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Tanzania Growth Trust

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Poverty & HungerEmployment & SkillsCommunity development
NGOFounded 1992National reach
Profile last updated: May 8, 2026

About

Founded in 1992, Tanzania Growth Trust is a non-governmental organisation based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania working on poverty & hunger, employment & skills, community development.

Tanzania Growth Trust is a non-profit organisation registered in 1992 and operating in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. It works to grow micro, small and medium enterprises and farmer development through market-based innovations, aiming to create wealth by empowering vulnerable groups and SMEs with entrepreneurial, managerial and technical skills, financial access and value chain opportunities. Its work includes microcredit for clients (80% of credit clients have been women), horticulture support for farmers in Zanzibar, and a virtual business incubator for women entrepreneurs. The Trust is governed by a Board of Trustees and reports reaching over 300,000 clients over its operating history.

Location

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Founded

1992

Organisation type

NGO

Legal name

Tanzania Growth Trust

Focus areas

SME developmentfarmer developmentmicrofinancevalue chainsentrepreneurshipwomen entrepreneursZanzibarTanzania

Languages

ENSW

Causes & programmes

Causes

Poverty & HungerEmployment & SkillsCommunity development

Works for

Women & GirlsPeople in poverty

How they work

Direct servicesCapacity building

Programmes

Mboga na Matunda Programme

Poverty & Hunger · Tanzania

Horticulture programme in Zanzibar, funded by USAID Feed The Future, aimed at alleviating poverty and improving the lives of smallholder farmers.

Tanzania Virtual Business Incubator (MKUBWA)

Employment & Skills · Tanzania

Programme supporting women's entrepreneurship and business development through a virtual business incubator model.

Informal Sector Support Initiative

Employment & Skills · Tanzania

Initiative easing access to suitable and secure business premises for informal-economy businesses in greater Dar es Salaam.

Mburahati Modern Market Project

Community development · Tanzania

Market development project in Mburahati, Dar es Salaam.

Countries of operation

Tanzania

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

USAID

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