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Tanzania

CIDA Disbursements in Tanzania: Breakdown by Aid Channels (in $ millions), 2007-2008

Source: CIDA Statistical Report on International Assistance, 2007-2008

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Tanzanian women at an agricultural producers' meeting near the town of Karogwe, in the Arusha Region. © ACDI-CIDA/Peter Bennette

Overview

Tanzania is a young but stable democracy and has one of Africa's stronger governance and human rights records. Institutional capacity remains weak but is slowly increasing, particularly in the ministries of finance, education, and health.

Tanzania continues to be affected by the global economic downturn and is experiencing shortfalls from projected revenues due to lower prices and diminished demand for tourism and for major exports such as cotton, coffee, tanzanite, and diamonds. Some 58 percent of Tanzania's population of approximately 40 million lives on less than US$1.25/day. The country ranks 151 out of 182 on the United Nations Development Programme's 2009 human development index.

While food security is not currently a significant problem, Tanzania's vulnerability in this area remains moderately high. Over the past several years, cereal production has only been sufficient to cover national requirements, and regional disparities in availability and access to nutritious foods persist. To date, the government has responded effectively to these issues as they have arisen.

Tanzania is on track to meet the education, equality between women and men, and some health-related Millennium Development Goals but is off track on reducing income poverty and maternal mortality and in combatting HIV/AIDS.

Thematic Focus

In 2009, as part of Canada's new aid effectiveness agenda, Tanzania was selected by CIDA as one of 20 countries of focus. CIDA will support the achievement of development outcomes outlined in the Tanzania's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for 2005-2010 with which CIDA themes closely align.

In this strategy Tanzania's aims include:

Improving economic growth and reducing income poverty
Improving the quality of life and social well-being of Tanzanians
Promoting good governance and accountability

CIDA is committed to tightening its focus and scaling up its impact in three sectors, in line with the strategy. These sectors include health, governance, and private sector development-all identified by Tanzania and Canada as central to poverty reduction efforts. CIDA will continue to consolidate gains made in the education sector.

Children and youth

CIDA's focus on maternal and child health is critical to improving the quality of life and well-being of Tanzanians. It will do so specifically by supporting delivery of health services to children and to pregnant women. To achieve results in this area, CIDA will provide support to Tanzania's health systems, increase the population's access to qualified health care workers, and promote measures to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among youth while mitigating its impact on children and their families. At the same time, CIDA will continue consolidating gains in education through existing programming.

Selected examples of expected results

Access to quality education at all levels will improve, and the percentage of secondary students passing school-leaving exams will increase from 35% to 70%
Access to qualified health care workers for mothers and their children will increase, especially in underserved areas, and the percentage of births attended by skilled health workers will increase from 46% to 80%
The survival rates of pregnant mothers and their children will improve, with maternal mortality rates decreasing from 578 to 265 per 100,000, and mortality rates for children under the age of 5 decreasing from 94 to 79 per 1,000
Enrolment of youth in community-focused, HIV/AIDS prevention, and care programs will increase from 135,000 to 440,000

Economic growth

CIDA will contribute to sustainable economic growth through its financial support to Tanzania's national budget, specifically to support core reform programs, continued investments in the social sectors, increased agricultural productivity, and improved rural infrastructure. This will be advanced through the restructuring of the business-enabling environment by expanding access to credit and financial services to small businesses, by engaging women and youth in agricultural development and other small-scale productive activities, and by improving compliance with environmental laws and legislation. CIDA's support to the national budget will assist the government to deliver on its renewed commitment to food security and economic growth and to respond to ongoing and emerging priority issues such as the global economic crisis at both national and local levels.

Selected examples of expected results

The efficiency of the courts in the resolution of commercial cases will be improved
Access to financial services and credit for poor Tanzanians will be increased, with 1,000,000 individuals―including up to 280,000 women and youth―having access by 2012
Agricultural production rate will increase by 7%
The Environment Management Act, regulations, and quality standards will be issued and enforced, with the number of districts allocating budgets for implementing the Act increasing to 133

Progress on Aid Effectiveness

Tanzania has been a leader in aid effectiveness, showing strong national ownership, high-level commitment to important reform areas, and leadership in coordinating development efforts around the PRSP. The 2006 endorsement of the Joint Assistance Strategy for Tanzania (Microsoft Word format) by the government and donors has led to increased alignment with national priorities and increased use of country systems for program delivery. This has improved harmonization among donors.

Last year saw significant progress made on a division of labour exercise, whereby the government and donors agreed to rationalize sectors of engagement by donors based on Tanzanian priorities. CIDA has been identified to lead donors in important social sectors―education, human resources for health, and HIV/AIDS―as well as on the crosscutting legal reform.

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United Republic of Tanzania: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (864.47 KB, 119 pages)

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