The Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) is a government funded organization that helps economically vulnerable families in rural areas earn income to support themselves.
TASAF specifically targets families and individuals that meet the following criteria:“(i) lack access to basic social and market services;(ii) have able-bodied but food insecure households; and (iii) have household with vulnerable individuals (i.e. orphaned, disabled, elderly, affected/infected by HIV/AIDS, etc).”
We visited to very interesting TASAF projects
The first project was an Apparel/ Sweater making Business which consisted of about 16 female workers with HIV/ AIDS. They make sweaters for customers who live on or near the Kilimanjaro Mountain where the weather is cold. The also make warm weather clothing for women, men and children. They all own a stake in the business and share its profits. They produce, market, advertise and sell their products themselves.
They were making plans to expand their business and acquire additional financing.
The second project was a chicken raising business. The business was managed by both men and women with HIV/AIDS. The workers buy and raise chickens to maturity, then sell them.
I think the decentralized approach TAFSA uses to reach people in rural communities. The manage initiatives and projects on a local level to really have an impact on people who without their help would have an extremely difficult time making ends meet.
People with HIV/AIDS face serious health issues and negative stigma in Tanzania and in Africa as a whole. I liked these 2 projects a lot because it is difficult for people with HIV/AIDS to find jobs to support their families.
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