In her post on Africa.com, Dr. Victoria Kisyombe of Selfina highlights the significance of La Pietra Coalition initiative The Third Billion, “a campaign we’ve all been waiting for.”
After her husband passed away, Dr. Kisyombe understood Tanzanian women’s actual situation regarding social and cultural barriers to inheritance and property rights, despite the laws as they’re written. As she describes, “technically the problem of long held customs and traditions make it hard for us to hold onto tangible assets.”
She was motivated by this experience to found Selfina in 2002 with its innovative micro-leasing initiative. It’s also why she supports The Third Billion Campaign.
