Minister Hasunga and H.E. Masima visiting Innovation: Africa

The Tanzanian Minister of Agriculture, Japhet Hasunga held talks with Mrs. Sivan Yaari, Founder & CEO of Innovation: Africa. In a work session held at her office in Herzliya, Israel, Minister Hasunga invited Mrs. Sivan Yaari to visit and invest in Tanzania.

He said that Innovation: Africa should strengthen ties with the Tanzanian government to keep on contributing and solving part of the country's issues while strengthening ties by providing Israeli water technologies water and solar solutions to Tanzanian villages as assisting orphanages.

Minister Hasunga assured Mrs. Sivan Yaari that Tanzania is the right place for investment and a safe place to live since the government led by President John Pombe Magufuli strengthens its efforts to improve lives of Tanzanians while boosting the economy of the country and by implementing the TIC (Trade Investment Center) which is the government's primary institution responsible for coordinating, encouraging, promoting and facilitating investment.

Tanzania is a leading investor in East Africa since it managed to attract investment worth US $ 1.18 billion, followed by Uganda to US $ 0.7 billion and Kenya to US $ 0.67 billion. “Due to key measures taken by the Government to call investment in the country, the investment rate has improved compared to other East African countries.” 

Global investment reports demonstrate that Tanzania among the other East African countries leads in calling investment. The 2018 World Investment Report released by the United Nations Agency for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) identified the prevalence when it comes to investment while "The Africa Investment Index (AII) 2018" indicates that Tanzania ranks 13th among the 54 African countries in providing marketing opportunities and investment incentives.”

Mrs. Sivan Yaari, Founder & CEO of Innovation Africa speaking endorsed Minister Hasunga's advice to increase her support and action in Tanzania and assured of her next trip to Tanzania to do so.

Since February 2018, when H.E. Mr. Job Daudi Masima met Innovation: Africa's team for the first time and offered his partnership to assist them developing their action in Tanzania, the number of projects achieved initially at 16 increased to 34 within few months.

For the 10 years of Innovation: Africa, 60 years of MASHAV and 70 years of Israel celebrated in December 2018, H.E. Mr Job Daudi Masima was rewarded for his support in bringing Israeli Solar and Water Technologies to Tanzania.

Innovation: Africa has brought Israeli solar, agricultural and water technologies to over 200+ projects in 10 African countries and each project is tracked live, thanks to their Israeli remote monitoring technology.

​In 2012, Innovation: Africa was granted Special Consultative Status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, marking them as one of a select group of NGO’s that have access to UN meetings at the highest level, and can participate in global discussions on the needs of rural communities.

In 2013, Innovation: Africa was rewarded the UN Innovation Award at the United Nation’s Global South-South Development Expo, recognizing their self-sustaining model to transform lives using Israeli innovation.