EDC has already supported more than 50,000 business people all over Tanzania and has provided services to these people through capacity building in training courses, advisory services, group formation and other support services including monitoring and evaluation.
In terms of outreach, EDC has a considerable local network across the entire country and has worked with local business people, entrepreneurs, government employees and leaders of NGOs in both urban and rural areas.
Most of EDC’s private sector development support has been targeted at;
• Employees and staff of micro finance societies and organizations,
• Rural farmers and entrepreneurs wishing to initiate business,
• Owners of micro, small and medium enterprises,
• Professional managers and employees of existing enterprises,
• School and college leavers seeking self- employment,
• Public sector employees looking to change jobs, m
• Members of marketing boards desiring to compete with the emerging private sector,
• Members and staff of regional associations,
• Civil society organizations
• Government and quasi government organizations.
EDC Senior Consultants have capability of designing and implement projects such as the training material/modules to meet the clients’ requirements. Examples of training manuals already designed by EDC are:-
• Customer Service Training • Training of Trainers
• Marketing • Start Your Own Business
• Strategic Planning • Manage Your Own Business
• Managing Community Based Projects • Monitoring & Evaluation
• Lobbying and Advocacy • Business Awareness
• Communication Skills • Group Leadership Skills,
• Management Skills • Budgeting
EDC has gained significant experience in managing donor project funds in order to achieve the results. The table below shows clients and project funding for selected EDC projects.
EDC has close professional links with several international and local development agencies within and outside Tanzania including the Government (Regional and Local), NGOs, Volunteer Agencies, Religious Organizations and Individuals. For example:- Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF), Agricultural Council of Tanzania (ACT) Agricultural Marketing Systems Dev. Programme (AMSDP), CARITAS, CAMFED Tanzania, EOTF, Private Nurses Midwives Association of Tanzania (PRINMAT), Population Service International (PSI), FINCA Tanzania, Rural Livelihood Development Company (RLDC) Umoja wa Watu Wenye Ulemavu Zanzibar (UWZ), Umoja wa Wafanyabiashara Zanzibar (UWAZI), ICON Institut – German, TDI Group Ltd., USAID-Tanzania, International Labour Organization (ILO), Development Alternative Inc. (DAI), SNV Netherlands Development Organization
