Resources

Resources Allocation for Local Government Authorities in Tanzania Mainland and Islands in Zanzibar

1.             Background NVF resources for support of implementation of community sub projects were allocated to all district councils in Tanzania Mainland and Islands in Zanzibar.  The allocation was done based on three criteria – population which account for 40%, Geographical size which account for 20% and poverty counts that account for 40%. Since using these criteria alone could cause vast differences between councils’ allocations, 25% of NVF was first deducted and distributed equally to all councils.  The remaining amount was then distributed using a calculated Composite Index that combined Population, Geographic and Poverty Indices.

2.             Resources Allocation The total NVF resources amount to US$ 120 million. Based on population, geographical size and poverty counts criteria, the resources have been allocated to each LGA and Island.  The table below provides the amount for each LGA.

A. Tanzania Mainland

B.            Zanzibar

It should be noted that the share of resources for each LGA/Island will last for the entire Project period. In case a new LGA emerges, it will share resources with its parent LGA for all aspects of Project implementation.

INFORMATION ON RING FENCED FUNDS

Tanzania Social Action Fund CDD approach has attracted many development partners. Some of the development partners entered into agreement with TASAF to channel their funds to the communities. TASAF has identified such Funds as ‘Ring fenced funds’ this is just to make a distinction with the Funds received from the International Development Agency and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania for the major Project.

Tanzania Social Action Fund CDD approach has attracted many development partners. Some of the development partners entered into agreement with TASAF to channel their funds to the communities. TASAF has identified such Funds as ‘Ring fenced funds’ this is just to make a distinction with the Funds received from the International Development Agency and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania for the major Project.

Among the organizations which have Ring fenced their Funds with TASAF are;

1. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund for International     Development (OFID)
2. Participatory Forest Management  (PFM) Fund – Sub component under Tanzania Forestry Conservation Management  Program  (TFCMP)
3. Marine and Coastal Environment Management Project (MACEMP)
4. Zanzibar AIDS Commission (ZAC) – Community AIDS    component
5. Tanzania  Commission for AIDS  (TACAIDS)  - Community AIDS Response Fund  (CARF) component
6. Japan Fund for Social Development (JFSD)
7. The International Development Agency (IDA) – Accelerated Food Security Program
8. Global Fund for Community Foundations – (GFCF)9.     Ford Foundation – (FF)

1.0       RING FENDED FUNDS UNDER TASAF II

The Tanzania Social Action Fund signed the Memorandum of Understanding with respective Ring fenced Fund partners which  gives guide on the implementation of the specified components of the Community projects. The Ring fenced funds were directed to finance communities’ projects so as to improve their livelihood. Some funds were directed to provide capacity enhancement so as to enable communities improve their productivity in the most sustainable manner

1.1   Tanzania Poverty Reduction Project (TPRP):

OPEC Fund Through Tanzania Poverty Reduction Project (TPRP), OFID provides financial resources to facilitate communities in Lindi and Mtwara regions to prioritize, plan, implement and monitor subprojects which contribute in reduction of poverty in nine rural district councils of these regions. The targeted Local Government Authorities (LGAs) include; Kilwa, Lindi, Ruangwa, Liwale and Nachingwea in Lindi region and Masasi, Mtwara, Newala and Tandahimba in Mtwara region.

1.2     Participatory Forest Management (PFM) a component under Tanzania Forest Conservation and Management Project.

The Tanzania Forest Conservation and Management Project  aims  to establish a framework for long term sustainable management and conservation of forest resources in Tanzania by strengthening the role of various stakeholders, including individuals, communities, local institutions and private sectors in the management and conservation of forests. 

On the other hand the PFM as a sub component is aimed at improving service delivery mechanisms by facilitating the establishment of village land forest reserves; and encouraging woodlands management by individual communities and through joint forest management in government forest reserves.  The sub component is supporting 25 districts include; Babati, Bagamoyo, Biharamulo, Bukoba, Bukombe, Geita, Hanang, Kasulu, Kigoma, Kisarawe, Kiteto, Kondoa, Manyoni, Masasi, Mkuranga, Monduli, Mpanda, Mwanga, Same, Sengerema, Singida Tandahimba, Tunduru and Uyui.

The original Development Credit Agreement (DCA) to this project specified that the responsible accounting entity for all funds is the Forest and beekeeping Division within the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism (MNRT) has signed a Memorandum of understanding with TASAF to ring fence TFCMP funds for PFM component so as to utilize potential economic benefits that could be gained by Community Base Forest Management using a community Driven Development (CDD) approach applied by TASAF II.

1.3     Marine and Coastal Environment Management Project (MACEMP)

The Government of Tanzania ( GOT) via  the  Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism(MNRT)-Mainland  and the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources ,Environment  and Cooperatives (MANREC)-Zanzibar is implementing Marine and Coastal Environment Management Project (MACEMP).This project has four parts of which one part C.1 is implemented though TASAF under Coastal Village Fund (CVF).

The main purpose of the project is to improve livelihoods of the beneficiaries living within the Coastal Districts by financing sub projects.

1.4     Zanzibar AIDS Commission (ZAC) – CARF Component

Community Aids Response Fund (CARF) is one of the components of     Tanzania Multi Sectoral AIDS Projects (TMAP which is meant for the provision of sub grants to beneficiaries for the implementation of community based subprojects aimed at HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support, enabling environment and mitigation of health and socio-economic impacts. The project is implemented by Zanzibar AIDS Commission (ZAC) under the Chief Ministers Office (CMO), who is mandated to coordinate the national response to the epidemic in Zanzibar. ZAC decided to work with TASAF based on the fact that TASAF had a wide experience in managing community subprojects and had systems and structures already in place.

1.5   Tanzania Commission For AIDS (TACAIDS) – CARF Component

The Government of Tanzania (GOT) established the Community Aids Response Fund (CARF), with a view to both complement and strengthen the support envisioned through the existing government systems In order to rapidly intensify and scale up the response by community groups. CARF in the Tanzania Multi sectoral AIDS Program (TMAP) was created to provide sub-grants to beneficiaries for the implementation of community based subprojects aimed at HIV and AIDS prevention, care and support, enabling environment and impact mitigation of health and socio economic impacts. CARF aims at providing financial resources to Community Participatory Plans (CPPs) in the national response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic

1.6   Japan Fund For Social Development (JFSD)

In the course of implementation of TASAF, other initiatives were introduced in order to respond to emerging challenges. JFSD through IDA provided funds to pilot a Community –Based Conditional Cash Transfer (CB-CCT) Programme through a social fund. The programme provides grants to extremely poor and most vulnerable households on specific conditions, that they maintain children in schools and ensures those children less than five years and elderly aged sixty and above seek medical care regularly   The programme is implemented in three district councils of Bagamoyo, Kibaha and Chamwino. The capacity built by TASAF to Community Management Committees and Village Councils at the community level is used to deliver the programme

1.7   The International Development Agency (IDA) – Accelerated Food Security Program

This is an emergency program which is funded by IDA with it main purpose of responding to the urgent request from the Government of Tanzania to support its efforts to achieve greater food security  by increasing  food production and productivity and providing social protection for vulnerable groups and the rural poor.

1.8   Global Fund For Community Foundations and Ford Foundation       

The Global Fund for Community Foundations and Ford Foundation at different occasions provided financial assistance and study tours programmes to some of Community Foundation (CF) members as a way of building the local capacity. Funds provided by the organizations were expended in awareness creation, technical workshops, preparations of constitutions and guides, and fund raising arrangements. Community Foundations are partnership organizations (Local government, community and private sector) and have been established in three (3) Municipalities of Kinondoni, Arusha and Morogoro and Mwanza City to facilitate mobilization of resources for reduction of poverty and endowment building. By December, 2009 a total of TZS. 101m has been collected by respective Community Foundations. CFs are providing grants to support needs of various groups in their respective localities.

Funding status of ring fenced funds is as indicated below.