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Access to Capital

In Tanzania, the proportion of women with access to financial services is low compared to that of men due to several social-economical factors.This, in spite of the big role women entrepreneurs contribute to the national economy.

This financing gap has attracted the attention of development actors; they are advocating for a fair distribution of productive resources between men and women.

Some statistics

  •  51.2% of women access formal financial services compared to 63% of men
  • 17.1% of women hold accounts in financial institutions against 21.1% of men 
  • 27% of adult women own Mobile Phones as opposed to 38% of men 
  • 44% of the women use Mobile Money against 54% of men .

What can help to narrow the  gap ?

  • Ever growing Digital Financial Services; and the
  • Development of Women Specific Financial Products and Services. 

Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB)

offers agricultural Value Chain Loans

Vision Fund Micro Finance Bank Tanzania

VFT MFB BANK LTD provides affordable loans to small and large business owners and farmers.

Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB)

is a State-owned Development Finance Institution (DFI) providing loans to agricultural entrepreneurs.

SME Impact Fund

gives loans to agribusiness entrepreneurs in Tanzania focusing on those who are already in business

National Micro-Finance Bank (NMB)

provides a range of banking services to various clients

Tanzania Postal Bank (Tpb)

provides a collateral free loan to women who save with the Bank's Tabasamu Woman Account

Cooperatives Rural and Development Bank (CRDB)

CRDB bank is a financial services provider in Tanzania. The Bank offers Corporate, Retail, Business, Treasury, Premier, and wholesale microfinance services through a network of 260 branches, 551...
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Equity Bank- Zanzibar

NAME OF THE BANK

EQUITY BANK – ZANZIBAR

ABOUT EQUITY BANK

Equity Bank Limited Tanzania is a member of the Equity Bank Group, headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, which maintains financial services subsidiaries mainly in East African Countries. Equity offers financial services through its wide network of branches in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda and Tanzania

NAMES OF  LOANS PROVIDED

FANIKISHA LOAN 

Fanikisha Loan is lent to a group of 7 to 10 women who are engaged  in business

Loan information

Interest rate

1.25% per month

collateral

Guarantee of members

Grace period

4 weeks

Duration

Up to 18 months

Repayment terms

Weekly/Monthly

Loans amount

From 20,000/- up to 2 Million

Requirements for Fanikisha loans

  • Be an active member with Equity bank
  • Submit loan purpose for financing business working capital and operational needs
  • Submit loan applications with a reasonable time
  • Be able to clearly demonstrate existence of other resources of income that could be utilized for loan payment

KILIMO KISASA LOAN  

 

Kilimo Kisasa Loan: This is a loan product specially designed to cater for purchase of modern agricultural tools and equipment such as irrigation equipment, green house tunnels, spraying equipment, milking machines, etc.

Loan information

Interest Rate

18%

LACE

2%

Loan amount

Minimum 500,000/-

Repayment period

2 years

Repayment terms

negotiated to match the seasonality of proceed

Insurance

Credit Insurance

Flexible Requirements

 

 

Chattels, Log books, Shares or cash cover, debentures, Title deeds, Guarantors, Residential license, etc

 

Requirements

  • Should be an account holder with Equity Bank for at least 3 months
  • Registered business
  • Permanent business locations
  • Acceptable securities
  • Reliable cash floW

Contact Details

Equity Bank(T) LTD
Zanzibar Branch
P.O. Box 5255
Mlandege Road
Zanzibar – Tanzania
Contact Person
Abrazak Mgallah
Phone: 0713394020
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