Tanzania
Since 1982, Tanzania has stood as a key partner country in the Belgian governmental cooperation. The collaborative endeavours of the Tanzanian and Belgian governments are centered on basic infrastructure for water and sanitation, sustainable agriculture, education, skills development, and economic advancement.
Inclusive, green and smart cities
The Green and Smart Cities “SASA” project aims to improve green infrastructure investments and stimulate local economic growth in the Mwanza, Tanga, and Pemba regions. This initiative seeks to mitigate the threats posed by climate change and natural disasters while fostering innovative digital solutions to address urban challenges.
Enabel provides technical assistance and advisory services to government experts, collaborating closely to explore new green approaches such as smart waste management systems, innovative blue economy solutions, and skills development for women and youth. The Green and Smart Cities project is financed by the EU.
Improved access to justice
The Sauti ya Mwanamke project is a part of the EU initiative “Breaking the Glass Ceiling” in Tanzania.
It aims to increase access to justice for women, girls and marginalized groups by reducing the inequalities they too often face in accessing justice services and legal aid. The project works directly with more than 4,000 paralegals through 184 registered paralegal units across the country to strengthen their capacity on gender transformative legal aid.
The project also provides legal assistance including counselling and representation to remanded and prisoners.
Education and skills development
Centered in the Kigoma region, the “Wezesha Binti” project (“Empower the girl” in Kiswahili) aims to empower youth, especially girls and young women (14-29) through various learning opportunities for decent, green jobs and better access to entrepreneurship.
In collaboration with the government of Tanzania, the programme focuses on three main areas: improving access to and quality of secondary education and training; supporting skills development and entrepreneurship training; and developing awareness-raising actions that promote a gender-equal environment.
Water and sanitation
Enabel supports the Tanzanian Ministry of Water to improve water supply and sanitation in six remote districts of the Kigoma region. By constructing water sanitation schemes, including community distribution points, the aim is to provide access to clean water for 200,000 people.
These schemes are adapted to the local environment and can be either surface or groundwater systems.
Additionally, we accompany and train Community-Based Water Supply Organizations (CBWSOs) to maintain the infrastructure and monitor water usage and payments.
Beekeeping value chain support
Despite the global demand for natural honey and beeswax, Tanzanian beekeepers encounter notable obstacles, including limited access to modern beekeeping equipment and training, logistical challenges, and inadequate infrastructure in remote areas, impeding their ability to maximize the potential of the country’s forests and woodlands.
To address this, Enabel collaborates with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, with the support of the European Union, to deliver training programmes on contemporary beekeeping methods and sustainable techniques in the regions of Tabora, Katavi and Pemba. Moreover, efforts are directed towards encouraging greater female participation in the apiculture sector. To date, this initiative has positively impacted over 4,000 Tanzanian beekeepers.
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Since 1982, Tanzania has been a key partner country of Belgian international cooperation. The collaborative efforts of the Tanzanian and Belgian governments focus on diverse priority sectors, notably skills development and entrepreneurship, gender equality and inclusion, education, green and circular economy, and improved access to justice. The 2023-2027 cooperation programme (25 million euros) is called ‘Wezesha Binti’, Swahili for ‘Empower the girl’, and it integrates a gender-transformative approach across all activities. On behalf of the European Union, we also carry out assignments and projects on honey production, improved access to justice, digitalisation, and green climate-resilient urban development.
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