GGF partners with Tanzanian firms, investors, associations, the Government and other development partners to unlock opportunities, improve the business environment and catalyse system change. We take a market systems development approach. This means that GGF is not a grant facility and does not directly implement projects, but rather works through Tanzanian stakeholders to support the private sector and foster sustainable, inclusive economic growth.
GGF assists the Government of Tanzania to:
Review and reform policies and regulations;
Improve coordination with other Government agencies, investors and the development community;
Improve internal systems and build individual capacities.
With private sector partners, GGF provides technical support, advisory services and matchmaking to:
Pilot innovations for the Tanzanian market;
Improve Tanzanian firms’ products, services, and business operations to allow them to scale up and attract investment;
Link businesses to potential investors; and
Increase access to finance for Tanzanian firms through new investment products.
To ensure our work benefits women, GGF is guided by a three-pillar gender strategy. This sets our direction, ensuring we consciously mainstream gender into our operations and project management, identify opportunities for gender impact in our existing projects and develop interventions that have a focused gender impact. Our work is further guided by the 2X Criteria, an internationally-recognised standard that promotes gender lens investing.
