Launched in 2000, the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) is the basis of Tanzania’s post Millennium social and economic development efforts. PRS focuses on (1) reducing income poverty; (2) improving human capabilities, survival, and social well-being; and (3) containing extreme vulnerability among the poor.
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