IMPROVE 100 empowers adolescent girls and young women aged 16 to 30 with the skills to explore their potential and improve their economic status.
It gives them a voice in economic, political and cultural life through education and skills development, mentors, communication skills, decision-making opportunities and leadership space in Iringa region.
Training covers mindset growth, sexual and reproductive health, nutrition, entrepreneurship and personal financial management through Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLA).
712
women trained in leadership, horticulture and entrepreneurship
123
businesses started after training
250+
young women employed in agriculture and industry
6
income groups established
500 adolescent girls and young women in Iringa Municipal and Iringa District Council, across Gangilonga, Mkwawa, Kihesa, Kwakilosa and Mwangata wards.
200 adolescent girls and young women in Mseke Ward, Iringa DC, trained in mindset growth, ASRHR, nutrition, entrepreneurship, VSLA finance and digital money management on the M-KOBA platform.
Cohort 3 formed three savings groups, Upendo, Hekima and Furaha, which continue to support their members' economic growth.
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