Tanzania 

SNV Tanzania works in two impact areas: 

  •  Improving Access to and Quality of Basic Services with a focus on Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, on primary Education and Renewable Energy (mainly Biogas)
  • Increasing Production, Income and Employment with focus on value chain development in Oilseeds, Livestock and Pro-poor Tourism.

    In both impact areas SNV Tanzania looks at Governance for Empowerment addressing gender, social inclusion and HIV/Aids as crosscutting issues.
 
   
   
 

News and Events 

Edible Oilseed Multi-Stakeholder Meeting
Promoting a formal institution for policy advocacy

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SNV and FLO on Sesame in Tanzania
In February 2009, SNV and Fair Trade Labelling Organisation signed an agreement on strengthening the sesame sub-sector in Lindi and Mtwara.

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SNV joins hands with WaterAid and CONCERN during Water Week
SNV in collaboration with CONCERN International and WaterAid put a joint exhibition on Water Point Mapping during Water Week from 16th -22nd March, 2009 Bukoba Municipality, Tanzania

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Dutch Embassy and SNV to focus on domestic accountability
Proposing a joint programme to support improved service delivery at local level

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Facts and Figures 

  • Population of 39.5 million living mostly in rural areas
  • The country is predominantly arid and semi-arid
  • Tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors in the country
  • Agriculture is dominated by smallholder farmers
  • Tanzania is the tenth biggest exporter of sesame seed on the world market, with major exports going to France, South Africa, Poland, Iran and Turkey.
  • Tanzania’s livestock population ranks third in Africa after Ethiopia and Sudan but accounts for only 4% of the GDP