Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF)
In Tanzania, about 43.5% of people live on less than USD 2.15 per day, and 8% live in extreme poverty. Switzerland, together with the World Bank and other partners, is working with the Government of Tanzania to build a stable and financially sustainable social protection system. The programme assists 575,000 poor households with cash transfers, temporary jobs in climate-smart projects, and training with small business grants, thus reducing extreme poverty and improving livelihoods.
| Pays/région | Thème | Période | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tanzanie |
Développement économique inclusif nothemedefined
Protection sociale
Création d'emplois |
18.11.2025
- 14.12.2029 |
CHF 9’200’000
|
- Secteur privé étranger Nord
- Sub-National State SouthEast
- The Government of the United Republic of Tanza- nia through the Ministry of Finance
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Secteur selon catégorisation du Comité d'aide au développement de l'OCDE INFRASTRUCTURE ET SERVICES SOCIAUX DIVERS
INFRASTRUCTURE ET SERVICES SOCIAUX DIVERS
Sous-Secteur selon catégorisation du Comité d'aide au développement de l'OCDE Services sociaux
Politique de l’emploi et gestion administrative
Thème transversal Le projet est axé sur l'amélioration du fonctionnement de l'organisation partenaire
Type d'aide Panier de fonds ou fonds commun multidonateur
Mandat sans gestion de fonds
Numéro de projet 7F10425
| Contexte | Since 2020, Tanzania is classified as a lower middle-income country. Its population amounts to 63 million people (2022) and grows annually by 3.2%. 43.5% of the population live with less than USD 2.15 per day, 26.4% below the national poverty line, and 8% in extreme poverty. Without inclusive policies, vulnerable groups like the elderly, rural communities, and especially women risk being left behind. In 2000, the Government of Tanzania (GoT) established a comprehensive social safety net programme through the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) which Switzerland started to support in 2019. |
| Objectifs | Long-term goal: reduce poverty, develop human capital and increase productive income-earning opportunities, i.e. jobs for the poor. |
| Groupes cibles |
• Households living in poverty and extreme poverty; • Government Ministries (President’s Office-State House for mainland, Second Vice President’s Office for Zanzibar, Ministry of Finance, President’s Office-Regional Administration and Local Government); • TASAF implementing staff and involved community management committees. |
| Effets à moyen terme |
In this exit phase, Switzerland aims to further strengthen the base of a self-sustaining, locally financed social protection programme that is institutionalized within permanent government structures. The respective outcomes for TASAF’s programme are: 1. To enhance income-generating opportunities of targeted beneficiaries. 2. To build an adaptive social protection delivery systems. |
| Résultats |
Principaux résultats attendus: TASAF aims to reach 575’000 households in Tanzania through cash transfers, most of them live in extreme poverty. Of those households, 100’000 will also receive enhanced economic inclusion support, and 75’000 will participate in climate-smart public works projects. These interventions are projected to impact around 2’875’000 people, assuming an average household size of five. Specific performance-based indicators: • GoT contributes USD 20 million to the programme (in addition to the USD 250 million from the World Bank loan to the GoT); • TASAF is formalized and established as a dedicated social assistance government agency; • Household data are updated and verified in TASAF’s registry. Principaux résultats antérieurs: i. TASAF’s social protection programme has reached 1.3 million households through cash transfers, benefiting about 5.2 million people, most of whom are extremely poor. ii. Within the programme’s livelihood component, TASAF supported 83,666 households, 80% of them women, by providing training and grants to help them start small businesses. iii. Households receiving cash transfers experienced an additional 10 percent reduction in poverty. iv. TASAF has increased household consumption by 20% and raised the likelihood of households having savings by 30%. |
| Direction/office fédéral responsable |
DDC |
| Partenaire de projet |
Partenaire contractuel Secteur privé Institution étatique étrangère |
| Coordination avec d'autres projets et acteurs | World Bank, Ireland, FCDO (UK), UNICEF, ILO, World Food Programme; SDC’s Universal Health Coverage & Good Financial Governance Programme. |
| Budget | Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF 9’200’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF 0 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF 257’400’000 Projet total depuis la première phase Budget de la Suisse CHF 31’312’286 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF 40’512’286 |
| Phases du projet | Phase 3 18.11.2025 - 14.12.2029 (Phase en cours) Phase 2 01.10.2023 - 30.09.2025 (Completed) Phase 1 01.03.2020 - 30.09.2023 (Completed) |