A NUMBER of youths around the country are involved in various productive activities, but they always find it hard to find business opportunities that will link them to the East African region.
But in Tabora municipality youths have begun responding positively to the challenge that implores them to rise up and exploit business opportunities found in the East African region, thanks to the Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) sensitization campaigns.
Among the beneficiaries of the non government organization FCS lessons includes Juma Mlanda, Halima Ally and Mariam Ibrahim who are currently in the process of registering their businesses with Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) to formalize their activities.
The three business people deals in processing honey, moringa leaves and seeds, coffee, growing and processing mushrooms, making mango peaco, and peanut plus a retailing shop.
Halima Ally says preparations were also underway to certify their products with Tanzania Foods and Drugs Authority (TFDA), and Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS).
They also include securing Barcode labels to enable people to identify proprietors of the products.
"The Seminar conducted by FCS has transformed us and we now aim higher by ensuring that we take our products to East African regional market," explains Halima.
However, Mlanda hinted that plans were underway to establish a special small-scale honey processing section, adding that they had plans to approach SIDO management for financial and technical assistance.
According to the upcoming entrepreneurs, future plans include securing their own beehives for beekeeping, instead of buying honey from beekeepers who have been registered with the Ministry of Natural Resources.
However, Ibrahim said the challenge ahead was that many youths in Tabora were quite unaware on the available EAC business and trade opportunities.
"We, as young people have said we should not give up; we should start with ourselves to show an example by improving our business. In so doing it will be easier to convince other youths to come out and share experience," says Ibrahim.
This has been made possible by the Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) through sensitising campaigns on the trade related issues.
A quick assessment carried out recently by the Foundation in the region has noted that beneficiaries of the training have begun improving their ways of doing business.
The aim of the FCS seminar held in Dar es salaam from October 21-25, 2016 and attended by youth representatives from all over the country was to enable young people to understand the importance of formalizing their businesses, a step that would also help them access East African market easily.
The youths attended the seminar through the invitation of Tanzania Women Chamber of Commerce (TWCC) and another Non -Governmental Organization registered as KijaniKibichi.
According to Ms Ibrahim, they reached a decision to join forces with other members to have stronger voice in trade negotiation.
"When we join forces to become a strong group it is easier for us to access bank loan that will enable us raise enough capital for our business, because the serious challenge we face right now is how to raise capital," Ibrahim says.
Ibrahim said as part of improving their ways of doing business they have gone an extra step to employ a person who manages all activities as opposed to the past when everything came to a standstill and office closed when they travelled outside their area.
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