Gasto Thadeus Lekule
CEO & Founder
Gasto is the CEO and Founder of The Sote Initiative, a local NGO that implements the Buzz Women Tanzania. Gasto holds MSc Business Administration in International Management from the University of Twente and has substantial experience in project management, capacity building, business development and entrepreneurship and research.
Gasto loves Buzz Women because of the uniqueness of the program; it is built around sustainable thinking – it carries the philosophy “teach the women how to fish, instead of giving them fish”, also, the continued connection with the beneficiaries, through the “anchor women program” brings in a sense of sustainability; “the school on the wheels” concept allows for convenience, as the services are delivered in close proximity to the beneficiaries, which gives a chance to all interested women to participate; the training modules are very appropriate and adjustable/customizable, therefore matching the contents with specific contexts where the program is implemented; also, the applied tools and methods are very simple, interactive and user-friendly and hence so impactful. Furthermore, the network of Buzz Women in the different countries in the world, provides an opportunity for continuous cross-country learning (gaining best practices from other countries), support and improvements, therefore, making the total power of global women even stronger.
Gloria S. Mtei
Finance and Administration Manager
About Buzz Women: I like most the Buzz Women strategies for awakening the inner person strength and abilities which enables the individual to utilise the potential in them and around their societies. Also, i like the participatory methodology of teaching the groups which brings a sense of ownership to the members and easy implementation.
Medan M. Otto
Lead trainer
Buzz Tanzania program has moved me in a special way, as it unleashes and nurture various potentials within the targeted beneficiaries through specially designed financial literacy modules. This is a great seed that is being planted for sustainability of the small/medium self-sufficient as initiated by the beneficiaries.
Hellen Priver Mboye
Communications and Trainers’ Assistant
What I love most about Buzz women in Tanzania, is their dedication to sustainability, through promoting eco-friendly practices contributing to a greener future as well as encouraging women to create a supportive network where they can connect, share experiences and uplift each other.
Emanoela Casmir Ngalu
Trainer
“When you educate women, you educate the entire community”. In the light of this statement, the speciality of the Buzz Women Tanzania project hits differently to me. As it is a juncture where women with varying potentials come together, to connect, pool their resources together for the common good and henceforth, reap the synergic benefits.