Some stories begin with a single moment, and then there are stories that expand, rippling outward, touching communities, crossing borders, and transforming lives. The story of EUSMS is the second kind. It doesn’t start in a boardroom or with a strategy memo. It starts in a small classroom in Tanzania, with a group of dream-filled...

The greatest obstacle to East Africa’s sustainable development is the structural injustice that prevents women entrepreneurs from fully participating in the economy. Despite possessing extraordinary resilience and innovation, women are continuously held back by deep systemic hurdles. Their micro-enterprises are not just businesses; they are the financial anchors of entire communities, and the most efficient...