12.7bn/- Disbursed in Affordable Loans Benefiting 4,730 People

TLDR

• That is the connection between this year’s global theme and Zanzibar’s Vision 2050: different circumstances may shape young people’s lives, but their aspirations are remarkably similar, and meeting those aspirations.
• The programme reflected the global theme for International Youth Day 2026, “Different Contexts, Common Aspirations.” The United Nations says that although young people live in very different circumstances, they share.
• A debate on AFCON 2027 and opportunities for young people also placed sport within a broader economic context, particularly as Zanzibar prepares to host continental football matches and seeks to expand sports tourism.
• Government pledges greater investment At the climax of the celebrations on August 12, Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi said his government would continue creating an enabling environment for young people to.
• More than 12.7bn/- has already been disbursed through the Zanzibar Economic Empowerment Agency in affordable loans benefiting 4,730 people, including young people.