

TOR; CALL FOR CONSULTANCY TO FILM FIKIA+ PROJECT DOCUMENTARY

ABOUT HER INITIATIVE Her Initiative is an organization that reframes the value of girls and shapes new norms that break the cycle of poverty and create financial resilience among adolescent girls and young women and girls in Tanzania to achieve gender equality and inclusive economic growth. Her Initiative creates new norms for girls; a world in which girls are not held back from reaching their full potential, either by themselves, their families, their communities or […]

TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICE TO DEVELOP PANDA DIGITAL’S OFFLINE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SMS HACKATHON MODEL FOR DISSEMINATION TO YOUNG WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

1.0. ABOUT HER INITIATIVE Her Initiative is an organization that reframes the value of girls and shapes new norms that break the cycle of poverty and create financial resilience among adolescent girls and young women and girls in Tanzania to achieve gender equality and inclusive economic growth. Her Initiative creates a ' new normal' for girls; a world in which girls are not held back from reaching their full potential, either by themselves, their families, […]

TOR: CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

Her Initiative Organization Location: Dar es Salaam Role: Volunteers Age: 18-35 years Terms of Reference (ToR) for Volunteers in Finance, Communications, Partnership and Resources Mobilization, and Monitoring and Evaluation Department ABOUT HER INITIATIVE Her Initiative is an organization that reframes the value of girls and shapes the new norms that break the cycle of poverty and create financial resilience among adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania in order to achieve gender equality and inclusive […]

FIKIA+ is Transforming the Lives of Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Mwanza

The total number of people living with HIV has increased to 33 million people globally with nearly 7,500 new infections each day. The impact of HIV/AIDS is stronger in poor households and communities. Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa are 14 times more at risk of being HIV positive than boys and young men in the same age group. Her Initiative in collaboration with ICAP Columbia is implementing the FIKIA+ project in […]

Panda Digital Rolls in Innovation Week Tanzania 2022

The fruits of Panda Digital continue to ripen and benefit Tanzanian young women entrepreneurs in many ways. For the first time, on the 11th of May 2022, Her initiative team through its Panda Digital platform successfully participated in Innovation Week Tanzania, a national event that takes place annually organized by FUNGUO Innovation Program under UNDP Tanzania in partnership with COSTECH and EU in Tanzania. The workshop dubbed “Smarter Small Enterprises” aimed primarily at empowering young […]

LET’S CLOSE THE GAP & PUSH EACH OTHER TO GREATER HEIGHTS

  Closing the economic advancement gap among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Tanzania is our major concern as a part of society. The gap points out existing inequities that leave adolescent girls and young women at risk for HIV and other SRH issues (affecting their access to HIV prevention, care, and treatment services) and increasing their vulnerability. This includes low knowledge of comprehensive sexuality education, limited access to HIV and SRH sessions, financial […]

Poor nutrition like the majority of cross-cutting problems in the community is also a child of poverty. When a young woman does not have enough resources to finance a better life for herself such as getting a properly balanced diet, she is more vulnerable and at risk of not accessing the proper nutrition that her body needs. Society at large needs to ensure that we look out for each other, by providing all the support […]

DIGIMALI REPORT LAUNCHING EVENT

Her Initiative in collaboration with The Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands has launched the report of the DigiMali project. This event was done on 24th February 2022, at Slipway Hotel Masaki. The event was honored by the attendance of Honorable Janet Betty a special sit member of parliament of Dar es salaam, Netherlands Embassy ambassador, The Executive director Lydia Charles Moyo and stakeholders from various institutions and organizations. DigiMali (Digitali na Mjasiriamali) is a […]

Amanda’s work experience at Her Initiative

Amanda Mosses is the Finance and Logistics Officer at Her Initiative and an Entrepreneur. Her journey goes way back in 2020, when she started out as a finance volunteer when she was still in university pursuing her Bachelor degree in Accountancy. At the beginning of 2021, she was promoted to be a Finance Intern and in late November 2021 and due to her hard work and tenacity she was further promoted to a position of […]

DigiMali’s Impact on Hekima’s Business

Hekima Mliga is a young woman entrepreneur who was among the 100 beneficiaries of the DigiMali project. Digimali project provided knowledge and skills through training and mentorship to entrepreneurs on how they can improve their skills in using digital platforms to market their business, with the aim to influence self-employment and improve entrepreneurship. Hekima is the owner of Hebo delicious products and lives in the Morogoro region. Through Digimali, Hekima’s business has improved a lot […]

HOW STAWI LAB SHIFTED AFYA PLUS’ ORGANIZATION SYSTEM

Suzan Yumbe is an aspiring leader and social change maker. She is the Founder and Executive Director of a non-profit organization called Afya Plus organization which falls in the WASH category, which was enrolled on our Stawi Lab program. “We just received a Malala Fund worth $100,000, and this would not have been possible if our team wouldn’t have been trained through the Stawi Lab program. Malala Fund needed so many policies in place and […]

STAWI LAB AWARDS 9 MILLION TO 3 YOUTH-LED ORGANIZATIONS

Cheers! It’s time to celebrate the fruits of the Stawi Lab Program. Four months ago, different youth-led organizations shared a common ground, that is “Frustration.” They were frustrated with questions such as how they can afford skilled staff to carry out their interventions with success? Where they will get the funds to support their work after being trained and mentored by different development actors? Where they will be capacitated on how to strengthen their organizations? […]

WE ARE HIRING A PARTNERSHIP AND RESOURCES MOBILIZATION OFFICER

HER INITIATIVE ORGANIZATION Role: Partnership and Resource Mobilization Officer Location: Dar es Salaam Duration: 7 months Terms of reference for Partnership & Resource Mobilization Officer at Her Initiative 1.0 ABOUT HER INITIATIVE HER INITIATIVE is an organization that reframes the value of girls and shapes new norms that break the cycle of poverty and create financial resilience among adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania, to achieve gender equality and inclusive economic growth. Her Initiative […]

FROM THE STREETS TO THE DIGITAL SPHERE; DIGIMALI’S JOURNEY ON ENHANCING DIGITIZATION OF BUSINESSES IN TANZANIA

Over 1293 brick-and-mortar businesses have been digitized. DIGIMALI has caused a major shift in online business operations in Tanzania, where 100 MSMEs were directly impacted by the project through a series of training and mentorship program for 8 weeks. DIGIMALI has trained 100 online businesses on how to start and manage businesses online using digital tools through a training program that has impacted 2405 youth and women-led micro-businesses. The program was designed to enhance their […]

ToR: CALL FOR CONSULTANCY FOR REPORT WRITING

1.0. ABOUT HER INITIATIVE Her Initiative is an organization that reframes the value of girls and shapes new norms that break the cycle of poverty and create financial resilience among adolescent girls and young women and girls in Tanzania to achieve gender equality and inclusive economic growth. Her Initiative creates a new normal for girls; a world in which girls are not held back from reaching their full potential, either by themselves, their families, their […]

How Stawi Lab is Engendering Youth-Led Organizations toward Sustainable Growth

On 1st October 2021, Her Initiative in partnership with TWAA launched a program dubbed Stawi Lab focusing on strengthening youth-led organizations working on girls and women’s rights. Stawi is a Swahili word that literally means ‘grow or sprout’ – the program aims at building and improving youth-led organizations structures, systems, and access to enough resources that will enhance and advance their work on girls and women rights Stawi Lab delivers on its objectives through strategies […]

DIGIMALI IS ENHANCING DIGITAL SKILLS FOR YOUTH AND WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS.

DIGIMALI stands for “Digital and Mjasiriamali”. DIGIMALI project is organized and implemented by Her Initiative in partnership with The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to enhance digital skills to youth and women entrepreneurs for self-employment and entrepreneurship. The project aims to address youth and women unemployment by training 100 young entrepreneurs across Tanzania on how to start and manage businesses online using digital tools through a training program that will impact 2,400 micro […]

Panda Movement is a Safe Space for Female Entrepreneurs to Speak Up against Sextortion

Panda Digital Movement is a project that aims to create a platform for young women entrepreneurs to explore knowledge, share skills, and resources pertaining to their business activities. The movement also intends to stimulate debate and conversations around issues that affect prospects for their business growth such as sextortion, business formalization, and mobilizing capital. Youth unemployment continues to rise in our country and the world at large and this has led young women to encounter […]

WE ARE HIRING A MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICER

Her Initiative Organization Role: Monitoring and Evaluation officer Location: Dar es Salaam Duration: 10 months Terms of Reference for Monitoring & Evaluation Officer at Her Initiative 1.0. ABOUT HER INITIATIVE Her Initiative is an organization that reframes the value of girls and shapes new norms that break the cycle of poverty and create financial resilience among adolescent girls and young women and girls in Tanzania to achieve gender equality and inclusive economic growth. Her Initiative […]

ToR: CALL FOR CONSULTANCY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCIAL LITERACY AND BUSINESS FINANCE MANUAL

1.0. ABOUT HER INITIATIVE Her Initiative is an organization that reframes the value of girls and shapes new norms that break the cycle of poverty and create financial resilience among adolescent girls and young women and girls in Tanzania to achieve gender equality and inclusive economic growth. Her Initiative creates a ' new normal' for girls; a world in which girls are not held back from reaching their full potential, either by themselves, their families, […]

MAADHIMISHO YA MIEZI SITA YA PANDA DIGITAL

Ni shangwe na vifijo katika kuadhimisha miezi sita ya panda digital, tuna furahia matokeo mengi chanya yaliyo tokana na Jukwaa hili. Kwa hakika Tanzania ya kidigitali inawezekana kama moja ya njia ya kutatua changamoto wanazo kumbana nazo wanawake wajasiriamali katika karne hii ya 21. Panda digital imetatua changamoto ya ukosefu wa taarifa za fursa za mikopo, ruzuku na tuzo kwa wasichana wajasiriamali. Pia Panda Digital inatatua tatizo la ukosefu wa ajira kwa wasichana kwa kuwapa […]

STAWI LAB PRESS RELEASE

12/10/2021 PRESS RELEASE TWAA & HER INITIATIVE HAS LAUNCHED THE STAWI LAB PROGRAM THAT AIMS AT STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF YOUTH LED ORGANIZATIONS. 12th OCTOBER, 2021 Dar es Salaam TWAA in partnership with Her Initiative organization has launched the Stawi Lab project that focuses on supporting youth-led organizations that work at addressing girls and women’s rights by providing direct resources including Mini-Grants that will help them in carrying out their activities, but also 8 weeks […]

TOR; CALL FOR CONSULTANCY TO FILM TRAINING ON BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS MANUAL

CALL FOR CONSULTANCY TO FILM TRAINING ON BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS MANUAL   1.0. ABOUT HER INITIATIVE Her Initiative started in 2012 and was previously known as Teen Girls’ Supportive Initiative. A group of 3 high school students decided to take a lead in addressing issues that affected them and most girls. Her Initiative is an organization that reframes the value of girls and shapes new norms that break the cycle of poverty and create financial […]

CALL FOR CONSULTANCY TO PRODUCE A BUSINESS CANVAS MODEL MANUAL, SCRIPT AND THE VIDEO PRESENTATION OF THE TRAINING MANUAL

1.0. ABOUT HER INITIATIVE Her Initiative started in 2012 and was previously known as Teen Girls’ Supportive Initiative. A group of 3 high school students decided to take a lead in addressing issues that affected them and most girls. Her Initiative is an organization that reframes the value of girls and shapes new norms that break the cycle of poverty and create financial resilience among adolescent girls and young women and girls in Tanzania to […]

WE ARE HIRING A FINANCE OFFICER

Her Initiative organization Role : Finance officer Location: Dar es salaam Duration : 10 months Terms of Reference (TOR) for a finance officer at Her Initiative 1.0. ABOUT HER INITIATIVEHER INITIATIVE is an initiative that strives to reframe the value of girls, shape the new norms that break poverty, and create financial resilience among girls and young women in Tanzania. This includes advocating for girls’ economic rights. Her initiative works with girls aged 13 to […]

Panda on the Ground

Panda is a word which means planting a seed of financial independence to young women and girls. Panda program is a deliberate effort organized and implemented by the Her Initiative organization to help young women generate income by providing them with knowledge, skills and resources to start and run their own businesses. Panda on the Ground is a hybrid of training, mentorship and creating linkages between young women and stakeholders who can provide funds, capital […]

UZINDUZI WA PANDA DIGITAL

Her Initiative kwa kushirikiana na Serengeti bytes imezindua jukwaa la kiswahili la kidigitali linaloitwa Panda Digital leo tarehe 27 Aprili 2021. Uzinduzi huu ulifanyika kwa kutumia mkutano na waandishi wa habari pamoja na wadau mbalimbali wa maendeleo. Panda Digital ni jukwaa la kwanza la kiswahili lenye lengo lakuwapatia wasichana na wanawake vijana wajasiriamali ujuzi ma rasilimali za kuanza na kuendesha biashara katika uchumi wa digitali. Panda Digital inakusudia kuwezesha wanawake wajasiriamali kujifunza stadi ambazo zinaweza […]

VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE

“My name is Shabani Miraji, i volunteered for Her Initiative in the year 2019/2020 as a Monitoring & Evaluation volunteer. I gained practical experience on how to collect, manage, analyse and interpret data and how to write reports for different projects.I gained M&E capacity building and was mentored. And lastly through my volunteering experience it helped me get a job as a M&E executive at TED|Tanzania.”

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

Her Initiative Organization Location: Dar es Salaam Role: Volunteers Terms of Reference (ToR) for Volunteers with Experience in Finance and Accounting. Communication, Programs and project management, Partnership and resources mobilization and Monitoring and evaluation ABOUT HER INITIATIVE HER INITIATIVE is an initiative that strives to reframe the value of girls, shape the new norms that break poverty, and create financial resilience among girls and young women in Tanzania. This includes advocating for girls’ economic rights.  […]

CONSULTANCY TO DEVELOP A 3-YEAR ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY

Her Initiative Organization Dar es Salaam Organizational strategy Consultancy TSH Confidential Terms of Reference (ToR) for Consultancy to develop a 3-Year organizational Strategy at Her Initiative. 1.0. ABOUT HER INITIATIVE HER INITIATIVE is an initiative that strives to reframe the value of girls, shape the new norms that break poverty, and create financial resilience among girls and young women in Tanzania. This includes advocating for girls’ economic rights. Her initiative works with girls aged between […]

Achievements Of Ninaimarika Project in Tanzania

Her Initiative is extremely excited to be part of unleashing potentials of 200 young women entrepreneurs under the age of 30. These young women entrepreneurs were located from Mwanza, Dodoma, Dar es salaam, Tabora, Iringa, Kilimanjaro, Singida, Mbeya, Lindi, Mtwara, Moshi, Arusha, and Morogoro. Wivina Sylidion, Beneficiary of Ninaimarika program. In its progress of turning into reality the organization slogan of A Girl Who Is Financial Independent is self-assured, Her Initiative was able to conduct […]

PARTNERSHIP AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION INTERN

Her Initiative Organization Dar es Salaam Internship TSh Confidential Terms of Reference (ToR) for Partnership and Resource Mobilization Intern at Her Initiative. 1.0. ABOUT HER INITIATIVE HER INITIATIVE is an initiative that strives to reframe the value of girls, shape the new norms that break poverty and create financial resilience among girls and young women in Tanzania. This includes advocating for girls’ economic rights. Her initiative works with girls aged between 13 to 30 both […]

Terms of Reference (ToR) for Consultancy Service to produce a Digital Marketing Training Manual for young women entrepreneurs

1.0. ABOUT HER INITIATIVE HER INITIATIVE is an initiative that strives to reframe the value of girls, shape the new norms that break poverty and create financial resilience among girls and young women in Tanzania. This includes advocating for girls’ economic rights. Her initiative works with girls aged between 13 to 30 both in school and out of school. Her initiative is a registered organization with a registration number 00NGO/08687. Her Initiative creates a ‘new […]

My confidence improved! Thanks to PANDA

Josephine Shirima is 25 years old lady. She lives in Kibamba, Dar es Salaam. She has a Bachelor Degree in Information System and Network Engineering from St. Joseph University. Out of her studies, she developed an interest and passion in decorations. Her business involves using disposed materials such as bottles of wines and recycle them making various in house decorations. Josephine business was not growing despite her belief in women’s economic independence and self-employment. She […]

Elizabeth’s experience with PANDA

Elizabeth Haule is a 25 years old Dar es Salaam resident. In the past, she used to engage in network marketing business by working with companies such as Alliance Aims Global where she invested her little money. Apart from engaging in network marketing, Elizabeth also had M-pesa kiosk. Lack of business skills in areas such as financial literacy led her to lose a whole capital in both businesses. Elizabeth was completely confused by this situation […]

How Maureen has changed

Maureen Mollel, (23) lives in Dar es Salaam. She is a student currently pursuing Bachelor of Science in General Science at the Open University of Tanzania. She is PANDA alumni, 2018 cohort. Before she joined PANDA programme, Maureen tried unsuccessfully to engage in business activities such as network marketing for some big companies, selling Ubuyu (sweetened baobab fruits) and other small businesses. Some of the challenges which contributed to derail her previous efforts were attributed […]

Thanks to PANDA I have changed for better!

Among the beneficiaries of the PANDA economic empowerment training programme is Sophia Lemi. She is 25 years old holder of a Bachelor Degree in Education. When she joined PANDA Programme Sophia had already started a business as a nail beautician. But her business was not without challenge the fact that she had not received any professional training beforehand to support her business grow. Challenges which compounded some of her hardships include low capital, poor branding, […]

How Magreth’s life has changed

Magreth Mtese is a self-employed young woman who is a beneficiary of PANDA programme, the 2019 cohort. She is a 22 years old young woman with a Diploma in Laboratory Technology from Dar es salaam Institute of Technology (DIT). She joined the programme with hope to realize her dreams by addressing the challenges she faced which include lack of stable income. Other challenges which compelled Magreth to join PANDA programme were lack of capital and […]

How Esther benefited from PANDA

Esther Edward is one of PANDA beneficiaries. She is a 25 years old, holding a Bachelor Degree of Science in Computer Science from University of Dar es salaam. She lives in Gongo la mboto Dar es Salaam. Beforehand, Ester didn’t own any business and thus her income was not stable as a result she used to depend solely to her parents. But following PANDA intervention the situation has changed for better as she has changed […]

Hellen story

Hellen Hamis is a 23 years old young woman who lives in Kibamba, Dar es Salaam. She has a Diploma in Clinical Medicine and she is among PANDA programme beneficiaries. Before she joined the programme, Hellen was working as a skin care consultant supporting her clients against the use of harmful skin whitening chemical creams. Whilst she was working in this consultancy she was at the same time a student of clinical medicine. As a […]

Consultancy Service to produce a Situational Report on the Effects of Covid-19 to Women in Small Scale Business.

Terms of Reference (ToR) for Consultancy Service to produce a Situational Report on the Effects of Covid-19 to Women in Small Scale Business. 1.0. ABOUT HER INITIATIVE HER INITIATIVE is an initiative that strives to reframe the value of girls, shape the new norms that break poverty and create financial resilience among girls and young women in Tanzania. This includes advocating for girls’ economic rights. Her initiative works with girls aged between 13 to 26 […]

PANDA PRACTICAL TRAINING PROGRAM

Her initiative is an integrated brand approach that reframes the values of girls and shapes the new norms to create financial resilience and break circle of poverty among girls and young women in Tanzania. We are pleased to announce 5 weeks of practical training program for 20 girls in these categories > Catering >Decoration >Nails >Vegetables MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 1. Currently enrolled in a collage/ university in Dar es salaam. 2. Involment in business or posses […]