More than Tsh9 million worth of loans was granted, with the women pledging to use the loans to boost their businesses as well as boosting existing ones. Commenting about the new development, Vodacom Foundation Manager, Grace Lyon, said that MWEI project aims to uplift women entrepreneurs through M-Pesa, adding that since the kitty was launched in 2010, a total of 42 villages have benefited from the project. In Morogoro region, four villages have so far benefited from MWEI, among them Luhembe, Mkuyuni, Kimamba and Mkamba. “Women are the face of the family, and supporting them is supporting the entire family also and the society at large,” said Lyon, adding that, “I urge all those that have received loans to make good use of them in order to repay them in time and without any struggles.” On his part, Morogoro Regional Commissioner, Elias Tarimo, expressed his gratitude to Vodacom for its continued commitment in fighting poverty and supporting women entrepreneurs countrywide.
Pichani ni Waziri wa mambo ya ndani Mh Laurence Masha ambaye alikuwa mgeni rasmi akimkabidhi miss tanzania 2008 Nasreen Karim bendera ya uwakilishi katika hafla fupi ya kumuaga rasmi mlimbwende huyo wakiwemo na wadau mbalimbali wa urembo na kutakiwa kuwa balozi mzuri katika mashindano ya Dunia yatakayofanyika Afrika Kusini baadaye mwezi ujao.Wengine pichani shoto ni mkuu wa mfuko wa Vodacom Foundation Mwamvita Makamba,nyuma ya tukio ni Mkurugenzi wa kituo cha uwekezaji Tanzania (TIC) Bw Emanuel Ole Naiko ambaye pia ni mlezi wa kamati ya miss tanzania,Bw, Hashim Lundega akishuhudia kwa mbaali hivi pamoja na Mkurugenzi wa masoko wa Vodacom Bw Ephraim Mafuru.Hafla hiyo fupi imefanyika leo asubuhi nje ya kituo hichoMiss Tanzania 2008 Nasreem Karim akitabasamu baada ya kukabidhiwa bendera ya ubalozi wa kuiwakilisha nchi katika mashindano ya urembo ya Dunia yatakayofanyika nchini Afrika Kusini baadaye mwezi ujao.