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Business Women mobile service will be made available to Tanzanians as part of the George W Bush Institute’s Investing in Women: Strengthening Africa Summit.
The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and the ExxonMobil Foundation will make the mobile-based business information provider service available to Tanzanian users.
The multi-year initiative aims to assist female entrepreneurs with personal skills development and training.
Business Women, powered by web-based application Nokia Life+, focuses on women in emerging markets.
The Tanzania Gatsby Trust, serving the community in poverty alleviation, promotes the growth of small- and medium-sized businesses.
Collaborating with the United States organisations, 140 women will be supported in the upscale of their small and medium companies with assistance in incubation, business skills and access to capital and markets.