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Neema Munisi: A Champion for Gender Equality in Agribusiness and Community Economic Development

June 5, 2022
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Neema Winyael Munisi is an accomplished Agrobusiness Gender Specialist and Community Economic Development Specialist with a distinguished record of success in entrepreneurship, community development, and value chain development. With her base in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, she has extensively contributed to the development of both urban and rural communities in her country and beyond. Neema holds a Master’s degree…

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President Samia is a great role model for women in leadership- Dr Betty Kwoko Mgimba

March 26, 2022
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Tanzania’s professional women need to rise to the occasion and play a more significant role in taking the country to the next level, Dr Betty Kwoko Mgimba, Equity Bank Tanzania’s Head of Customer Service & Experience has urged.   Dr. Betty, a 2021 WIMA awardee, was addressing the Women In Management Africa (WIMA) award 2022 winners ceremony in Dar es…

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Ms Isabel Maganga: new Equity Bank Tanzania Managing Director

December 15, 2021
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Isabel Maganga

Equity Bank Tanzania Limited Appoints Managing Director Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 24th December 2021 – Equity Bank Tanzania has announced the appointment of Ms. Isabel Maganga as the new Managing Director in an acting capacity with effect from 23rd December 2021. Ms. Maganga is a career banker with over fifteen years of experience. She holds a Master of Science in Finance and…

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Kenya: A young single mom, fighting to change the world…

November 24, 2021
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Believer of life. Mother of one. New mom. College dropout. Faith. Hope and a little disappointment By Shirleen Mukami @ShirleenMukami1, twitter I’m Shirleen Mukami, a 20-year old single mother of one boy whom I was blessed with on June 15th 2021. He’ll turning 5 months in the next few days. But what’s there to celebrate!? It’s been a ride…

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Esther Kitoka: Trust to take Equity Bank (TZ) to a new level

November 21, 2021
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When Ms Esther Kitoka attends women meetings, she motivates and inspires ladies to have faith in their God-given abilities. Her recurring themes include asking women to set their goals, focus, be good listeners, be determined, be timely decision-makers. She tells them to be authentic and to keep learning, and not to give up in the pursuit of a meaningful…

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13 reflections and lifetime lessons at 30

July 24, 2021
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Kai Mollel

By Kai Mollel, twitter@kaimollel They say “age is just a number” (such an annoying saying isn’t it?). As someone who minored in Mathematics both in High School and University, trust me when I tell you numbers do matter a lot. In any equation for instance, when you change a 4 to a 4.05 you get completely different results. One…

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Policy Position Paper by Maida Waziri[1] July 2021

July 23, 2021
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Tanzania’s SME Development Policy should propagate the establishment of modernised cottage industries for faster nationwide economic growth. Maida Waziri is the President of Voice of Women Entrepreneurs Tanzania (VOWET), a Member of TPSF Construction Sector Skills Council and the Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA)

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Violet Mordichai has been helping Tanzanians gain peace of mind for a quarter of a century through insurance.

June 26, 2021
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Violet Mordichai

By the © International Finance Corporation 2021. All rights reserved. Internet: www.ifc.org. As Managing Director of AAR Insurance, one of Tanzania’s prominent medical insurance providers, she has helped over 60,000 Tanzanians access affordable healthcare. Given Tanzania’s high out-of-pocket healthcare costs that disproportionately affect women and poor households, Violet’s team at AAR Insurance developed low-cost health insurance products for both…

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Financial education key for women to rise up in top management positions, says Equity Bank’s Head of Institutional Banking and Customer Experience.

April 24, 2021
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Financial Education for women is one of the vital keys for success to harness the huge potential in women for faster economic development in Tanzania and Africa at large, Equity Bank Tanzania’s executive, Ms Betty Kwoko Mgimba, has said. She spoke at an event in Dar es Salaam (24th April 2021) to celebrate the Top Women In Management Africa…

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