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Poverty and Human Development Report 2009 - UNDP in Tanzania

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POVERTY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT <strong>2009</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>cludes a small number of <strong>in</strong>dicators to assess progress <strong>in</strong> local government reform. Therefore,<br />

to supplement analysis of the specific <strong>in</strong>dicators, this PHDR <strong>in</strong>cludes analysis of recent survey<br />

evidence of citizens’ participation <strong>in</strong> local governance <strong>and</strong> their access to local government<br />

<strong>in</strong>formation, as well as an exam<strong>in</strong>ation of progress <strong>in</strong> local government fiscal reforms. <strong>Tanzania</strong>’s<br />

policy of decentralisation by devolution is <strong>in</strong>tended to encourage citizens’ active participation<br />

<strong>in</strong> democratic processes <strong>and</strong> to strengthen the responsiveness, capacity, transparency <strong>and</strong><br />

accountability of local government authorities (LGAs).<br />

Goal 1<br />

Structures <strong>and</strong> Systems of Governance as well<br />

as the Rule of Law Are Democratic, Participatory,<br />

Representative, Accountable <strong>and</strong> Inclusive<br />

The <strong>in</strong>dicators for this goal are:<br />

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Percentage of population with birth certificates (urban, rural, Dar es Salaam)<br />

Percentage of women among senior civil servants<br />

Percentage of women representatives elected to district council<br />

Proportion of women among Members of Parliament<br />

Percentage of females from smallholder households with l<strong>and</strong> ownership or customary<br />

l<strong>and</strong> rights<br />

Proportion of villages assemblies hold<strong>in</strong>g quarterly meet<strong>in</strong>g with public m<strong>in</strong>utes<br />

Proportion of LGAs post<strong>in</strong>g public budgets, revenue <strong>and</strong> actual expenditures on easily<br />

accessible public notice boards<br />

Birth Registration<br />

Birth registration is a fundamental right of citizenship, <strong>and</strong> birth certificates are <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>gly<br />

required for national identification <strong>and</strong> for registration of children <strong>in</strong> school. The THMIS 2007/08<br />

estimated that only one-fifth of births (20.1%) <strong>in</strong> Ma<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong> <strong>Tanzania</strong> are registered, a marg<strong>in</strong>al<br />

<strong>in</strong>crease from 17.6% <strong>in</strong> 2004/05. Marked disparities <strong>in</strong> birth registration rates were recorded by<br />

residence (urban areas 46%, rural areas 15%); by region (from under 5% <strong>in</strong> Tabora <strong>and</strong> Manyara<br />

to 75% <strong>in</strong> Dar es Salaam; <strong>and</strong> by household wealth status (60% for children <strong>in</strong> the highest wealth<br />

qu<strong>in</strong>tile compared with 10% <strong>in</strong> the lowest qu<strong>in</strong>tile). The significant variations <strong>in</strong> birth registrations<br />

reflect <strong>in</strong> part the disparities <strong>in</strong> facility-based deliveries.<br />

The MKUKUTA <strong>in</strong>dicator specifically monitors the percentage of children under-five years with<br />

birth certificates. The THMIS 2007/08 reports that only 6.3% of children under five years of age<br />

<strong>in</strong> Ma<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong> <strong>Tanzania</strong> had a birth certificate (rural 3.3%; urban 20.9 %), marg<strong>in</strong>ally higher than<br />

rates recorded <strong>in</strong> the TDHS 2004/05 (Ma<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong> <strong>Tanzania</strong> 5.7%, rural 2.7%, urban 17.8%).<br />

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