Tanzania remains one of Africa’s poorest nations with more than one third of the population living below the national poverty line. It has undergone significant macroeconomic and structural reform and continues to enjoy political stability, reasonable levels of growth and good donor support.

The Government remains committed to its Poverty Reduction Strategy. It defines priority sectors for poverty reduction: health, education, water, judiciary, HIV and AIDS, agriculture and roads. Spending on these areas has increased each year since 2000. This should lead to improvements in public services. A strong poverty monitoring system is generating solid data and civil society is increasingly participating in policy formulation.

Tools for Self Reliance started as Tools for Tanzania and we have been working there ever since.

We have had programmes developing blacksmithing and local tool production as well as programmes to develop technical skills such as sewing machine refurbishment.

We currently partner the Small Industries Development Organisation (SIDO)
We are focusing on:

• Marketing and product development
• Skills training
• People with disability

• Networking among artisans

  Our country strategy for Tanzania outlines in depth our reasons for working here.

  
  Tools on their way to Tanzania