The
Embassy of Tanzania in Washington, DC hosted the launch of the African
Diaspora Marketplace III (ADMIII), on October 27th 2014. ADM is an
opportunity for African diaspora members who are involved in businesses
in their home country to acquire a grant from the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID), which works together with Western
Union and Homestrings to provide grants and technical support to
these businesses. The Marketplace was initiated in 2009 in recognition
that many Africans in the US are involved in projects in their home
country but could use some extra help in terms of funding and technical
support. ADM III will be open for application submission toward the end
of 2014 and will focus mainly on funding African businesses that are
looking to increase the use of ICT in their work. More information
available at www.diasporamarketplace.org
Jeffrey L. Jackson, Senior Private Sector Advisor, USAID speaking about the launch of ADM III.
H.E.
Ambassador Liberata Mulamula sharing her remarks to the audience of the
ADM III launch. Since ADM I and II had only one Tanzanian participant,
she encouraged those in the Tanzanian diaspora to take advantage of this
opportunity and apply for the grant funding. As a woman Ambassador, she was heartened to announce that the ADM has a strong partnership with the African Womens Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP), and that there is a special effort to promote women-owned businesses.
Linda Etim, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa, USAID
Barbara Span, Vice President, Global Public Affairs, Western Union
Liesl Riddle, Professor, George Washington University School of Business
Eric-Vincent Guichard, CEO, Homestrings
Zelalem Dagne,
CEO, Global Tracking, ADM Awardee
Manager of Global Technology & Investment PLC,
H.E. Ambassador Amina S. Ali, Permanent Representative of the African Union Mission to the USA
Ambassadors and representatives of the African diplomatic corps in Washington DC
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