CAPws - Community Action Against Plastic Waste

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ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility Organization (PETpro), Community Action Against Plastic Waste (CAPws), and Emerging Generation Initiative (EGI) are excited to announce a new partnership to launch the Taka Biashara Youth Innovation Academy (TBYIA) a transformative program empowering youth, women, and persons living with disabilities (PLWD) in Tanzania’s circular economy.

This 3-month blended academy will provide 50 young changemakers from Dar es Salaam and Pwani with training, mentorship, policy engagement, and practical placements in the reuse economy, recycling, and circular innovations.

Together, we aim to drive inclusive innovation, sustainable entrepreneurship, and climate action across communities.

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May God bless our dear country.