Dar es Salaam, May 29 -- LUCIA Mwanzalima, 25, is the youngest of four children and the first in her family to attain higher education. Today, she volunteers as a Livestock Officer at FarmBase in Zanzibar, where she focuses on promoting sustainable farming practices and improving animal health.

Her journey into technology began unexpectedly. After completing her secondary school examinations, Lucia enrolled in a short computer course while awaiting her results. As she built her skills, family members and neighbours soon began seeking help setting up email accounts, fixing phones, and connecting to social media platforms – and her passion for ICT was born.

“At first, I thought technology was just using Word and Facebook,̶...