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9.3.3 Other micro-finance providers: Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania, 2005
A number of NGOs also do micro lending, some of them predominantly oriented towards women-owned MSE clients. During the Tanzania field visit, interviews were held with the Tanzania Gatsby Trust (TGT) and the Zanzibar Fund for Self Reliance, two examples of such NGOs.

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