The Small Industries Development Organisation (SIDO) was established with a mission to promote the development of small scale industries in Tanzania. Recently however, in direct response to growing demand from clients, donors and Government, SIDO has progressively engaged itself in supporting micro businesses particularly in the informal sector. Hence, SIDO’s new mission is to develop create, promote and sustain, indigenous entrepreneurial base in the small scale industries and micro businesses.

Functions:

• To promote the development of small industries, as well as to plan and co-ordinate their activities.
• To provide technical assistance, management and consultancy services to small industry enterprises in Tanzania.

• To provide and promote training facilities for persons engaged in or employed or to be employed in small industries and to assist and co-ordinate activities of other institutions engaged in such training.

  A Socio-economic Approach to Development

  SIDO’s approach is predominantly a socio-economic development model. Their support for local industry is aimed at building the economic base of the country and exploiting resources efficiently with a focus on medium, small and micro-industries on the basis that large industries can readily access credit and can afford to pay for business development services.

  

  Mr Kiyenze teaches blacksmiths on the recently funded Tools for Self Reliance project.

  For further information on SIDO: www.sido.go.tz.