Economic Empowerment

Creating sustainable livelihoods for youth, women, and vulnerable groups.

HUHESO Foundation empowers communities by equipping individuals — especially young women — with skills, capital, and confidence to build their own income-generating futures.

Through savings groups, vocational hubs, and entrepreneurship training, HUHESO Foundation strengthens financial resilience and independence among marginalized populations. Our focus is on adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), many of whom face poverty, early marriage risks, and limited economic opportunity.

We facilitate WORTH and WORTH360 groups that promote savings, borrowing, and investment. Participants receive business skills training, mentorship, and startup support through Economic Strengthening Hubs (ESHs), offering hands-on learning in tailoring, batik making, soap production, farming, and more.

This program directly supports Tanzania’s broader goals of youth employment, financial inclusion, and gender equity.

Key Interventions

WORTH & WORTH360 Groups

Village savings and loan groups formed and mentored

Vocational & Business Skills Training

Teaching tailoring, decoration, farming, soap-making, and more

Economic Strengthening Hubs (ESHs)

Community hubs offering hands-on training for AGYW

Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship

Lessons on saving, budgeting, and business planning

Startup Capital Access

Support through group loans or personal business launch funds

Mentorship & Market Linkages

Linking AGYW with mentors, suppliers, and customers

Program Achievements 2021 - 2024

Building Skills. Creating Income. Transforming Futures.

Our Economic Empowerment program is helping youth and women gain financial independence by turning small savings into strong businesses and practical skills into long-term livelihoods.

2,500+ participants

Youth and women in WORTH360 groups

1,000+ enterprises

Small businesses launched

6 community-based ESHs

Economic Strengthening Hubs established

Tailoring, batik, farming & more

Vocational skills training delivered

Across 5 districts

Local protection committees engaged

Active in program districts

Collaboration with police and social welfare

Multiple successful cycles

Startup loans issued via group saving