Dar es Salaam, April 18 -- DAR ES SALAAM: CRDB Bank Foundation and the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) have signed a 2.3bn/- partnership agreement to support youth-led startups.

The agreement will facilitate access to affordable financing for innovative youth-led businesses across Tanzania, including Zanzibar, under the IMBEJU BUNI window of the CRDB Bank Foundation.

The Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Adolf Mkenda, said yesterday in Dar es Salaam during the event, that the partnership is a practical example of the governments efforts to bridge the gap between innovation and financing.

“By investing in youth startups, we are laying a foundation for a more innovative and selfsusta...