REDUCING POVERTY IN TANZANIA
Recognizing the multi-dimensional nature of poverty, which is widespread in Tanzania and contributes to large rural- urban migration flows, the government launched a com- prehensive poverty reduction project to improve access to basic services and improve livelihoods in communities. The program used a demand-driven approach by selecting and financing projects suggested by affected communities, with the same communities also implementing the pro- jects. The OPEC Fund supported the program with three loans amounting to US$38.35 million. The latest loan of
The selected subprojects built 100 classrooms, 3 adminis- trative school buildings, 9 teacher offices and residences, 45 school bathroom facilities, 22 student residences and 12,000 square meters of playgrounds. They also built or rehabilitated 25 outpatient treatment buildings and 19 res- idences for doctors and nurses. Works in the water sector included the construction of 20 dams with a capacity of 436,865 cubic meters, the installation of 314 meters of tap water supply systems and 173 water tanks with a capacity of 722,000 liters. 492 km of roads with 11 bridges,
US$16.35 million was approved in 2013 and disbursed between 2015 and 2019. Activities and results presented below are those of the third loan.
37 culverts and 11 drifts were con- structed and/or rehabilitated in 98 villages. In agriculture, 26 ir- rigation canals with a length of 66,253 meters were built and 17,517 farmers were trained in improved farming practices. Environmental conservation subprojects included the planting of 512,182 trees, while
Community outreach activities generated 807 proposals for sub- projects, 743 of which were select-
ed for implementation. 7,292 community and local gov- ernment representatives were trained on how to provide oversight during project implementation. The projects en- sured that at least 50 percent of the community members trained were women.
income generation projects provided 12,283 dairy cows, goats, pigs and sheep, 27,275 chicken, 40 sewing ma- chines, 6 milling machines, 1,521 beehives, 18 fish ponds and 6 handicraft centers to poor and vulnerable groups, mainly women, youth and the elderly. The project also promoted
423,780 patients and increased the availability of healthcare personnel in remote areas. Healthcare facilities benefited
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