Priority Projects in Tanzania

Improving Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Tanzania

Plan is helping to deliver sustainable community-managed water supplies and improved health and hygiene through a community-led total sanitation approach in Kisarawe district, benefiting around 70,000 people. Read More or Donate Now!

Our plan in Tanzania

Plan is working at the grassroots level in Tanzania to help communities make real and lasting change, so that their children have the opportunity to reach their full potential. Sponsor a child in Tanzania.

Plan began working in Tanzania in 1991 and currently has programs in six districts which aim to address the following issues affecting children:

• High levels of HIV and AIDS infection and preventable diseases
• Limited access to quality education
• Environmental degradation and poor access to safe water and sanitation
• Low household income
• Denial of child rights and gender discrimination

Plan’s programs and strategies to address these issues include:

Health

Malaria is the leading cause of death in Tanzania.  Plan’s programs focus on health promotion for women and children in the areas of reproductive health and preventative health for sexually transmitted diseases.  Plan Tanzania supports programs which provide malaria-prevention resources, improve hygiene and sanitation, conduct immunisation and train community health workers.  Plan’s HIV and AIDS programs help to improve awareness, education and reduce the stigma surrounding the disease.

Education

Plan Tanzania supports equal access for boys and girls to quality pre-school, primary, secondary and vocational education.  Plan also encourages community-management of educational facilities.

Environmental sustainability

Inadequate natural resource management in Tanzania leads to poor access to clean and safe water, proper sanitation and hygiene practices result in higher instances of disease.  Plan Tanzania’s programs support increased water access initiatives and community awareness and training in relation to water management and sanitation.

Household economic security

Plan Tanzania works to improve employment and income opportunities for families by promoting improved farming processes for efficient food production, vocational and economic management training.

Child rights

There are many vulnerable children in Tanzania, including those living in rural areas, are disabled or orphaned, who do not have the capacity to protect or advocate for their rights.  Plan Tanzania supports child rights awareness campaigns and child participating programs including artistic activities, video production and events.

Country Facts

Country	Tanzania	Australia
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Population	37.6 Million	21 Million
Language	Swahili and English.	English
Capital	Dodoma	Canberra
GDP per capita (USD/year)	288	$37,300
Life expectancy	45.9	81.5
Access to safe drinking water	62%	100%
Literacy	69.4%	100%
Source:	United Nations: Millennium Development Goals Report 2006