Government urges women to pursue entrepreneurship
ZANZIBAR: THE director of Alternative Learning and Adult Education in the Zanzibar Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Mashavu Ahmada Fakih, has encouraged women enrolled in adult education to pursue entrepreneurship because it is a major engine for economic growth and job creation.
Speaking during a one-day symposium aimed at motivating women currently receiving adult education to consider learning entrepreneurship, Ms Mashavu said the government has been improving infrastructure to enable more women and youths to become entrepreneurs.
“The government has opened adult learning centres in all districts, vocational training centres, funds to provide loans, improved roads, new markets and engaged the private sector to buy locally made or produced goods. This is an opportunity for adult education learners,” she said.
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She thanked the Zanzibar Adult Education Support Organisation (ZAESO) for organising the symposium for its members and other women with the aim of motivating them to invest in entrepreneurship and create sustainable jobs for themselves.
The director noted that globally, attention is being placed on entrepreneurship among women and young adults because they appear especially vulnerable to unemployment.
“The eighth phase government of Zanzibar under President Hussein Ali Mwinyi has opened the door for free enterprise,” she explained.
She said that entrepreneurship is an opportunity as in the 21st century, analysts say individuals need to be creative and innovative at work and in their communities because the world of work is undergoing major transformations caused by technological change, shifts in the global economy, new business models and demographics.
The ZEASO chairman, Mr Abubakar Ali Suleiman, said that his organisation was registered last year with the objectives of providing knowledge on life skills, entrepreneurship, ICT/digitalisation utilisation in business, sustainable development, personal/mental health, gender equality and environmental protection.
