Working together in focussed sectors .
In recent years the German-Tanzanian Development Co-operation has seen a considerable increase of concentration in the programmes as well as in the co-operations with major agencies. Being an integral part of the official co-operation with Tanzania, DED develops its country programme according to the sectors agreed upon in the strategic planning between both governments.
Co-operations with GTZ and KfW, the two other key players of the German Development Co-operation, aim at joining the capacities for the benefit of the people of Tanzania.
Our current sectors in Tanzania are:
- Capacity building in government and administration:
The backbone of economic growth and poverty reduction - Health:
Create opportunities for everyone to improve health - Water supply and Sanitation:
Water for life - Providing access to clean drinking water for everyone
The commitment of the German Development Co-operation within the sector of "Water supply and Sanitation” is quite new. This sector replaces the work in the former field of "Sustainable land use and resource management". The last projects in the field of "Sustainable land use and resource management” ended in June 2006.
The sector programmes are complemented by special instruments as the support of the civil society organisations and co-operations with the private sector (Public Private Partnership).
Furthermore the cross-cutting issues gender and HIV/AIDS must be considered and become part of the daily work at every project place.
Sector programmes achieving the MDGs .
The achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is the umbrella under which the sector programmes and their projects are agreed and developed.
In September 2000, at the United Nations Millennium Summit, world leaders agreed on a number of measurable goals to reduce poverty in the world. These goals shall be achieved not later than 2015. It is the responsibility of Germany and the other 146 countries that have signed the Millennium Declaration to work for achieving these goals.
The Millennium Development Goals are:
- Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. By the year 2015, the proportion of people that live on less than one dollar per day shall be halved. At the same time the proportion of people suffering from hunger shall be halved.
- Achieve universal primary education. All boys and girls shall be able to complete a full course of primary schooling by 2015.
- Promote equality and the empowerment of women. Educational differences depending on gender shall be eliminated, preferably before 2005, and not later than 2015.
- Reduce infant mortality. Mortality rates for children under five years shall have been reduced by two-thirds by 2015.
- Improve the health of mothers. Maternal mortality shall be reduced by three quarters by 2015.
- Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. The spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases shall be halted before 2015.
- Ensure environmentally sustainable development. The proportion of people without access to safe drinking water shall have been halved by 2015. The living conditions of at least 100 million slum dwellers shall have been improved significantly before 2020.
- Develop a global partnership for development co-operation. An open, equitable and non-discriminatory trade and finance system shall be developed. The needs of the least developed countries shall be taken into consideration.
More information:
Millenium Development Goals.
More detailled information about the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) you will find under:
www.developmentgoals.org (provided by the World Bank Group)
www.un.org/millenniumgoals (provided by the United Nations)
