Country Assistance Strategy

A new Joint Assistance Strategy for Tanzania (JAST) which includes planned support to Tanzania from the 35 members of the Tanzania Development Partners Group (DPG) over the FY07/08-FY09/10 period was discussed by the World Bank Executive Directors in April 2007.

 

The JAST---developed jointly with all 35 members of the DPG---includes the Government-led national medium-term framework to improve donor collaboration in support of Tanzania’s development and poverty reduction goals, a joint country analysis and DPG planned support and aid effectiveness commitments to Tanzania over the 4 remaining years of Tanzania's development strategy (MKUKUTA).

Part IV of the JAST lays out the specific support that each agency will provide to the country. In the case of the World Bank Group, the final section describes the its strategic approach and proposed program over the FY07-10 period, including ongoing and planned advice, analytic work and financing. The new strategy includes more than of US$2.3 billion in IDA lending over the period.

World Bank Group support to Tanzania will focus on the three clusters of MKUKUTA:

• Cluster I: Growth of the Economy and Reduction of Income Poverty. WBG support will focus on improving prospects for growth, especially in terms of the investment climate, through better informed choices and better financed programs in agriculture, forestry, environment, and mining; reduced infrastructure bottlenecks, notably in transport and energy; a stronger focus on improving labour force skills; deepening reforms in the financial sector and enabling environment for private sector activities; and increased regional integration.
• Cluster II: Improvement of Quality of Life and Social Well-being.   WBG’s strategic focus will be to strengthen health financing and human resources, and technical, tertiary and secondary education, improve capacity at local government level to deliver services, together with improved monitoring and reporting; and support social protection with a focus on analysis and advice on how to better manage social risk and reach the vulnerable members of the community.
• Cluster III:Governance and Accountability. WBG strategy will help improve governance at national, district and village levels, through both supply- and demand-side assistance; and promote greater use of country systems, and more effective use and strengthening of domestic capacity and accountability, notably in key governance institutions, e.g. accounting, auditing, financial management, procurement, and social safeguards.