The Embassy of Tanzania in Washington, DC hosted the launch of the African Diaspora Marketplace III (ADMIII), on October 27th 2014. ADM is an opportunity for African diaspora members who are involved in businesses in their home country to acquire a grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which works together with Western Union and Homestrings to provide grants and technical support to these businesses. The Marketplace was initiated in 2009 in recognition that many Africans in the US are involved in projects in their home country but could use some extra help in terms of funding and technical support. ADM III will be open for application submission toward the end of 2014 and will focus mainly on funding African businesses that are looking to increase the use of ICT in their work. More information available at www.diasporamarketplace.org
Jeffrey L. Jackson, Senior Private Sector Advisor, USAID speaking about the launch of ADM III.
H.E. Ambassador Liberata Mulamula sharing her remarks to the audience of the ADM III launch. Since ADM I and II had only one Tanzanian participant, she encouraged those in the Tanzanian diaspora to take advantage of this opportunity and apply for the grant funding. As a woman Ambassador, she was heartened to announce that the ADM has a strong partnership with the African Womens Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP), and that there is a special effort to promote women-owned businesses.
Linda Etim, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa, USAID
Barbara Span, Vice President, Global Public Affairs, Western Union
Liesl Riddle, Professor, George Washington University School of Business
Eric-Vincent Guichard, CEO, Homestrings
Zelalem Dagne,
CEO, Global Tracking, ADM AwardeeManager of Global Technology & Investment PLC,
H.E. Ambassador Amina S. Ali, Permanent Representative of the African Union Mission to the USA
Ambassadors and representatives of the African diplomatic corps in Washington DC
