How Women Entrepreneurs Are Creating Jobs in Africa: Tanzania Success Story

Women entrepreneurs are creating jobs, training workers, and generating ripple effects that lift entire communities. In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Haika Lawere, owner of the Mbezi Garden Hotel, secured a loan with support from the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) to keep her business running after the COVID-19 pandemic. This film shows the impact of that investment through the eyes of two employees whose jobs were protected by that loan. Since 2017, We-Fi and its partners have supported over 500,000 women entrepreneurs across 83 countries to access finance, markets, and skills necessary to scale their businesses and reach their potential. (www.we-fi.org) Learn more: http://wrld.bg/Bryj50Xkma1 00:06 Meet Shedrack, Manager of the Mbezi Garden Hotel in Dar es Salaam 00:30 Introducing Mosi, a single mother and waitress at the hotel 1:00 Hotel employment journeys and impact on worker families 2:22 Interview with Haika Lawere, hotel owner and We-Fi loan beneficiary 3:30 We-Fi call-to-action to close the global financing gap for women-led businesses 💬 Subtitles (CC) available in English ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org