The Social Development Civil Society Fund The World Bank Tanzania Office is pleased to announce the availability of funds under the Social Development Civil Society Fund (CSF) for 2008. The activities to be funded by the Fund aim to facilitate the empowerment of citizens for more inclusive and equitable development. The Fund was created in 1983 to promote dialogue and disseminate information to forums outside regular World Bank operations/projects. The World Bank invites interested Tanzanian Civil Society Organizations to submit their applications and proposals (closing date: April 15, 2008) on innovative ideas that focus on Civic Engagement to improve community level development through innovative good governance practices. The available budget for Fiscal Year 2008 will range between $4000 and $7000 for a winning organization. More (pdf)... Tanzania Seeks Improved Energy Access for Rural and Urban Homes 
A new project, financed by the World Bank, will invest in the country's energy sector improving the livelihood of more than 80,000 households. More...
VP for Africa Assesses Results in Tanzania
 World Bank VP Obiageli Ezekwesili, in Tanzania for the 2007 Aid-for-Trade conference, praised education and water sector projects. More...
HIV/AIDS Takes Priority at Arusha Meeting
 Officials and local community members discuss ways to improve the HIV/AIDS response. More...
Trained Rats Sniff out TB, Land Mines in Tanzania  Trained sniffer rats could be the new weapon in the battle against the quickly rising number of tuberculosis (TB) patients that go undiagnosed each year in Africa. More...
Community Projects Uplifts Livelihoods in Rural Tanzania An elderly group in Bukabile village, Magu District in Shinyanga region owns six acres of land. The Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) which receives support from the World Bank visited the group and provided an input of US $300 (approximately 3.5million Tanzania shillings) to start horticultural gardening under the income generating activities. More... The World Bank in Tanzania Tanzania joined the World Bank Group in 1962. Beginning with a credit from the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) for education in 1963, over US$5.8 billion in credits and US$274 million in grants have so far been approved. Currently, the portfolio comprises of 21 active projects with commitments of $1.7 billion in all major sectors. The undisbursed balance stands at $1.1 billion. See the Country Brief for more details.
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