Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Tanzania The informal sector is a major source of employment for poor and illiterate women in Tanzania. 43% of Tanzanian women derive their income from this sector. Yet in Tanzania informal sector businesses run by women are unregulated and not supported or monitor
ed by the Government. They are characterized by low growth lack of access to markets information land and credit. The project aims to build the capacity of women market traders in order to: to facilitate women in markets to organize themselves as an entry 
point to form market women associations, promoting and building the women's leadership, training and supporting women who show potential and interest to become market leaders.The project will promote business and marketing capacities of women market trader
s through facilitating the formation of Village Banking Groups (VICOBA). The project will work to: provide space for women to access information and made some relevant information on policy and guidelines related to running market business, link women with
 other services such as legal services HIV/AIDS counselling.Objectives of the activities are: to strengthen and support the capacity of women market groups and associations for leadership and advocacy purposes, to promote business and marketing capacities 
of women market traders through skills knowledge and capital building,to facilitate access to information to women traders on legal human rights and policy issues, to improve the interactions and links between women traders traders and market officials for
 accountability purposes, to document and disseminate women market model policy legislation and practise change.The final results of the activities are: stronger clearer heard voices of market women groups who are organised, strong women groups formed, wom
en effectively participating in decision making forums within the markets and with market authorities, women saving and credit schems formed, women concerns and demands are articulated and heard by market committees and the Ilala Municipality