THE National Economic Empowerment Council (NEEC) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has embarked on a business plan competition to facilitate unraveling the problem of unemployment to young people.
NEEC Executive Secretary Ms Beng’i Issa told a press conference in Dar es Salaam that the council and ILO would offer 150m/- to ten winners of the competition dubbed ‘Ajira Yangu’, saying the applicants should be 18-35 years citizens of Tanzania.
“The scheme has been designed to provide young people with startup capital in order to create more opportunities of employment,” said the NEEC Executive Secretary. Ms Issa explained that a business plan should indicate how it could employ more young people pointing out that applicants for the competition should fill up the forms available onwww.uwezeshaji.go.tz.
“Applications are open from April 18 to May 9, 2016 and they can be submitted electronically at www.uwezeshaji.go.tz,” she observed.
Ms Issa pointed out that priority sectors as agribusiness and agri-processing including manufacturing, media, marketing, communications, sports, logistics, arts and culture, tourism and recreation.
She mentioned other areas of priority as green and ecological business including social business plus Information and Communication Technologies, including business processing and outsourcing.
“A total of 25 successful applicants will receive an intensive training in how best to write a business proposal,” said the NEEC Executive Secretary.
Ms Issa further said the successful applicants will be required to write a business proposal after receiving training, saying the applicants will present their business proposals before a panel of judges, consultants and invited investors.
