7.0 Policy/programme coordination and leadership: Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania, 2005
7.0 Policy/programme coordination and leadership: Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania, 2005
focal point for women’s entrepreneurship development within the government. An
officer in the MIT-SME Section was assigned responsibility for co-implementing the
ILO-WEDGE programme in collaboration with the ILO Dar es Salaam Office. She
undertaking projects focused on promoting women entrepreneurs as role models,
working on the development of viable women entrepreneurs’ associations, and
coordinating gender mainstreaming workshops within the SME stakeholder group. The
Ministry of Community Development, Gender (formerly Women) and Children is
interested in SMEs as a way of improving livelihoods in communities through women
and children. It is involved in programmes to empower women through entrepreneurship
development and the promotion of gender equity issues. The Ministry of Labour, Youth
and Sports Development (MoLYSD) has also played a role in policy coordination.
However, there did not appear to be any forum for regular meetings with other ministries
and departments to discuss common issues, perspectives, and roles with regard to
development of women’s enterprise.
The challenge of changing the environment for women entrepreneurs goes beyond
the jurisdiction of the MIT alone, requiring advocacy within other ministries and levels
of government, and negotiation and coordination with donor agencies and NGOs on
strategically targeted initiatives to improve the performance of women entrepreneurs and
their enterprises. Many donor-assisted MSED projects do target women’s enterprise
development, but these are generally dwarfed by their other components, they rarely
conclude with any evaluation of impact, and they are not inventoried in a common
database. One recent exception has been the FAIDA project, funded with assistance from
the Government of the Netherlands. There has generally been little sharing of lessons
learned and good practice in reaching women-owned MSEs and serving their needs,
especially for growth. Some regions are more advanced than others in formulating
activities to support the development of women’s enterprises at the local level, and most
require further education and capacity-building. The need for gender sensitization among
policy-makers and implementation agencies continues to be great.
More resources at a higher level within the Ministry could facilitate greater
advocacy by key agencies (e.g., those in the government, donors, micro-finance, and
business development service provider networks) to support the development and growth
of enterprises owned by women.
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At the time of the field visit to Tanzania (November 2003), there was no formal
focal point for women’s entrepreneurship development within the government. An
officer in the MIT-SME Section was assigned responsibility for co-implementing the
ILO-WEDGE programme in collaboration with the ILO Dar es Salaam Office. She
undertaking projects focused on promoting women entrepreneurs as role models,
working on the development of viable women entrepreneurs’ associations, and
coordinating gender mainstreaming workshops within the SME stakeholder group. The
Ministry of Community Development, Gender (formerly Women) and Children is
interested in SMEs as a way of improving livelihoods in communities through women
and children. It is involved in programmes to empower women through entrepreneurship
development and the promotion of gender equity issues. The Ministry of Labour, Youth
and Sports Development (MoLYSD) has also played a role in policy coordination.
However, there did not appear to be any forum for regular meetings with other ministries
and departments to discuss common issues, perspectives, and roles with regard to
development of women’s enterprise.
The challenge of changing the environment for women entrepreneurs goes beyond
the jurisdiction of the MIT alone, requiring advocacy within other ministries and levels
of government, and negotiation and coordination with donor agencies and NGOs on
strategically targeted initiatives to improve the performance of women entrepreneurs and
their enterprises. Many donor-assisted MSED projects do target women’s enterprise
development, but these are generally dwarfed by their other components, they rarely
conclude with any evaluation of impact, and they are not inventoried in a common
database. One recent exception has been the FAIDA project, funded with assistance from
the Government of the Netherlands. There has generally been little sharing of lessons
learned and good practice in reaching women-owned MSEs and serving their needs,
especially for growth. Some regions are more advanced than others in formulating
activities to support the development of women’s enterprises at the local level, and most
require further education and capacity-building. The need for gender sensitization among
policy-makers and implementation agencies continues to be great.
More resources at a higher level within the Ministry could facilitate greater
advocacy by key agencies (e.g., those in the government, donors, micro-finance, and
business development service provider networks) to support the development and growth
of enterprises owned by women.
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