Significant progress has been made during the reporting period 2023. We have ensured high effectiveness and the efficiency of the country office in running its operational and programmatic activities to implement the annual work 2023. The country office has received new workforce in the area of EVAW (Programme Officer-ending violence against Women and girls in Zanzibar), WLER (1finance analyst, 3 Programm analyst, and 2 Programme associates), WEE (climate expert, blue and green economy expert), WPS (international consultant on Women Peace and Security and Governance). TCO with collaboration with HQ and RO conducted capacity building training on end user application on new Enterprise Resources Planning (Quantum ERP) for operations and Programme staff, the training which has facilitated magnitute effectivess and efficiency of our country office operations.
Result: Progress was made in advancing partnerships and mobilizing resources to support gender equality and women's empowerment in Tanzania. During the year, the country office improved its communication and visibility practices as well as actively engaged in various partnerships and collaborations to advance gender equality and women's empowerment. These efforts include engagement in special events and campaigns such as UN Week, World Food Day, World AIDS Day, UNSCR 1325, International Rural Women's Day, and International Day of the Girl Child. UN Women also implemented and advocated for various campaigns and initiatives including Generation Equality, HeForShe, 16 Days of Activism, International Women's Day, Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs), Sneakers & Heels, CSO Week, and Innovation Week. These efforts contributed to raising awareness and driving action on gender equality issues. Furthermore, UN Women effectively managed media relations in collaboration with headquarters and regional offices. The organization enhanced media capacities on gender-responsive reporting and awareness of UN Women's mandate through bi-annual sessions. The communications unit's capacity was strengthened through learning and growth opportunities.
Notably, the CO continued to engage in the SDG Acceleration Fund, established to support the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) for the United Republic of Tanzania for 2022-2027, replacing the old One Fund basket system. The SDG Acceleration Fund will play a crucial role in joint resource mobilization, with the total funding requirements for the Cooperation Framework estimated at USD 1.85 billion for 2022-2027. Annual Funding Frameworks, developed as part of Joint Work Plans (JWPs), provide accurate financial resource requirements, projections of funding availability, and funding gaps for each program year of the UNSDCF.
Progress on joint programming was also registered where UN Women collaborated with various UN agencies to develop joint concept notes and proposals aimed at addressing key gender equality issues. Meetings were held with agencies such as UNFPA, UNICEF, IOM, UNDP, WFP, and ILO to discuss potential joint programs and initiatives.
Also in 2023, the CO developed a comprehensive Resource Mobilization Strategy (2023-2028) to guide its efforts in identifying, securing, and strengthening partnerships and mobilizing resources for gender equality and women's empowerment actions. This strategy aligns with UN Women's corporate approaches and reflects a shared approach to advancing gender equality through partnerships and resource mobilization.
Through its resource mobilization efforts, UN Women secured funding and new agreements were signed as shown below:
Through the above interventions from core funding, the Tanzania country office leveraged $500,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for a one-year project focused on strengthening the United Republic of Tanzania’s role as the Generation Equality Midpoint Moment.
Funds amounting to $163,551.50 were secured from the Irish Embassy in Tanzania through the SDG Fund to support the United Republic of Tanzania for enhanced coordination, monitoring, and reporting of the Tanzania Generation Equality Program (TGEP).
The country office also received $227,000 from Canada to implement a project to implement a project aimed at addressing women’s disproportionate care work in the Singida region.
The CO received USD 226,524.00 following the approval by the Steering Committee for the Tanzania SDG Fund for the project "Support to UN Tanzania Coordination on GEWE”.
UNW Contribution: Internal UN Women SN OEE Output
Evidence: Newly signed agreements uploaded in DAMS.
Tanzania Country Office as other country offices around the globe has adapted new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and phased out the old Enterprise Resource Planning called Atlas. This new Enterprise Resource Planning-Quantum has transformed the country office to the great extend in terms of management financial reporting and donor reporting in real time of processing. The country office has also adapted new system of travel module named UNall module. UNall has transformed the country office from paperwork way of preparing the official mission/travel to the system based travel preparation. Both Quantum and UNall system have increased the efficient in term of timeline from processing the transaction/travel request to the time it gets processed to bank and gets approval.
The empowered workforce has proven to be a catalyst for developmet of new programmes in Tanzania. The increased number of skilled and dedicated employees within our team has allowed us to explore new opportunities and design innovative programs. These initiatives directly address the needs of the communities we serve and contribute to the advancement of gender equality in Tanzania. The increased recruitment of new employees and investment in staff development has not only strengthened the foundation of UN Women Tanzania but has also fueled the creation of impactful programs in Mainland and Zanzibar.
Under products, services, and processes, UN Women Tanzania provided crucial technical and coordination support to the UNCMT, facilitating the production and dissemination of a comprehensive country gender equality profile for Tanzania. TCO supported and contributed to the successful reporting process of SDG/VNR, ensuring that gender perspectives were adequately integrated.
Moreover, UN Women Tanzania actively supported the effective implementation and operationalization of the UN Country Office Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Plan (MERP). Led by the PMER Specialist, the CO strengthened its monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, thereby enhancing accountability and ensuring that RBM considerations are mainstreamed across all programming areas.
In addition, TCO actively engaged in UNSDCF (One UN) Programme Working Groups (PWGs) & Programme Management Committees (PMCs), where we supported the tracking of the progress of implementation of Work Plans on People, Prosperity, Planet, and Enabling Environment Outcome Groups.