In Tanzania, the PROBONO Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) is now entering its third and final year. As with the first two stages of the PEP project, the “Gold Level” kicked off with a teacher workshop, which our partner organization TAMTF (Teach A Man To Fish) conducted competently and motivatingly in Moshi in February. The teachers are now passing on what they have learned to the PEP clubs at the schools, where students learn the basics of starting a business in theory and practice.

The girls and boys have already set up a number of small student companies over the past two years: from snack shops and school savings banks to hair salons, a cobbler's shop, and flower pot and soap production, there is something for everyone from many different industries. This year, the aim is to prove that the small businesses can continue to operate and grow independently even after the project has ended. That is why the final year of PEP is focused on deepening and consolidating the business knowledge of the participating students so that they can run their companies successfully and profitably in the long term and, in line with the objectives of the PEP project, use this knowledge and skills as a springboard for possibly starting their own businesses after school.