Entrepreneurship

Reducing risky behaviour in a sexual health context is fundamentally linked to income generation. Our audience are requesting more focus on livelihoods and job creation. Femina HIP is increasingly assisting youth in improving financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills. Our media products provide information on savings schemes, accessing small loans and how to set up small businesses. Through regular magazine content, we are further developing our agenda around income generation and entrepreneurship, working with partners wherever possible.

Rework The World
In 2009, Femina HIP joined hands with Rework the World, a global initiative mobilising youth around entrepreneurship, job creation and growing a green economy.

On 7 May 2009, a Rework the World regional meeting was organised in Dar es Salaam by the Tällberg Foundation, YES Inc., the University of Dar es Salaam Entrepreneurship Centre and Femina HIP. Endorsed by the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Youth Development, the meeting was a forum for entrepreneurs, youth leaders, environmentalists, investors and business leaders to “create new links between ideas and green resources.”

Participants took part in working group sessions covering four areas: energy, land, finance and skills. Femina HIP facilitated the session on skills. A summary of outcomes and future initiatives is available at: www.reworktheworld.org.

Femina HIP has joined hands with the solar light company D.light to create awareness of the huge advantage and potential of using solar lights in rural Tanzania where only 2% access the national power grid.

The July-September 2009 and October-December 2009 editions of Fema features information about opportunities that solar energy can create for youth.