FSDT-Logo-white

Financial Solutions

To support financial service providers to develop and scale innovative and responsive financial solutions for women and youth to promote equality, empowerment, and wellbeing.

We advocate to increase the offering of innovative and responsive products and services targeting women and youth-owned or managed MSMEs.

To achieve this, FSDT implements the following three distinctive interventions

  • Financial and Digital Inclusion for Women MSE Merchants in Tanzania to facilitate the development of new or scale-up existing
  • Inclusive Finance for Growth of MSMEs, Women, and Youth to facilitate the deployment of short and medium-term financing instruments, including a Debt Fund, by establishing a line of credit and guarantee scheme to FSPs, and an Equity Fund to provide funding to SMEs in selected growing sectors. The intervention will also establish Technical Assistance Programs for FSPs and regulators and provide capacity-building and related support to participating institutions.
  • Inclusive Green and Circular Economy Financing for Women and Youth Enterprises to improve the availability of quality and accessible financial products and capital investments for women and youth enterprises through the establishment of a Subsidy Fund, for the provision of seed capital to new and start-up enterprises, Credit Guarantee Schemes and Technical Assistance to FSPs. The intervention targets women and youth enterprises operating in 3 subsectors; 1) Solid Waste Management and Environment Management; 2) Fish Processing and Trading; 3) Seaweed Farming in Mwanza Municipal Council, Tanga Town Council, and Pemba Island.
Resources

FSDT Annual Report 2022 – 2023

Other Sectors
Policies & Regulations

To improve policies, legal and regulatory frameworks that promote gender equality, as well as economic and financial opportunities for women and youth.

Financial Infrastructure

To improve availability of relevant financial sector infrastructures that will equip the financial sector players and other stakeholders with the ability to meet the needs and aspirations of women and youth.

Capability Development

To improve confidence and capability of women and youth to demand and use financial solutions.

Research, Data & Insights

to support financial service providers, policymakers, regulators, and other players in the financial sector in identification of market opportunities, development of appropriate financial solutions, and implementation of cost-effective delivery models, as well as appropriate regulatory frameworks.

favicon

Who we are

What we do

Physical Location
Financial Sector Deepening Trust
2nd Floor “De Ocean Plaza”
Plot 400 Toure Drive Oysterbay
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Postal Address
Financial Sector Deepening Trust
P.O.Box 4653
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania

T: + 255 222 602873/5/6
M: +255 764 701300

info@fsdt.or.tz

Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram
© FSDT 2023. All rights reserved. | Web Design London