Enable 160 Tanzanian Youth to Start Eco-businesses Photo Gallery

In the classroom: girls discuss business options

Business simulation games, such as the girls above are participating in, allow trainees to not only learn about but experience business, trying out different techniques and approaches to operating a business and gaining the experience necessary to successfully start their own enterprises.

How can I make use of these banana leaves?

Environmental entrepreneurs learn to look for opportunities to use readily available, renewable resources to start their businesses. Here one trainee has figured out how to make planters out of banana leaves, a product that has a ready customer at the popular local plant nurseries.

Hanging out after training

Many of the trainees are young women who are looking for job opportunities aside from working as a housegirl. They are interested in starting their own businesses and looking for inspiration, opportunities, and the skills to start.