Robert Lukumay, manager SME Impact Fund, has won this year’s Tanzania Young Professionals Award, due to his efforts to improve the lives of small and medium scale farmers in Tanzania. "I am honoured to receive this award and proud to be able to contribute in a meaningful way to Tanzania’s economic development.”
Robert Lukumay’s story represents the spirit of hard work that is being embraced by young Tanzanians. It also exhibits his thirst for success, while not excluding a desire to elevate the lives of other Tanzanians.
Robert: “I truly believe agriculture is the backbone of our country’s economy. By providing loans, skills and knowledge to small and medium enterprises in agricultural value chains, we unlock the agricultural potential of East Africa."
