This entrepreneur is transforming personal finance for women in Tanzania. It all started with a personal loss

Name: This entrepreneur is transforming personal finance for women in Tanzania. It all started with a personal loss
Uploaded: 2024-11-27T17:10:22Z
Duration: 4 min 9 s
Description: Victoria Kisyombe knows about the financial challenges facing Tanzanian women because she’s faced them herself. She had 3 young children when her husband passed away. Victoria wanted to boost her earnings from her job as a veterinary doctor. But as a woman, she had few options. In Tanzania, land and property pass down the male line meaning that women often have no collateral to borrow against.

Victoria Kisyombe knows about the financial challenges facing Tanzanian women because she’s faced them herself. She had 3 young children when her husband passed away. Victoria wanted to boost her earnings from her job as a veterinary doctor. But as a woman, she had few options. In Tanzania, land and property pass down the male line meaning that women often have no collateral to borrow against.