Our chief changemaker in Tanzania

Gasto Thadeus Lekule

 

 

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.