Mixx, ZANGOF partner to widen digital finance reach
ZANZIBAR: ZANZIBAR’S NGO sector is set to gain wider access to digital financial services following a partnership between Mixx Tanzania and the Zanzibar NGO Forum (ZANGOF), aimed at improving digital payments, fund management and financial inclusion.
The partnership will enable organisations under ZANGOF to use the Mixx Business Suite to manage salaries, beneficiary payments and other institutional transactions digitally.
They will also have access to Yas communication and internet services to support their operations.
Speaking during the signing ceremony in Zanzibar yesterday, Registrar of Civil Society Organisations in Zanzibar Mr Ahmed Khalid Abdalla said technology could improve how civil society organisations manage their operations and deliver services to communities.
“Civil society organisations work directly with people across different communities. We want to see technology being used to make their work easier, improve transparency in financial management and, ultimately, improve the services they provide to the public,” Mr Abdalla said.
Mixx Tanzania Chief Executive Officer Angelica Pesha said the partnership would make digital financial services more accessible to NGOs and the communities they serve across Zanzibar.
“Most NGOs work with women, young people, entrepreneurs and different groups within our communities. Through our services, we want to give them simpler and safer ways to manage money, make payments and save,” Ms Pesha said.
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The partnership will also give community groups working with NGOs access to Mixx Kikoba, a digital service that enables members to save, contribute funds, buy and sell shares, and lend money among themselves.
Mixx already works with several institutions in Zanzibar, including the Department of Cooperative Development, ZARTSA, ZanBus and ZSTC, supporting digital payments and other financial services.
The services are used in areas including farmer payments, public transport and other day-to-day transactions.
Through the partnership, Mixx aims to extend digital financial services to more NGOs and community groups across Zanzibar, helping them manage funds and payments more efficiently while widening access to formal financial services.
The initiative could also help NGOs and community organisations reduce reliance on manual transactions, improve financial management and strengthen transparency in handling funds.
