The percentage of people in Plan assisted communities who suffer from inadequate housing, soil erosion and unsafe water is very high. In response Plan works together with families and groups on a continual basis to improve the habitat in which children live. This is facilitated by providing access to a reliable and year long source of safe water, educating communities on hygiene and health, and improving access to sanitary facilities.

Adequate medical care within Tanzania is limited primarily to the larger cities. Rural areas suffer from inadequate and insufficient health coverage. Plan.s Community Based Health Care program is designed to address the most pressing of these health related challenges. Firstly, Plan works to improve infant, child, and maternal morbidity and mortality rates by reducing the incidence of communicable diseases and by improving the quality of health services to women and children. Plan provides technical and financial support for the construction, rehabilitation and staffing of health clinics throughout program areas.

In order to encourage greater awareness and understanding with regard to education, Plan works together with both the national government and local communities to implement education-centred programs and activities. These initiatives include campaigns, awareness classes, and literacy classes for adults, as well as non-formal education for out-of-school youth. Plan also seeks to work more closely with the government and teachers with the goals of implementing teaching methods and curriculum that are more appropriate to the needs and lifestyles of children.

Agriculture dominates Tanzania's economy, employing more than 90% of the working population and accounting for 60% of the Gross Domestic Product. Important food crops include maize, wheat, cassava, rice, sorghum, bananas, fruits, and vegetables. Plan provided farmers with technical and financial assistance, as well as training focused on such topics as the use of more environmentally friendly fertilisers and pesticides, more sustainable farming methods and crop diversification. Plan works with families and communities, encouraging them to attend classes on business and financial capacity building, small business development, vocational training, agricultural training and savings and loan initiatives. This is to ensure awareness about financial management, as well as to build a foundation for economic advancement.