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OECD 1999
Country Programme Evaluations Workshop: The Case of Tanzania
The economic sector programme has been designed and financed mainly by
FOFEA (Federal Office of Foreign Economic Affairs) but synergies with the SDC’s
programme have been aimed at, and mainly concern, the fiscal policy and management
system. The SDC/FOFEA’s activities in this domain focus on transparent and
equitable redistribution mechanisms as well as on adequate resource allocation to
the social sectors. The FOFEA’s main objective is to contribute to the establishment
of conducive enabling conditions to allow the private sector’s steady development.
New cross-cutting support programmes
Decentralisation and Democratisation (D + D) objectives: Enhance community
participation in decision-making; promote the emergence of civil society;
strengthen local government authorities’ capacities to respond to people’s needs;
the co-ordination and harmonisation of sector reforms with the Local Government
Reform, as well as more transparency and accountability in the allocation and management
of district resources. These objectives are designed to boost the SDC sector
programmes and was to be implemented mainly within them.
The Gender-Balanced Development programme is also integrated into the
sector and D + D programmes in addition to national level gender-related activities.
By the end of 1998, a clear strategy adapted to the Tanzanian context will be
developed and be made an integral part of the CP.
Other projects are those that cannot be integrated into the sector programmes,
that will continue throughout the duration of the next CP (the Southern
Highlands Dairy Development Project or SHDDP, the Tanzania-Swiss Trust Fund),
or will be phased out in 1999 (National Income Generation Project). They are an
integral part of the financial programming, and specific support programme
resources will be allocated to SHDDP.
Poverty alleviation
Both new strategic orientations (D + D and Gender) aim at spearheading one
of our major CP objectives-people-centred development-in order to better target
poverty alleviation.
In accordance with the Tanzanian Strategy for Poverty Eradication, this new CP
is particularly targeted on the improvement of Tanzania’s living conditions and selfreliance.
Improvements, such as: the move from the project approach to the programme/sector-wide
approach, the particular attention given to district comprehensive
interventions in the health and the infrastructure programmes bringing the
development activities and the related decision-making process closer to the people,
as well as the adoption of measures aimed at the promotion of a conducive
environment for economic growth and private sector investment.
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