joint venture commercial estates in tanzania

The First Two Joint Venture Commercial Estates in Africa:

Mbweni and Ahakishaka

World Institute for Leadership and Management in AfricaApril 2, 2007

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The First Two Joint Venture Commercial Estates in Africa:

Mbweni and Ahakishaka

World Institute for Leadership and Management in AfricaApril 2, 2007

WILMA’s ProgramWILMA’s Program

INDUSTRIALINDUSTRIALSECTORSECTOR

PARTNERSPARTNERS

AfricanAfrican NPONPO

Joint Venture Commercial Joint Venture Commercial EstateEstate

Mbweni JVCEMbweni JVCE

MbweniMbweni

Easily Easily accessible accessible from the from the capitalcapital

Owners have Owners have expressed expressed willingness towillingness to sellsell

TANZANIATANZANIA

Current operations at MbweniCurrent operations at Mbweni

Interns from Swarthmore Interns from Swarthmore College visit Dar Mush in College visit Dar Mush in

Mbweni, July 2006.Mbweni, July 2006.

Mbweni JVCEMbweni JVCE

INDUSTRIALINDUSTRIALSECTORSECTOR

PARTNERSPARTNERS

School and CommerceSchool and Commerce

DITDIT

The Mbweni Management The Mbweni Management TeamTeam

• Innocent Bash, executive director of Innocent Bash, executive director of WilmaFundWilmaFund

• Paul Armington, president of WILMAPaul Armington, president of WILMA

• Gallus Abedi, chairman of WilmaFundGallus Abedi, chairman of WilmaFund

• Prof. John Kondoro, principal of DITProf. John Kondoro, principal of DIT

• Sara Kichwa, chairwoman of the Dar Widows Sara Kichwa, chairwoman of the Dar Widows Community Development AssociationCommunity Development Association

Components of the Mbweni Components of the Mbweni JVCEJVCE

Stan Bash Technical SchoolStan Bash Technical School

Mbweni Construction Mbweni Construction

Dar CDA Mushroom Company Dar CDA Mushroom Company

Community Fuel and PowerCommunity Fuel and Power


Stan Bash Technical SchoolStan Bash Technical School

• Polytechnic boarding schoolPolytechnic boarding school

• Emphasis on enrolling girls and orphansEmphasis on enrolling girls and orphans

• Employment opportunitiesEmployment opportunities

• Entry to DITEntry to DIT

• Financed by fees and donationsFinanced by fees and donations


Mbweni ConstructionMbweni Construction

Buildings for the JVCE and for local Buildings for the JVCE and for local businesses and residentsbusinesses and residents


Dar CDA Mushroom CompanyDar CDA Mushroom Company

Introducing new mushroom varieties to TanzaniaIntroducing new mushroom varieties to Tanzania


Community Fuel and PowerCommunity Fuel and Power

• Energy for the JVCEEnergy for the JVCE

• Sales and services to local Sales and services to local businesses businesses and residents and residents

The Mbweni JVCEThe Mbweni JVCE

Millions of potential Millions of potential customers nearbycustomers nearby

Access to Access to international air and international air and

sea transportsea transport

A model for JVCEs in A model for JVCEs in urban/suburban urban/suburban

locationslocations

Mbweni

The Ahakishaka JVCEThe Ahakishaka JVCE

AhakishakaAhakishaka

Remote and Remote and unspoiled, unspoiled, ideal for ideal for many many agricultural agricultural venturesventures

Land is Land is currently currently being being transferred to transferred to the local NPOthe local NPO

TANZANIATANZANIA

SVISVI

Goal:Goal:

Solar power for Solar power for every householdevery household

SVI AccomplishmentsSVI Accomplishments

SVI AccomplishmentsSVI Accomplishments• Capacity buildingCapacity building

SVI Center and SVI Center and solar-powered solar-powered radio radio communications communications equipmentequipment


• Tourist camp, dining facility, and meeting hallTourist camp, dining facility, and meeting hall

Visitors rest by the main Visitors rest by the main guest quarters of the tourist guest quarters of the tourist

camp.camp.

The SVI Board assembles for The SVI Board assembles for a meeting in the dining a meeting in the dining

facility.facility.



• SSports, music, entertainment, art, and healthports, music, entertainment, art, and health

Local artistLocal artist Primary school choirPrimary school choir




• Installations of solar systemsInstallations of solar systems

Nighttime portrait taken by the light Nighttime portrait taken by the light of a solar home systemof a solar home system





• Water distribution systemWater distribution system

Photos from the inspection and dedication of the completed Photos from the inspection and dedication of the completed waterworks.waterworks.





• Water distribution systemWater distribution system

• Model farm and tree nurseryModel farm and tree nursery

Seedlings flourish at the tree Seedlings flourish at the tree nursery in Ahakishaka’s temperate nursery in Ahakishaka’s temperate

climate with abundant rainfall.climate with abundant rainfall.

SVI DaySVI Day

Ahakishaka: The Land ofAhakishaka: The Land ofRelentless HospitalityRelentless Hospitality

GiftsGifts More giftsMore gifts

Industrious EnthusiasmIndustrious Enthusiasm

Building the water distribution systemBuilding the water distribution system

The Ahakishaka JVCE:The Ahakishaka JVCE:Three Profit CentersThree Profit Centers

Construction Construction and and

ManufacturingManufacturing

Energy and Energy and UtilitiesUtilities

Food Processing Food Processing and Agribusinessand Agribusiness

inputs and outputsinputs and outputs

operational operational autonomyautonomy


• Food processing and agribusinessFood processing and agribusinessAhakishaka Bean and Corn (ABC)Ahakishaka Bean and Corn (ABC)

Lush Lush Ahakishaka Ahakishaka

farmlandfarmland


• Food processing and agribusinessFood processing and agribusinessAhakishaka Bean and CornAhakishaka Bean and CornKakiriba FishKakiriba Fish

Kakiriba fishermenKakiriba fishermen(and a few swimmers)(and a few swimmers)


• Food processing and agribusinessFood processing and agribusinessAhakishaka Bean and CornAhakishaka Bean and CornKakiriba FishKakiriba FishBiofuel Demonstration ForestBiofuel Demonstration Forest

Croton megalocarpusCroton megalocarpusblossoms and nutsblossoms and nuts


• Food processing and agribusinessFood processing and agribusinessAhakishaka Bean and CornAhakishaka Bean and CornKakiriba FishKakiriba FishBiofuel Demonstration ForestBiofuel Demonstration ForestSeed Propagation Center and Tree NurserySeed Propagation Center and Tree Nursery

Seedlings thrive in Seedlings thrive in Ahakishaka’s climate.Ahakishaka’s climate.


• Energy and utilitiesEnergy and utilitiesVillage Power and LightVillage Power and Light

Villagers gather to Villagers gather to watch a movie on a watch a movie on a

solar-powered solar-powered television.television.


• Energy and utilitiesEnergy and utilitiesVillage Power and LightVillage Power and LightAhakishaka WaterworksAhakishaka Waterworks

A reliable water supply A reliable water supply made a new girls’ made a new girls’

secondary school (under secondary school (under construction) possible.construction) possible.


• Energy and utilitiesEnergy and utilitiesVillage Power and LightVillage Power and LightAhakishaka WaterworksAhakishaka WaterworksInformation CenterInformation Center

Waiting for an opportunity Waiting for an opportunity to read… or maybe to to read… or maybe to

create a MySpace pagecreate a MySpace page


• Construction and manufacturingConstruction and manufacturing SVI Construction and Civil WorksSVI Construction and Civil Works

New school New school construction in construction in

AhakishakaAhakishaka


• Construction and manufacturingConstruction and manufacturing SVI Construction and Civil WorksSVI Construction and Civil WorksSVI Light ManufacturingSVI Light Manufacturing

Meeting with the coffee co-Meeting with the coffee co-op, which always has a op, which always has a

plentiful supply of husks plentiful supply of husks and otherand other

agro-wasteagro-waste

SVISVI

Josephat Josephat Kinyina: man of Kinyina: man of

visionvision

SVISVI

Josephat Josephat Kinyina: man of Kinyina: man of

vision and vision and energy as he energy as he

joins in the SVI joins in the SVI Day celebrationDay celebration

WILMA Lead PatronWILMA Lead Patron

Innocent Bash (center) discusses an energy project with a Innocent Bash (center) discusses an energy project with a government land agent (left) and Josephat Kinyina.government land agent (left) and Josephat Kinyina.

The Ahakishaka JVCE:The Ahakishaka JVCE:Management TeamManagement Team

• Josephat Karoli, engineer and hydrologistJosephat Karoli, engineer and hydrologist

• Josephat Kinyina, chairman of Ahakishaka Josephat Kinyina, chairman of Ahakishaka Village Village and of SVIand of SVI

• Ernest JohansenErnest Johansen, manager of , manager of waterworks, tree waterworks, tree nurserynursery, and other SVI facilities, and other SVI facilities

The Ahakishaka JVCE:The Ahakishaka JVCE:Indigenous Leadership in Indigenous Leadership in ActionAction

• Isolated from public utilitiesIsolated from public utilities

• Untouched by most foreign development Untouched by most foreign development programsprograms

• Local leaders with the commitment and vision Local leaders with the commitment and vision to to implement changeimplement change

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WILMAWILMA3031 Macomb Street NW3031 Macomb Street NWWashington, DC 20008Washington, DC 20008

(202) 237-2146(202) [email protected]@wilma.us

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