EcoVentures International

In April of 2006, the EEDI-Arusha/Moshi came together with the rest of the EEDI clusters in Dar es Salaam for a capacity building workshop hosted by EVI. There they were introduced to SavePower, a curriculum that guides people of all ages through the formation of a savings and credit group.  EEDI-Arusha/Moshi members decided to bring the curriculum back to the members of their organizations and in September of 2006 hosted a large training of approximately 60 youth, ages 18-22, from member organizations Ngarenaro Youth Self-Help Group and Women's Economic Empowerment Movement.  It was the first training of the SavePower curriculum to occur in Tanzania.  The leaders of the training, David Elias and Godliving Munuo, also incorporated leadership training and healthy living skills into the three-day workshop, with assistance from the Community Development Officer.