Tanzania joined the World Bank in 1962 beginning with a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) for education a year later. Since then, the Bank has provided over US$ 6.2 billion in credits and US$274 million in grants to support projects and programmes identified as priorities by the government.
Currently, the portfolio comprises of 23 active projects with commitments of $2 billion in all major sectors. The undisbursed balance stands at US$ 1.1 billion.
Since 2007, aid management in Tanzania has been guided by the Joint Assistance Strategy (JAST) which includes planned support from the 35 members of the Tanzania Development Partners Group (DPG). According to this work plan, the focus of World Bank lending is on higher growth, poverty reduction, and institutional reforms to improve governance and service delivery.
The Bank and other donors fully endorse Tanzania's poverty reduction agenda defined in the "National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (NSGRP), but commonly referred to as MKUKUTA. The MKUKUTA was developed through a participatory process and identifies three broad clusters namely, growth and reduction of income poverty, improved quality of life and social well-being, and governance and accountability as the main pillars in fighting against poverty.
MKUKUTA is outcome-oriented, advocates for cross-sectoral collaboration in the achievement of priority outcomes, and creates space for all the stakeholders to contribute to the poverty reduction agenda.
For more on the World Bank in Tanzania, visit the Country Brief.
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