Ajira Sawa

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Ajira Sawa will partner with 30 large companies across agribusiness, manufacturing, tourism, mining, and financial services to promote quality jobs for women. The project will support leading firms—including IFC investees and pipeline clients—to adopt and implement gender-smart policies and practices that attract, recruit, retain, and promote women, and will expand women entrepreneurs’ access to assets and markets. Implementation aligns with IFC sector priorities and the Country Partnership Framework (CPF), embedding gender-smart solutions through a peer-learning platform, firm-level advisory, generation of research and insights, and media capacity building to position the business case for investing in women as leaders and entrepreneurs and to transform company workforces, leadership, and supply chains. To ensure sustainability, Ajira Sawa is partnering with the Association of Tanzania Employers (ATE) and the Zanzibar National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) to engage companies operating on the Tanzania mainland and in Zanzibar. Leveraging ATE and ZNCC’s strong convening power—combined with the capacity building they will receive—the project is designed to enable continued implementation beyond its duration.