WB to tell the government to identify the poor

The World Bank has recommended that the Government is prepared to the new statistics, people living below the poverty line, so that it can allocate funds to support the Group's actual number of people in need.

The bank also called on the government to identify the poor, so that they achieve timely assigned to money.

According living on $ 2 a day Population Reference Bureau, the results of the latest survey of the U.S. non-organization, about 88 percent of Tanzanians.

WB country director, Philippe Dongier the weekend, he made a two-day visit to Bagamoyo and Kibaha District in Coast region, the agricultural sector by the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) and the progress of the project initiated by the Development Assessment Programme (ASDP).

World Bank-supported projects aimed at helping poor communities out of poverty.

Dongier banks to inject more than $ 600M / - per year to support many projects in Tanzania.

WB the Country Director Fukayosi and Mlingotini villages in Bagamoyo District, has received financial support for community-based conditions Cash Transfer (CB-CCT) to assist the elderly and children living below the poverty line from TASAF people.

Experienced by the Director of the WB the implementation of the cash transfer programs for the poor and praise, it is successfully implemented.

He further access Mwanabwito village Kibaha District where TASAF, also funded the project to benefit from 327.

The TASAF executive director Ladislaus Mwamanga, TASAF to carry CB-build a pilot project in the coastal zone, it has reached the third stage, as they began the project.

Mwamanga in the first phase of the project, more than 72 billion / - so far over 450 billion / - for two will expire next month.
He added that in the three-phase more than 435bn / - has been allocated, pursuant to which the Bank has invested $ 250 million / -, equivalent to $ 400,000,000,000 / -.

The TASAF According to Mwamanga project is being sponsored by the World Bank, the Government of Tanzania, the public and District Council, is designed to support poor communities in the country live below the poverty line, access to health and education services.

He said that the target population is elderly, over the age of 65 suffering from the disease for a long time. This lack of treatment and children do not attend school because they lack the funds to support their schools need money.

Read the project report former World Bank country director Mwanabwito members said Fatma Juma TASAF should increase its budget to support the beneficiaries, because the cost of living have gone up, added that because of the money they receive is not enough.

Juma lack of diagnostic kits, medical centers, especially elderly and test a course of their disease.

She suggested that students benefit from the project should be supported, even at the secondary level, because failure to do so may result in that they do not study.

The narrative Benefits Tasaf support, one of the beneficiaries of the project, Mwajuma from Mlingotini allies, engaged in seaweed farming, Tasaf-funded projects to help the poor to set up small businesses such as poultry and soap.