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Region:Asia Pacific Current UN Women Plan Period Afghanisthan:2018-2022

World Bank Income Classification:Low Income

Least Developed Country:Yes

Gender Inequality Index:0.575

Gender Development Index:0.723

Population:209,497,025 Male:19,976,265 (9.5%) Female:189,520,760 (90.5%)

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outcome XM-DAC-41146-TZA_D_1.7

WCII: Gender statistics, sex-disaggregated data, and knowledge are produced, analyzed and used to inform policy making, advocacy and accountability for delivering gender equality and women’s empowerment results

There was improved policy and enabling environment and financial situation in Tanzania to produce gender data and statistics due to the accrued effect but there was also additional and continuous support since the inception of WC program. The current infrastructures of gender statistics are well established and functional as a result of constituting the statistics units system in NBS/OCGS, gender statistics strategies, establishing coordination mechanism, availability of gender statistics SDG indicators and increased capacity of producers on gender statistics. To reduce the financial gap, UN Women Tanzania was able to mobilise additional resources for gender statistics production from the European Union. There were new data sets on VAW and Population census which were supported by UN Women to produce and these new information would further help to reduce the data gap in various areas of gender data Volunteer National Review, five year development plan and others. Now more data and information are available to use for the program and policy making to address the issue of women and girls in Tanzania.

outcome XM-DAC-41146-TZA_D_1.8

Gender norms and discriminatory behaviours and practices at LGA levels are transformed to promote women’s and girls’ voices, meaningful participation and leadership

Result: A baseline survey for WLER Project was conducted in 2022, to inform the implementation of women’s leadership and economic rights interventions in the selected 18 district councils including identifying strategies and approaches to transform gender norms and promote women’s and girls’ voices, meaningful participation, and leadership. In addition, a comprehensive gender audit of LGA laws, by-laws, policies, guidelines, and processes (both explicit and implicit) to identify gaps, norms and discriminatory behaviours and practices was conducted. Among the key recommendations provided by the gender audit is on institutional strengthening of the existing supportive measures of the local government through a holistic approach (that also addresses the needs of women with physical disabilities) that empowers women to engage in leadership positions with increased agency and voice, and that considers their different interests and concerns (challenges of women with physical disabilities). Another recommendation is on capacity development to promote an innovative, improved and gender responsive service delivery system that addresses the multi-dimensional challenges of local development including individual capacity development of frontline local government officials to adopt a participatory approach, increased transparency and accountability, gender responsive training materials, etc. The need to strengthen gender responsive monitoring and evaluation (M&E) mechanism and the collection of gender-disaggregated data, to be implemented at two levels, i) the Institutional mechanism for gender-sensitive reporting, to mainstream gender and strengthen the existing reporting system (capture the impact on women with disabilities) that has been outlined in the key policy documents of the Improved O&OD and ii) M&E gender responsive mechanisms at the programmatic level, to promote collection of gender-disaggregated data through a gender-responsive M&E mechanism as the different programmes/projects are being implemented and include impact on women with disabilities. As a result, two training manuals for the LGAs, Gender Mainstreaming Manual and Gender Responsive Budgeting Manual has been developed to strengthen the capacity of community facilitators and other actors at the local government level on the importance and effective ways to ensure inclusion of women’s voices and leadership and the community level, including in various committees and decision making structures as well as priority setting/planning and budgeting processes to ensure women’s including girls, and women with disabilities priorities and interests are included in the planning and budgeting. Evidence: Baseline Survey. Draft Gender Audit report and draft GM and GRB Manuals. UN Women contribution: UN Women worked with a team of two consultants to undertake the baseline survey, gender audit and coordinated and led all the discussions with the local government actors.

outcome XM-DAC-41146-TZA_D_2.1

Priority policies and strategies for women's economic empowerment in selected sectors adopted and implemented (DRF)

Results: Key strategies for enhancing women’s Economic Rights in the country were adopted and implemented . This year, Tanzania developed a Generation Equality Programme (TGEP) 2021/22-2025/26 which was approved by the Cabinet. The development of the TGEP guides public, private, and social actors on initiatives under the Generation Equality Forum (GEF) action area of Economic Justice and Rights as per the commitment made by H.E President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The TGEP identifies four areas of implementation, including increased enabling policy and legal environment to expand decent work in the formal and informal economy; investments in gender-responsive public and private quality care services ; expansion of women’s access to and control over productive resources; and strengthening gender-responsive macro-economic plans, budget reforms, and stimulus packages. These focus areas will contribute to achieving gender transformative change and accelerate progress on several SDGs, including Goals 1 and 8, and SDG Targets 5.1, 5.4, 5.A, 5.C, 6.1, 16.b, 16.3, 16.6. In 2022, UN Women Tanzania deepened partnerships with the private sector by convening joint events with financial institutions to advocate for gender-responsive financial services and responsive workplaces through various platforms such as the Ring the Bell and the launch of the feminist plan for sustainability and social justice. The engagements catalyzed transformative approaches by the private sector such as the launch of the first Gender Bond in Sub-Saharan Africa by NMB Bank which seeks to bridge the financing gap for women-owned and led SMEs and the launch of Malkia account product CRDB bank. Both NMB Bank and CRDB Bank have reaffirmed their commitments to deepen collaboration with UN Women through gender responsive financial services. More than 600 women directly working with UN Women have benefited from financial literacy from NMB and CRDB which has seen them planning better and expand their businesses. Significant progress has been made to advance women’s access to national and international markets through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) workshop held in Tanzania. The workshop had a high-level political commitment officiated by the President of Tanzania, providing yet another opportunity for UN Women to galvanize more support and resources for women SMEs. Evidence: GEF programme document, AfcfTA concept note and communications UN Women contribution: Technical and financial support to the government during programe development,UN Women Tanzania contributed to the AfCFTA workshop financially and technically through co-organizing the workshop with the Government, private sector and the AfCFTA secretariat

outcome XM-DAC-41146-TZA_D_2.2

Financing barriers removed and women’s capacity to invest in climate-resilient agriculture increased. (FPI)

Result: This year ,Tanzania has seen great progress in the improvement of financial space for women and the agriculture sector. NMB Bank Tanzania has launched the first Gender Bond in Sub-Saharan Africa by which seeks to bridge the financing gap for women-owned and led SMEs and the launch of Malkia account product CRDB bank. CRDB Bank has also reduced interest rate for the agriculture sector from 20 percent to nine percent.Both NMB Bank and CRDB Bank have reaffirmed their commitments to deepen collaboration with UN Women through gender responsive financial services. More than 600 women directly working with UN Women have benefited from financial literacy from NMB and CRDB which has seen them planning better and expand their businesses. Through the Tanzania Social Action Fund,Tanzania has maintained an active number of household beneficiaries amounting to 1,364,252 where women represent 62 percent of household heads and by design 80 percent of cash recipients are female. The cash transfers enables households to take their children to school and meet a number of household needs. Beyond the cash transfers, to build resilient of the beneficiaries, 31,248 saving and livelihood groups have been created with 7.9 billion Tshs mobilized and invested through the groups, 84 percent of the group members are women also benefiting from entrepreneurship skills training. UN Women Contribution: Convening joint events with financial institutions to advocate for gender-responsive financial services and responsive workplaces through various platforms such as the Ring the Bell and the launch of the feminist plan for sustainability and social justiceadvocacy and support to Government partners to deliver GEF commitments including access to finance Result: Barriers of 675 women small holder farmers to access finance has reduced, women through sunflower cooperatives and horticulture farmers groups are mobilising financial resources from TADB, NMB and CRDB, LGA funding of WYDF as well as from the Village Community Banks to invest in good agricultural practices and technologies. UN Women Contribution: Convening joint events with financial institutions to advocate for gender-responsive financial services and responsive workplaces through various platforms such as the Ring the Bell and the launch of the feminist plan for sustainability and social justice.UN Women supported Ikungi and Msalala DC with a financial and technical support Evidence: Narrative reports

outcome XM-DAC-41146-TZA_D_2.3

Opportunities for women farmers to move up the value chain promoted. (FPI)

Result:More than 4,000 rural women in Singida and Shinyanga regions have increased access to productive technologies critical for climate-resilient agricultural production through horticulture and sunflower value chains. UN Women’s and partner’s efforts enhanced rural women farmers’ participation in sunflower and horticulture value chain through increased productivity, market linkages, and training on climate resilient agriculture and entrepreneurship skills.Women have also accessed productive agricultural land either solely or jointly owned with spouse. Barriers to small holder women farmers and entrepreneurs is diminishing following the enhanced capacities of women to invest in climate -resilient agriculture. Women through the use of good agricultural practices have seen gains in their horticulture and sunflower production. As a result women's confidence and ability to apply for loans from the public and private financial institutions has increased.Average Gross Income from Sunflower per farmer increased from the baseline value of 192,000tzs to 378,441tzs which is 97% increase from baseline value.Women horticulture farmers reported increase in production capacity for several value chains i.e, Tomatoes,Average of 18,000kgs/acre in Msalala,Average of 10,000Kgs/acre in Ikungi. Watermelon Average of 36,000 kgs/acre in Msalala ,Average of 6,000 kgs in Ikungi,Passion Fruits Average of 10,000kgs/acre in Msalala. Baseline values for the same value chains before UN Women interventions Horticulture productivity in Singida and Shinyanga were ;Tomato: 1499.57 Kgs/Acre (Msalala),Tomato: 2,833.10 Kgs/Acre (Ikungi),Sweet pepper/Green Pepper: 593.75 kg/acre (Msalala) Cucumber: 3000 kg/acre (Msalala) Onion: 3500kg/acre (Ikungi) Sweet pepper/Green Pepper: 1200kg/acre (Ikungi) Water Melon: 5000 kg/acre (Ikungi). Women groups have been able to harvest about 200 tons (200,000kg) of several varieties including tomato,water melon, sweet paper,cucumber and passion fruits. UN Women contribution:Technical and financial engagement through promoting gender responsive practices Evidence: Baseline reports, programme updated reports

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