Three hundred entrepreneurs in Mwanza and Tanga, participated in a two-day session geared to stimulate learning, exchange and developing viable business models in management of waste.

Bringing together their varied backgrounds and experiences in waste management, the participants were excited to learn and exchange knowledge about solid waste business opportunities ranging from crafting decorations, making furniture and animal feed.

Enabel supported the learning as an implementer of the EU funded Inclusive, Green and Smart Cities Program (SASA). Under SASA program, Enabel leads INCLU-CITIES project that focuses on sustainable urban development to create resilient, inclusive and environmentally friendly cities that can thrive in the face of future challenges.

Developing viable businesses in the circular economy is at the centre of Enabel’s activities under INCLU-CITIES in three urban areas— Mwanza, and Tanga on Tanzania Mainland and Pemba in Zanzibar.

The training rooms vibrated with ideas and insights, as trainers probed entrepreneurs to approach waste not only as a resource for petty income but commercial viable businesses.

In Tanga, an exhibition of products from waste recycling and reusing preceded indoor sessions while in Mwanza, a street clean up session followed indoor sessions. Tanga produces 230 tons of solid waste every day.

The City council collects 60% of these and private waste management entrepreneur’s process up to 40%, “With the collaboration with INCLU-CITIES, we need to increase the capacity of private entrepreneurs to process a higher percentage of the current and future waste as viable businesses,” said Kizito Mkwabi, Tanga City Environment and Sanitation Officer.

Enabel support will  catalyse circular economy entrepreneurs to up their game through acquisition of technology, capital, networks and markets for products and services.

To achieve this multi-pronged objective Enabel collaborates with multiple partners: municipal authorities in Mwanza and Tanga and implementing partners—Rikolto, TRIAS, Westerwelle, Financial Sector Deepening Trust, Vocational Education Training Authority (VETA) and Small Industries Development Organization (SIDO).

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