TUJIJENGE TANZANIA

  • Location:  Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Started microfinance operations:  April 2006
  • Unitus Partnership Start Date:  October 2008
  • Clients when partnership began:  6,309
  • Current clients served:  12,202

Website: www.tujijengeafrika.org/Tujijenge.html

Background: Tujijenge, meaning “let’s build ourselves” in Swahili, was founded in April 2006 by a team of highly experienced microfinance professionals.  Tujijenge currently serves clients in the urban and semi-urban areas of Dar es Salaam.

Leadership:Led by Executive Director Felistas Coutinho and Managing Director Winnie Terry, Tujijenge has a strong track record of growth, increasing its outreach by nearly 60% in 2008. Aggressive growth plans over the next three years will see Tujijenge expand into four new semi-urban regions and reach 47,000 poor clients by 2012.

Product offerings and clientele: Tujijenge currently serves clientele in primarily urban Dar es Salaam with a group lending product.  They are also experimenting with mobile banking to recognize operational efficiencies in servicing their new individual lending product.

Multimedia:

During a site visit to Tujijenge Tanzania in November 2008, a Unitus team including Richard Wardell, VP of Advisory Services, met with several clients in Dar es Salaam.

> Watch an audio slideshow covering Richard's visit, including meeting with Tujijenge clients.
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