Dar es Salaam, March 11 -- ARUSHA: EFFORTS to empower women and girls in Tanzania have gained momentum with more organisations coming forward to join hands with the government to push the initiative.

And, in the latest move, the Empowerment through Skills Programme (ESP) is working closely with the government to strengthen alternative pathways to education, employment, self-employment, and entrepreneurship for women and adolescent girls across the country.

The initiative was revealed by the Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) Country Representative and ESP Senior Technical Advisor, Dr Alice Mumbi during a media briefing in Arusha over the weekend.

Dr Mumbi said that the ESP programme has successfully removed significant barriers for...