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Female Entrepreneurs in Zanzibar

Female Entrepreneurs in Zanzibar

Mwashamba Alimuse used to scratch out a living making handicrafts to sell to tourists on Zanzibar...islands off the coast of Tanzania. Now she is part of a village collective that owns nearly two hundred chickens, that lay about 150 eggs a day. These eggs go to feed Zanzibar's tourists and the money they bring in comes back to the village. Mwashamba Alimuse says the money helps both the community and its chicken business.

Female Entrepreneurs in Zanzibar

Mwashamba Alimuse used to scratch out a living making handicrafts to sell to tourists on Zanzibar...islands off the coast of Tanzania. Now she is part of a village collective that owns nearly two hundred chickens, that lay about 150 eggs a day. These eggs go to feed Zanzibar's tourists and the money they bring in comes back to the village. Mwashamba Alimuse says the money helps both the community and its chicken business.
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