Tanzania
Tanzania has been stable and peaceful since independence in 1961.
Despite having one of the greatest ranges of ethnic and religious
diversity in the world (some 120 tribes), it maintains a tradition
of strong toleration.
Although Tanzania has undergone significant economic and structural
reform, it still has a long way to go in reducing poverty. It is
heavily aid dependent (approximately 40% of the national budget is
funded through aid) and more than a third of its people live below
the national poverty line.
Find out more in Key facts: Tanzania.
DFID’s main challenges in Tanzania are:
- governance
- health
- education.
How we've helped
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The Kililmanjaro Band has been playing and recording for decades, but band members have made little money from their work - unlike the pirates who have cashed in on their four albums. Tightening up copyright law is the answer - which DFID is helping to achieve.
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Although Tabia's family sleep cramped up in one bed, they have something that has long been rare in rural Tanzania: an insecticide-treated mosquito net.
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Kiromo Secondary School has a just-moved-in feel. Though building work is not yet finished, head teacher Evance Haule is full of hope about the future...
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Trade is good at Anna Lupanga's women's clothes shop in Dar es Salaam, but building the business wasn't easy. Anna had an idea, but to get off the ground she really needed a loan.
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