Support for Women in Leadership and Economic Development in Tanzania

TLDR

• In this edited interview, Netherlands Ambassador Marjo Crompvoets reflects on her first year in Tanzania and discusses agriculture, employment, skills, women’s leadership and responsible business.
• A: Women and young people must participate in leadership and economic development.
• I hope my presence can encourage women and girls to see leadership as something open to them.
• Our work includes supporting female university student leaders and helping women in small-scale mining strengthen their businesses, improve formalisation and understand environmental and responsible-business standards.
• The Msimbazi Basin Development Project is one example of cooperation that connects economic development with daily life.