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TANZANIA MEDIA WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION-ZANZIBAR
Project Progress Report
Women Empowerment in Zanzibar (WEZA II)
Reporting Period: Jan – June
Submitted to Zanzibar Milele Foundation (MZF)
July, 2017
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Table of Contents List of Graphs ................................................................................................................................................. iii
List of Tables .................................................................................................................................................. iii
1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 1
2.0 Progress and Results (Jan-June 2017) ................................................................................................. 2
3.0 Monitoring and Evaluation ............................................................................................................... 18
3.1 Monitoring for Performance and Results ..................................................................................... 18
3.2 Project Advisory Committee (PAC) Meeting ................................................................................. 18
4 Achievement, Challenges and Way Forward ........................................................................................ 20
4.1 Overall achievements.................................................................................................................... 20
4.2 Challenges ..................................................................................................................................... 21
4.3 Lesson learnt ................................................................................................................................. 21
4.4 Way forward ................................................................................................................................. 22
Appendices .................................................................................................................................................... 23
Appendix I: Logframe ................................................................................................................................ 23
Appendix II: Media Monitoring Report ..................................................................................................... 23
Appendix III: Financial Report ................................................................................................................... 23
Appendix IV: Work Plan and Budget for the next six Months .................................................................. 23
Appendix V: Preliminary findings for Value Chain Survey ........................................................................ 23
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List of Graphs
Graph 1: Groups engaged market driven IGAs ............................................................................................... 6
List of Tables
Table 1: Distribution of kits ............................................................................................................................. 2
Table 2: Examples of old groups with high saving and loaning ...................................................................... 3
Table 3: Examples of new groups with high saving and loaning .................................................................... 4
Table 4: Examples of A women with substantial income from market driven IGAs ...................................... 9
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1.0 Introduction
Women Empowerment in Zanzibar (WEZA II) is a three and half year project funded by Mlilele
Zanzibar Foundation and implemented by Tanzania Media Women’s Association (TAMWA),
Zanzibar. The overall objective of WEZA II is to contribute to reduced poverty and improved
social justice in Zanzibar and a specific objective to see income increased and social, cultural,
and political barriers to women’s empowerment progressively reduced for 7,000 rural poor
women from eight (8) districts (4 from Pemba and 4 from Unguja). The Unguja districts include
South, Central, North A and North B. For Pemba the districts are Wete, Mkoani, ChakeChake and
Micheweni. WEZA II being a successor of WEZA I project also works in close collaboration with
JOCDO, PESACA and Union for Development in North B, Jumuiya ya Maendeleo ya Kaskazini B
(JUMAKAB)
In this reporting period (Jan – June 2017), the project dwelt mainly with capacity building
sessions of women groups and business committees on economic empowerment culminated by
“Sabasaba festival” participation in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. On the other hand the project also
facilitated the formation of land and Gender Based Violence (GBV) networks to allow women
groups to access land and legal remedies for both Unguja and Pemba. The following sessions
therefore explain more implementation of these activities backed by case studies and anecdotes.
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2.0 Progress and Results (Jan-June 2017)
Outcome 1: At least 350 women’s groups mobilized and successfully implementing Village and
saving and loan scheme.
Output 1.1: New groups are identified and trained in income Generating Activities (IGAs)
Activity 1.1.5: Purchase new start up kits for new and old village saving and loan (VSL) groups
WEZA II purchased 19 start-up kits which include accounting materials and lock-boxes to hold
member savings and distributed them to eight new groups in Unguja and 11 in Pemba. The table
below illustrates the distribution of kits per shehia.
Table 1: Distribution of kits S/N Pemba Shehias No Unguja Shehias No
1 Shumba Vyamboni 1 Matemwe 2
2 Ole 2 Zingwezingwe 1
3 Kiungoni 2 Matetema 1
4 Shengejuu 2 Kijini 1
5 Tumbe Magharibi 2 Kandwi 1
6 Kiuyu Minungwini 1 Mkokotoni 2
7 Mjini Ole 1 - -
Total 11 8
Result
A total of 19 saving and loaning kits were purchased for the newly 19 established groups which
include 285 women.
Overall result
To-date, June 2017 there are 75 new groups comprised of 1,125 members in Unguja and 77
groups (1,155 members) in Pemba.
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Output 1.3 Train and support 7,000 women in 350 groups in Village Saving and Loans
methodology and selection, planning and management of income generating activities
Activity: 1.3.1: Provide support to new CRPs in order to conduct Selection Planning and
Management (SPM), business plan, social insurance and sustainability.
Six meetings were organized for CRPs one each month for Unguja and Pemba in order to share
progress and challenges on saving and loan, lesson learnt and networking. Monitoring and
Evaluation forms; Management Information System (MIS) and information were submitted and
discussed to ascertain project progress.
CRPs in data collection awareness training at PESACA Hiari Yashinda Utumwa group from Matetema North
Office, Tibirinzi Chake Chake Pemba as taken by Unguja in saving and loaning activities as taken by
Project Staff on 6th
June, 2017 Project Staff on 28th
March, 2017.
The following table shows examples of existing groups with high saving and loaning capacity led
by Wema Popote B from Bambi, Central District Unguja which saved 16,620,000 Tsh over a year.
Table 2: Examples of old groups with high saving and loaning
SN Name of
group
Place Shehia Total
value of
share
Amount of
loan
(Credited)
Total
saving
amount
Net
Income/Loss
1.
Wema Popote
B
Unguja Bambi 14,678,000 5,655,000 16,620,000 1,942,000
2. Mkorofi si Unguja Ghana 11,184,000 8,780,000 12,040,000 856,000
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mwenzetu
3. Tunamuomba
Allah
Pemba Chimba 8,814,000 2,580,000 9,464,000 650,000
4. Tupendane Pemba Kiungoni 7,724,000 1,415,000 8,204,000 480,000
It was also observed that new groups from Unguja and Pemba were able to significantly
increase savings and their loaning capacity led by Fikiri ndio utende from Micheweni with total
value of share of Tsh.3,600,000/-, loan credited of Tsh 700,000/-, total saving of Tsh 4,300,000/-
and net income of Tsh 700,000/-. In Unguja it is Hatutaki Lawama group which leads with total
value of shares of Tsh 1,645,000/-, loans of Tsh 943,000/-, total saving of Tsh 2,072,500 /-and net
income of Tsh 427,500 in Kiongoni, Unguja south. The following table indicates examples of new
groups with high saving capacity.
Table 3: Examples of new groups with high saving and loaning
SN Name of
group
Place Shehia Total value
of share
(Tsh)
Amount of
loan
(Credited)
Total
saving
amount
Net
Income/Loss
1. Fikiri ndio
utende
Pemba Micheweni 3,600,000 700,000 4,300,000 700,000
2. Allah
Tuwezeshe
Pemba Mfikiwa 1,012,000 855,000 1,402,000 390,000
3. Hatutaki
Lawama
Unguja Kiongoni 1,645,000 943,000 2,072,500 427,500
4. Mnyone
Mpeni
Unguja Cheju 1,907,000 258,500 2,297,400 390,400
Results:
• A total of Tsh. 244,601,708 were saved during the reporting period; Tsh. 123,800,534
from old groups and Tsh. 120,801,174 from new groups for Unguja and Pemba.
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Overall results
• A total of Tsh. 605,254,271 were saved since the commencement of the project Tsh.
257,882,996 from Pemba and Tsh. 347,371,275 from Unguja.
• The saving capacity increased from Tsh. 360,652,562.60 by Dec, 2016 to Tsh 605,254,271
by June 2017.
Outcome 2.0: 7,000 women and girls in Unguja and Pemba are achieving increased income and
equitable access to ownership and control of productive assets.
Output 2.1 Support given to 350 group’s members to develop market driven IGAs including
advice on saving, branding, packaging and value addition.
Activity 2.1.4: Conduct skilled training to the identified income generating activities
Activity 2.1.4 (i): A series of 16 TOT trainings that involved 395 producers (195 from Unguja and
200 from Pemba) have been conducted from 30th
December 2016 to 14th
April 2017. The trainings
were facilitated by a range of actors such as Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA), Nia Safi
Women Organisation, Ukweli Nia Safi group from Bweleo and Department of Livestock under the
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources, Livestock and Fisheries aimed to impart skills to
producers. There are 165 groups composed of 3,330 women engaged in market driven
activates; 51 soap producers, 60 handcrafts, 44 vegetables and 11 poultry as illustrated in the
graph 1 below.
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Graph 1: Groups engaged market driven IGAs
Results
• A total of 395 women from 99 groups have been trained on market driven IGAs which
passed the knowledge to 112 groups constituting 1,058 women producers.
• Four soap producers’ groups, two from Bambi, one from Tunduni and one from
Mitakawani their products were approved by Zanzibar Bureau of Standards (ZBS) after
passing through various stages such as Government Chief Chemist registration and
business licence. This means the quality and standard of their products have reached the
satisfactory level.
Overall results
• The number of groups engaged in market driven products increased from 125 to 165 that
comprised of 2,595 to 3,330 women.
Activity 2.2.1: Conduct training for business committees
Two days training facilitated by a business expert from the Ministry of Trade, Industries and
Markets to 20 business committees’ members was conducted on 6th
and 7th
May 2017 in Unguja
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and 23rd
and 24th
May 2017 in Pemba. The training was on leadership, business management and
entrepreneurship and their roles and responsibility in the groups.
Business Committees training on 24
th May 2017 in Pemba
Also 15 business committee members from North and South Unguja region participated in
permaculture training facilitated by the Practical Permaculture Institute Zanzibar (PPIZ) at
Shakani West Unguja. Worth mentioning was the fact that members feet their own bill for study
fees of 10,000 /-per head. The office only facilitated their transport.
Vegetable and poultry business committee
members in permaculture training at PPIZ.
Picture taken by staff on 08th
July, 2017
Due the business committees’ support, some groups were able to rise beyond others in
terms of selling and products. The top two for Unguja are Tumeridhika from Chutama and
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Tumuombe Mola from Cheju both engaged in soap making. The former earned 90,000/= and
the later 85,000/-. The Pemba top two were Umoja ni Nguvu group from Mvumoni engaged
in okra production collected 280,000/= in a month and Subira Yavuta Kheri group from Kiuyu
Minungwini engaged in handcraft earned up to 400,000=/.
Semeni Vuai Makame is one of successful VSL member from Mkataleni village
who engaged in vegetable production and imparted the knowledge to other
VSL groups in her Shehia.
She produces maize, okra and eggplant in two and half acre and she harvested
two sacks of okra after two days earning TZS 30,000 each which makes a total
income of Tsh. 90,000 per week for okra only. Ms. Semeni also leases her
maize farm for amount ranging from TZS 130,000 to 200,000 bases on the
amount and quality of production.
She intends to use the profit so as to possess her own land and expand her
businesses and for family needs. In the picture below is Semeni in her maize
farm as taken on 28th
March, 2017 by the Project staff.
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Okra farm by Umoja ni Nguvu A group from
Mvumoni South Pemba
In some groups there are also individual business which amounted to high profit of Tsh.
1,950,000 as described by table 4 below.
Table 4: Examples of A women with substantial income from market driven IGAs
SN Name of A
member
Name of A group Shehia Place Type of
IGAs
Amount earned
(TSH) per
month
1. Mwajuma S. Juma Hiari yashinda utumwa Matetema Unguja Poultry 1,200,000
2. Rukia Joseph Hakuna Mkamilifu Ndijani Mseweni Unguja Vegetable 400,000
3. Maryam Kh. Issa Allah tuwezeshe Mfikiwa Pemba Soap 100,000
4. Ruwaida O.
Hamad
Kichaa Adui Micheweni Pemba Vegetable 250,000
Result
• 20 Centres related to market driven IGAs have been established. For example handcraft
has six centers which are Cheju and Nganani for Unguja and Kiuyu Minungwini, Kendwa,
Mvumoni and Kiungoni for Pemba. The centres are expected to increase a number of
producers, quality of their products and also encourage creativity.
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Zeyana seif salum is a 30 year old woman based in Bambi village, Central district. Zeyana joined Wema
popote VSL group in 2008 to save and be able to acquire some loans. During that time she would save
Tzs.1500/- per week that is a total of Tsh.6000/- per month. In 2016 TAMWA got funds from Milele
Foundation to implement WEZA II project. WEZA II came with new ideas of boasting existing Income
Generating Activities (IGAs) of existing Groups and recruiting new groups. Luckily Zeyana’s group Wema
popote VSL group was recruited to join WEZA II. During WEZA I Zeyana was producing soap locally for
home consumption and small scale selling. Under WEZA II, Zeyana was elected to be one of the seven
members of Business committee persons in Soap Making group in Bambi village, Central district. Zeyana
together with her team got training on how to produce quality and quantity soap from Umoja wa
Wazalishaji Wadogo Wadogo, Zanzibar. Zeyana was producing 70 pieces of bath and laundary soap
earning Tzs. 70,000/- per month. Today Zeyana is producing 1000 pieces of bath (500 pieces) and Laundry
(500 pieces) of soap earning Tzs.500,000/- per month, and saving Tsh.10,000/- per month in the VSL
group. She has named her soaps under the trade name “ZAMI ASILI, Zanzibar”, one of producers who
passed the quality and standard threshold. In July 2017 Zeyana was selected to participate in the Trade
Fair known as “Sabasaba” which takes place every year on 7th
July in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Zeyana
went with 400 pieces of bath soap made out of clove oil, thermal oil (Mkaratusi) and lemon grass oil
(Mchaichai) each piece of soap sold at Tsh.1, 500/- to the Trade Fair “Sabasaba”. She sold all her pieces of
soap at the Trade fair “Sabasaba” earning 600,000/-and also got an order of 500 pieces from
organizations, shops and individials in Da es Salaam and up county. In the picture below is Zeyana in
Sabasaba exhibition as taken on 03rd
July, 2017 by the Project staff.
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Activity 2.1.4 (ii): Sabasaba festival
In this reporting period, five producers (three from Unguja and two from Pemba) were
supported to participate in the Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) commonly
“SabaSaba” Day which is held annually on 7th
July at the Mwalimu J. K.Nyerere Trade Fair
Grounds. This increased opportunity for old and new producers of soap, handcrafts and dry
vegetables to measure the quality of their products.
Results
In total, women producers were able to sell products worth 1,534,000 Tsh. (962,000 from
Unguja and 572,000 from Pemba) out of the total 2,805,000. A great success made by soap
producer Ms. Zeyana Seif Salim from Bambi who sold all of the products whose pictures are
shown below here.
Willingness for women to access market was shown as women were able to share the cost of the
trade fair of which they paid for their own meals and accommodation.
Packed soap pieces and some purses made by WEZA II
producers which were sold at sabasaba exhibition
• Producers were given order from various customers from Dar es Salaam and up-
countries; for personal use and selling. Some 500 soap pieces were ordered in that tune.
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Ministry of Empowerment, Elders, Youth, Labour, Women and Children of Zanzibar took
the contact of the handcraft producer promising to contract her for 350 pieces in their
upcoming event if the quality satisfies the economic market standard. The shop owner at
Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam also booked for 300 pieces of handcraft.
• A healthy business relationship and networking have been established between women
and various stakeholders including Small Industries Development Organization (SIDO).
• WEZA II producers managed to exhibit relatively quality products which enabled them to
pass the Ministry of Industry and region’s standard. For example in Unguja South only
five producers were selected and three of them were from WEZA II.
• For Pemba the process was more cumbersome should it not have been for WEZA II staff
who facilitated their luggage shipment, none of the producers could have attended the
festival. This is because there was no formal transport of luggage organized by the
Ministry of trade as it was the case for Unguja.
Activity 2.1.6. The project managed to purchase six handcraft sewing machines that cost Tsh
5,100,000/- to be distributed in six handcraft centers, four in Pemba and two in Unguja.
Newspaper cutting from Tanzania Daima showing TAMWA Zanzibar Director
Handing over the handcraft sewing machine to business committee member from Minungwini
Pemba at TAMWA Offices Tunguu, Zanzibar on 11th
July, 2017
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Result
• The handcraft machines are expected improve the quantity and quality of the handcraft
products. Earlier, producers were using sewing machines which were not meant for
heavy sewing but rather soft sewing mainly clothes.
Overall result
• To date 165 VSL groups comprised of 3,330 women are engaged currently in market
driven IGAs activities whereby 1,020 soap producers, 1,200 handcraft, 880 vegetables
and 220 poultry.
Activity 2.1.5: Conduct semi-annual meeting with business committee to discuss the
achievements and challenges with producers.
A discussion meeting with business committee took place on 20th
June, 2017 for Unguja and 5th
July, 2017 for Pemba that aimed at sharing the experience on production and access to market.
It was learnt that business committees worked with 1,058 women producers 837 in Unguja and
221 in Pemba to look for potential markets in addition to knowledge on quality and quantity.
Handcraft committees especially of Unguja linked 390 producers to 11 market ventures such as
tourism shops, hotels, exhibition and festivals in Paje, Michamvi, Stone Town, Forodhani
exhibition, Sunday market at Kisonge, ZIFF, Sauti ya Busara, Mr. Kahawa shop at Paje, Kitete
Hotel from Paje and Lamadrugada Hotel from Makunduchi.
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Results
• Currently 720 producers access market places like Pongwe Pwani, Chwaka, Marumbi,
Uroa, Paje, Michamvi, Stone Town, Forodhani, Sabasaba, Sunday market at Kisonge, ZIFF,
Sauti ya Busara and Makunduchi for their products.
• Business committees were able to link 19 groups with Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) such
as NMB and UMI bank for opening account and accessing loans. Five VSL groups from
Bambi and three from Ghana opened the accounts at NMB Bank. Two groups from Bambi,
Mtende and Nganani each opened the accounts and took loan of Tsh. Total amount
13,600,000 from UMI Bank.
Overall result
• A total of 15 market ventures were secured by the business committees
The soap committee in the Central district has supported soap producers in
producing quality soap and to meet the market demand. The total of 11 VSL
groups comprising 330 soap producers across central District in Bambi, Uzini,
Tunduni, Mitakawani and Donge have been supported.
The committee succeeded to link four VSL groups to Zanzibar Board of
Standard (ZBS), include one from Mitakawani and Tunduni and two from
Bambi. Recently the committee developed special packaging boxes, barcode
and trademark name ZAMI ASILI which is used among all soap producers across
Central District. Recently the Bambi groups managed to get trade barcode. This
means their products met the Zanzibar standard and ready for completion of
any sort.
The soap committee was also supported by WEZA II Project to attend
International Trade Fair (DITF) commonly known as Sabasaba in Dar es Salaam.
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Activity 2.1.6: Conduct a simple survey for value addition
A survey on value addition was conducted to find out what value can be added to improve on
the quality of the product and meet the market demand. Basically producers suggested to
produce cosmetic and cleaning products, guest soap and vegetable and fruits which do not
produced in Zanzibar, processed/preserved fruits and vegetable. The key preliminary findings
attached as appendix IV.
Output 2.2 Support given to 350 group’s members to advocate for women’s inheritance rights
including land and other productive assets.
Activity 2.2.3: Link women to the related institutions to claim their rights such as land
occupancy.
Two women’s land networks (North District Unguja and South district of Pemba) that were
established during this reporting period has conducted awareness meeting on women’s land
rights in different shehias. As a result 64 women expressed their complaints including land
grabbing and lack of registration knowledge. Particularly Pemba suffers more from inheritance
related problems where by women in most cases do not inherit at all leaving their shares to be
used by their male relatives for years. The reasons for disinheritance are both patriarchy setting
and also witchcraft fears. A woman from Kiungoni North Pemba (whose name is withheld) is a
case in time. The lady refused to inherent from the wealth of her deceased husband citing
witchcrafts threats from relatives of her co-wife.
Gender Based Violence (GBV) network was also formed particularly for Pemba where this
structure was not found before and awareness campaigns were launched in 10 shehias.
TAMWA has also continued to make follow up of GBV cases in various areas and media visits
were organized when necessary. There is an example of Jambiani incident whereas five children
were raped by a man. The case is in court and it was expected to be ruled on 28th June, 2017 but
since it was a public holyday the verdict was postponed to 24th
July, 2017.
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Result
• In North Unguja, land committee has been established within the district office to
collaborate with women’s network to tackle on women’s land issues. While in Pemba,
women’s land network has been established at regional level.
• To date about 20 women (10 from each Unguja and 10 from Pemba) have been linked to
Land Commissions.
• At least, follow up was made for 18 cases in both Unguja and Pemba to ensure access to
legal remedies and fair trial.
Overall results
• To date 61 women with land issues were linked to appropriate land authorities of which
five have got their ownership documents.
• Total of 26 GBV incidences were reported to appropriate institutions of which eight cases
has been decided by the court.
Expected outcome 3.0: 350 women groups including girls are collectively engaged with media,
networks to challenge barriers and practices that are detrimental to women’s economic rights.
Output 3.1: 20 Media outlets produced stories, features and programmes on women economic
status that address women issues
Activity 3.2.2: Prepare programs and articles that address women social, political and economic
challenges and pathways
Activity 3.2.2 (i) To facilitate the project interventions TAMWA worked closely with media
houses from Zanzibar and Mainland that used their platform to highlight the women’s
empowerment interventions as well as revealing the evil of GBV practices in society. The
strategic media advocacy that effect the process has been conducted including press release,
regular stories; features and programs produced. Some cuttings are as attached below.
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Result
• A total of 27 stories were made, 14 feature articles, 13 stories and three radio programs
have been published and aired in different newspapers and radio stations.
Activity 3.2.2 (i) Media Visit: Media were invited to TAMWA assess what transpired during the
six month period of WEZA II implementation which was also attended by VSL group members,
four from those who attended Sabasaba and one from poultry who did well in her area. A total
of 20 journalists from 15 different media houses attended the meeting which was held on 10th
July, 2017. Journalists got the opportunity to interact with the women and understood their
progress and challenges. Particularly journalists raised the quality concern as not all of the
products were not bought in Dar es Salaam.
Results:
• Women expressed themselves and used the forum to advertise for their products.
• Total of 17 stories were covered about the event, eight from mainstream newspapers,
seven mainstream electronic media and two from social media.
Overall results
• A total of three radio programs one TV documentary have been broadcasted by ZBC TV
and radio and Hits FM Radio.
• A total of 80 stories and 39 articles were published in print media.
• 500 brochures were produced about a road map of the project and in the early stage
were disseminated in the launching of the project as detailed above herein.
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3.0 Monitoring and Evaluation
3.1 Monitoring for Performance and Results
Performance monitoring systems such as Management Information System (MIS) and web based
database system are in full operation to track project progress, challenges, lesson learned and
significant changes.
Field visits were also conducted by the project team. The visits have shown satisfactory abilities
in saving, loans and market driven IGAs as demonstrated by groups explained above such as
Wema Popote from Unguja and Tunamuomba Allah from Pemba.
However, it was realized that some shehias like Mkataleni, Matemwe Kusini, Zingwezingwe and
KiongweKidogo in Unguja and Chimba Utaani, Kendwa in Pemba lagged behind in saving and
loaning. Also during the groups’ visits, groups like Tustahamiliane from Mkataleni apart from
having unstable saving and loaning schemes/habit were not engaged in any market driven IGAs.
The CRP in this group also failed to visit and supported the groups. This made the monitoring
team to take measures by replacing the CRP to handle the situation. In Matemwe, six groups
feared to take loan from their groups. The monitoring team successfully encouraged them to
take loans for expansion of their businesses.
3.2 Project Advisory Committee (PAC) Meeting
Project Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting which is composed of various members from Milele
Zanzibar Foundation, Ministry of Trade Industries and Market, Ministry of Empowerment, Elders,
Youth, Labour, Women and Children, TAHA, Zanzibar Tourism Investors (ZATI), Director of Public
Prosecutor (DPP) and Land authority from both Unguja and Pemba, met on 11th July, 2017 with
the exception of ZATI Director. The meeting received narrative progress report of six months
and suggested ways to improve on the project. Among other things members reiterated the
creativity issue among the VSL producers in their products such as handbags and packaging.
Members further suggested the office to supporting producers to attain business lessons in
order to enjoy the market within and beyond Zanzibar. Members also wanted to see the level of
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which the project helped to increase income of the women members and last but not least
called for more awareness creation on women land rights.
Results
• Members added value to the project in terms of report writing and project
implementation
• Project also learnt more some products which fall under the portfolios of PAC members
with the example of Karume training for entrepreneurs run by the Ministry of
Empowerment, Elders, Youth, Labour, Women and Children.
• A joint effort was suggested between WEZA II and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and
Market to enable a smooth shipment of products for Pemba entrepreneurs of which
according to the later is problematic every year and this time in point, the Pemba
producers could have been left behind.
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4 Achievement, Challenges and Way Forward
4.1 Overall achievements
• A total saving of Tsh 605,254,271 has been met by VSL groups since the establishment
of the project for Unguja and Pemba.
• Currently, there are 152 new groups (75 from Unguja and 77 from Pemba)
comprised of approximately 2,280 members and 125 existing groups (75 from Unguja
and 50 from Pemba) with approximately 3,700 members and they are all involved in
saving and loaning.
• About 3,330 producers in eight districts are engaged in market driven products such
as soap making, handcraft, poultry and vegetables and they have been able to reach
11 new markets.
• 19 women groups have been able to access loans worth 13,600,000 from MFIs of
which according to WEZA II baseline data, there were no such a move before due to
high interest, lack of exposure, collateral and business insecurity.
• Awareness on land has been created and around 64 women were able to demand
their rights.
• Readiness of women to improve their products have been shown by their willingness
to contribute to sabasaba festival and permaculture training.
• Mainstream media have covered project issues on economic and gender inequalities
making a total of 119 (80 stories and 39 articles) which were published by the print
media. In addition some five radio programs and TV documentary were aired.
YouTube, TAMWA website and Facebook were also used to publicize the project
information.
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4.2 Challenges
• Patriarchy setting, witchcraft fears and low awareness on land ownership especially in
Pemba undermine the pace for women access and control over land.
• Lack of business site denies and/or threats producers control over their business
especially when controversies happen. E.g. land conflicts led to destruction of group
farm at Matetema in Unguja and Ole Uwandani in Pemba.
• Heavy rainfall experienced in nearly three months from March, 2017 affected the
implementation and hindered women from effectively engaging in to market driven
IGAs especially among handcraft producers and farmers.
• The quality and quantity of producers is still not high as tested in the Sabasaba
festival. Much as they sold and gained contacts and exposure, they sold almost only
half of their products except for the soap.
• There are still some groups which have exhibited low saving capacity 43 VSL groups
(12 from Unguja and 31 from Pemba).
• Trivial judgment has been given to perpetrators of VAC and GBV due to limited
jurisdiction of the lower courts such as District and Regional Courts which were
accorded only five and seven years imprisonment term respectively. The reviewing
proceedings from the perpetrators side also do not involve the injured parts of which
when winning, the perpetrator is left scout free and therefore frustrate the latter’s
side. This prompts dissatisfaction of the injured parties and in a long run mob justice.
• A combination of high registration fees for land title deeds and bureaucracy still
hamper women from accessing and owning land.
4.3 Lesson learnt
• Engaging business committees effectively through capacity building events on their roles
and responsibilities to VSL women lead to improve IGAs quality and increased market
opportunities.
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4.4 Way forward
• Increase market opportunities for women groups such as attending/organizing festivals
and accessing shops, hotels and mainstream markets.
• Support producers with production facilities; such as soap machine and processing
machines.
• To improve IGAs through value chain trainings, branding and packaging.
• Increase sensitization on land rights and link women to land authorities.
• Increase GBV interventions and make follow up of cases.
• Boost business committees’ capacity in executing their roles and responsibilities.
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Appendices
Appendix I: Logframe
Appendix II: Media Monitoring Report
Appendix III: Financial Report
Appendix IV: Work Plan and Budget for the next six Months
Appendix V: Preliminary findings for Value Chain Survey
Income Generating Activity (IGAs) Recommended results for value addition
Soap Produce cosmetic and cleaning products other than soap
Improve product packaging and branding
Produce small size bath soap to capture markets in hotels
Increase knowledge and skill in soap production
Handcraft Produce by using handcraft machines
Producer different varieties of handcraft product such as
hats, wallet, decoration products for home use and hotels.
Decorating their products by using materials such as beads,
clothes (vitenge) etc.
Increase knowledge and skills in handcraft products
Vegetable Increase knowledge and skills in product processing.
Produce vegetable and fruits with scarcity or don’t
produced in Zanzibar such as cornflower, apples, cabbage
and beetroot
Increase knowledge and skill in production techniques
Good preservation of product such that they don’t lose the
qualities when delivering to customers.
Use both organic and inorganic fertilizer and pesticides in
production
Poultry
There is the need of diversifying poultry activities, they
need to engage also in keeping natural chicken.
Increase the knowledge on the best practice of chicken
keeping.
Good preservation of egg through plastic trays.
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