Youth & Entrepreneurship Launch of Mentorship program

In 2014 the total National unemployment rate is at 10.3% (persons aged 15 years and above). The Integrated Labour Force Survey (ILFS) 2016 shows that unemployment rates are highest for persons below 35 years of age in all areas. Persons in the age of 18 -34 years living in all localities face the highest rate of unemployment at 13% for female and 10% for males. With youth (15-24 years) unemployment is highest among female youths at 15.4% as compared to 14.3% for males. The total number of employed youth (aged 15-34) according to the National Definition is 9,056,217 while the unemployed youth are 1,398,677, about 13.4% of the total youth workforce (ILFS 2016.) This high rate is calling for the attention of the government and other stakeholders to prepare well–targeted policies and programmes that address youth unemployment.

Given the dynamics of Entrepreneurship, ZAYEE have re-assessed the implementation of GEW Tanzania, shifting their approach in to becoming a platform that connects all Entrepreneurship players of the Tanzania ecosystem to exchange ideas, discuss challenges.  ZAYEE, through GEW Tanzania, is looking to partner with organizations to launch new programs that will support existing initiatives of encouraging Youth entrepreneurship engagement.

The Mentorship program aims at connect and attach Tanzanias' youth aspiring entrepreneurs between 18-35 years with successful entrepreneurs in the country to act as mentors for a period of 6 calendar months. Then a no. of hours will be agreed per week to meet with the mentees for motivating, coaching and sharing their success stories and challenges they had endured in the professional lives.