Following participation at the Spring Fair in Birmingham in February 2008, products of human ingenuity from Tanzania secured export markets in UK, Spain and the US.

Tanzania Trade Centre in London in cooperation with the Village Collection in UK coordinated Tanzania’s Participation at this Show which was Organized at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham from 3 to 7 February, 2008.

This Participation followed a Product study which was carried out in October 2007 to identify Arts and Craft Products from Tanzania, which have the potential to capture external markets.

Support in this exercise was received from the Board of External Trade (BET) and Small Industry Development Organization (SIDO), for which products selected were dispatched timely for the exhibition.

Products included Makonde wood and Stone carvings, Loom textiles, Basketry, Masai beautification products such as beads, bangles, etc.  Others included handmade batiks, khanga’s and paintings by various Artists.

As a result of this participation, the Director of the Village Collection received many enquiries and  orders whose value could not immediately be ascertained but has indicated that such products made by human hands using materials naturally available in the country have the potential to penetrate external markets provided consistency is maintained for quality and delivery.            Read Report in Swahili Language>>>>>>