Arusha women entrepreneur: reducing poverty through job creation and sustainable income for smallholder farmers

Abstract

Subject area Social enterprise. Study level/applicability This case study can be used on modules on social enterprise (SE) and international business for undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Case overview Arusha Women Entrepreneur (AWE) is a SE established in 2008 in Tanzania that employs low-income women from peri-urban Arusha and provides technical and management skills training to smallholder farmers. AWE has created a value supply chain from the production and marketing of aflatoxin-free, natural peanut butter, having a strong vision of delivering social and development benefits for smallholder peanut farmers and unemployed women. Expected learning outcomes This case is the basis for class discussion rather than for illustrating either effective or ineffective handling of a business. From this case, students will learn about the emergence and development of SEs and the challenges they encounter to grow. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email support@emeraldinsight.com to request teaching notes. Subject code CSS: 3: Entrepreneurship.