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Tanzanian women urged to form groups to access council loans

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In Kapiti, in Tanzania’s Manyoni District, a community development officer urged women to form groups to access council loans, which reserve 10% of the council’s own-source revenue. On International Day of Rural Women, local officials also encouraged them to develop income-generating activities and improve their farming practices, reports the Daily News.

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