Participatory Approaches to Local Government Planning in Tanzania
District planning combines district-based, participatory and national planning processes. This brief and accompanying report explores the views and experiences of local government staff of this ‘hybrid’ planning model. The brief also summarises the financial, administrative, and political constraints to participatory planning, and by implication the resulting constraints upon Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) as a means […]
Summary of conclusions from recent research and synthesis of key issues on poverty in Tanzania
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.