Poverty and Human Development Report (PHDR)2011 | The 2011 Poverty and Human Development Report (PHDR) presents a consolidated review of progress towards the goals and targets under the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUKUTA). Using the nationally agreed indicators for MKUKUTA I as the framework for the analysis and covering the period from 2001 to 2011, the report aims to critically assess the achievements to date, discuss…

| The Poverty and Human Development Report (PHDR) - 2009 is a key output of the Government of Tanzania’s poverty monitoring system. It provides consolidated analysis of progress towards national development goals as well as discussion on important socio-economic issues affecting the country. PHDR 2009 is the fifth report in the series since 2002, and marks the end of the first phase of the National…

| The core purpose of PHDR 2009 is to review progress towards Tanzania’s development goals as set by the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty 2005-2010 (MKUKUTA). This brief, the first of a series of five briefs on the report, presents a summary of trends and targets under MKUKUTA’s Cluster I, which focuses on indicators of national economic growth and reduction of income poverty.

| The broad outcomes of MKUKUTA’s Cluster II are to improve the quality of life and social well-being of Tanzanians, and to reduce inequalities across geographic areas and between income, age, gender and other groups. Expanded access to, and delivery of, quality social services and the establishment of social protection mechanisms are vital to attaining these outcomes. This brief, the second in the…

| Economic growth, reduction of poverty and improved quality of life all rely upon the fair, effective and transparent use of Tanzania’s resources. Therefore, the success of MKUKUTA’s Clusters I and II relies on achieving the four desired outcomes of MKUKUTA’s Cluster III: i) good governance and the rule of law; ii) accountability of leaders and public servants; iii) democracy, and political and…

| Chapter 2 of PHDR 2009 examined national progress in poverty reduction by comparing findings from the latest Household Budget Survey conducted in 2007 with the previous HBS in 2000/01. The analysis looked at household well-being from several different perspectives: household consumption levels, household expenditure patterns, asset ownership, and household occupation and place of residence.1 This brief,…

| Since the mid-1980s, the Government of Tanzania has re-oriented its central developmental responsibilities to: (i) provide policy and strategic direction for the country; (ii) create an enabling environment for the private sector to operate; and (iii) establish and strengthen the institutional framework for growth and accompanying regulatory and enforcement systems.

| MKUKUTA’s Cluster I focuses on growth and the reduction of income poverty. What are the trends for GDP and sectorial growth? Will the targets set by MKUKUTA be achieved?

MKUKUTA Secretariat, Poverty Eradication Division | This study, known as the ‘Views of the Children’ (VoC) study was designed to be complementary to the ‘Views of the People’ (VoP) survey. The Views of the People 2007 is a major survey commissioned as part of the Poverty Monitoring System (PMS) of MKUKUTA (the National Strategy for Growth and Poverty Reduction). The key findings from the Views of the Children study were included in the full…

| Ripoti hii na matokeo ya utafiti wa watoto 512, wenye umri kati ya miaka 7 - 14 kutoka mikoa kumi ya Tanzania Bara. Utafiti huu ni wa kwanza wa aina yake kwa Tanzania, unatoa uelewa wa watoto kwa masuala yanayohusiana na elimu: huduma za shue kama vile afya, upatikanaji wa maji na chakula, vitabu vya kiada, walimu, nidhamu, gharama za ziada na matamanio ya watoto katika kuboresha elimu.
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