MKUKUTA simplified

A plain language guide to Tanzania’s National Strategyfor Growth and Reduction of Poverty (NSGRP)

Produced by Hakikazi Catalyst in Collaboration with Dissemination, Sensitization and Advocacy,Technical Working Group (DSA-TWG) of the Poverty Monitoring SystemJune 2005

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Since 1961 Tanzania has been at war against its three development enemies – ignorance,diseaseand poverty.Since 1996,the overall policy has included a special focus on poverty reduction inaddition to the measures to sustain a sound macro economic framework.Key policyframeworks which set out what needs to be done include the Tanzania Development Vision2025 (of 1995/96

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) the National Poverty Eradication Strategy (NPES) of 1997,the PovertyReduction Strategy Paper (PRS(P)) of 2000 and now the National Strategy for Growth andReduction of Poverty (NSGRP

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) of 2005.These framework documents describe the types and causes of poverty and how economicgrowth can be encouraged to reduce it and eventually eradicate it.The documents present aframework for (a) coordinating the activities of the different sectors,(b) dealing effectively withcross cutting and emerging issues and (c) harmonising inputs from the development partners

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.This present booklet “Growing out of Poverty” is a popular version of the NSGRP.It is designedto make the complex thinking in the strategy accessible to a wide range of ordinary people andto stimulate them to be active participants in the process of national development.The bookletcontains many references and internet links to other official documents and popular versionsso that people who are interested can easily dig deeper into the issues which are raised.The booklet forms part of an emerging communications strategy

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which seeks to promotenational ownership of the NSGRP and to stimulate government,the private sector,civil societyand development partners to work harmoniously in their efforts to promote economic growthand thus reduce and eventually eliminate poverty.On the back cover you will find contact information about where you can share your ideas andexperiences.Please get involved and get in touch.June 2005

Preface

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Growing out of Poverty

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first published in 1999

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the NSGRP is popularly known by its Swahili abbreviation of MKUKUTA - Mkakati wa Kukuza uchumi na KupunguzaUmaskini

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See Appendix 2 for links to the main policy documents and reports

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You can download a copy of the Communication Strategy fromhttp://www.povertymonitoring.go.tz/downloads/new/commstrat.pdf

Contents

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Growing out of Poverty

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ivQuestions:

1What is the NSGRP? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12What is the present state of poverty and what challenges does it raise? . . . . . . . .23How was the consultation for the NSGRP organised? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54What principles guide the strategy and what are the desired outcomes? . . . . . . .85Who will implement the strategy,and how? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136How will the implementation of the strategy be monitored and evaluated? . . . .177How will the strategy be financed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188How can people use the strategy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Appendices:

1NSGRP operational targets and cluster strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222Useful internet links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52