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Tanzania

Tanzania has seen good economic growth in the last 10 years, as well as strong progress in health, education and other basic services. However there has been little reduction in income poverty and the challenge remains to reach everyone in need. Our team in Tanzania is working to scale up wealth creation programmes, deliver the Millennium Development goals, and getting the government to work better so it’s accountable.

Opening up African Data on a Three Wheeler

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Election season is fast approaching in Tanzania, but retiring President Kikwete continues to take stock of his tenure with a series of events, not least the inaugural Africa Open Data Conference that was hosted in Dar es Salaam last week.   …

Tanzania: One year in...

I’ve just passed a major milestone: my one year anniversary of arriving in Tanzania. Today also sees the launch of the amazing Project Everyone. If you’re a development person, you’ll know that the UN is about to agree a new set …

The Power of Young People #YouthSummit

Last Saturday, I joined the Tanzanian Youth Summit, one of several such events happening across the world, that will culminate in London in a few days (check out the #YouthSummit site). It was a room full of young Tanzanians who …

Development must include Joshua, too

Baby Joshua on his mother's lap. Picture: DFID

Today is the first day of Baroness Northover’s visit to Tanzania, where she is championing the progress of development programmes supported by DFID. The trip’s overarching theme is ‘leave no one behind’ – a key principle the UK is aiming …