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06DARESSALAAM164
2006-01-30 14:47:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Dar Es Salaam
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TANZANIA'S SELF-HELP FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY2006

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UNCLAS DAR ES SALAAM 000164 

SIPDIS

DEPT AF/EPS FOR CAROL TRIMBLE AND AFR/DP/PAB

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID TZ
SUBJECT: TANZANIA'S SELF-HELP FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY2006

REF: STATE 01255

UNCLAS DAR ES SALAAM 000164

SIPDIS

DEPT AF/EPS FOR CAROL TRIMBLE AND AFR/DP/PAB

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID TZ
SUBJECT: TANZANIA'S SELF-HELP FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY2006

REF: STATE 01255


1. Overall, the value of the Self-Help program in winning
the hearts and minds of the Tanzanian public far exceeds
our
comparatively modest investment in this program. An
increase in our Self-Help allocation is vital. Post's FY06
request is USD $150,000.


2. Tanzania's FY05 allocation of USD 70,000 enabled the
Embassy to fund 12 Self-Help projects on both Mainland
Tanzania and in Zanzibar. While post has not yet completed
disbursements to all 12 projects, the FY05 projects are on
track to be completed well before September 2006.


3. Post has demonstrated efficient management of the seven
Self-Help projects funded in Tanzania in FY04 for a total
of
USD 61,500. The Ambassador has been commissioning these
projects, and several more inaugurations are planned for
February and March 2006. The FY04 Self-Help projects
received wide media coverage and as a result post received
over 150 proposals for FY05. The quality of the increased
number of Self-Help project proposals is improving in
planning and creativity as well.


4. For FY06, the Embassy is requesting USD 150,000. We
intend to reach out to more under-served communities
especially in the Islamic regions of Tanzania, in order to
support our Mission Performance Plan (MPP) strategic goals
in anti-terrorism, health and public diplomacy. Both the
HIV/AIDS epidemic and endemic malaria leave behind
thousands
of widowed spouses and orphans each year who receive little
or no help from the national or local governments. The
Embassy will also identify projects in the more remote
areas
of Tanzania that receive minimal assistance from local
governments.


5. The Self-Help projects that the Embassy is looking to
fund in FY06 would focus on community-based initiatives
including income-generating activities, small scale
agriculture and environmental projects, small industry
projects such as weaving, the construction of pipelines and
wells for safe drinking water, and assisting schools with
classroom construction and libraries. We have learned from
prior years' experience that these initiatives are a cost
effective way to promote community-level development.


6. The Embassy's Self-Help projects are widely and
favorably publicized by the nationwide media and enhance
the
public image of the United States at a relatively low cost.
While we have not yet identified individual projects for
FY06, a centerpiece will be to fund several projects in
Zanzibar and the Swahili Coast communities of Mainland
Tanzania.


7. Tanzania held general elections for the presidency and
the Parliament in December 2005. The country's new
president, Jakaya Kikwete, was inaugurated in late December
and has promised that one of his top priorities will be to
facilitate reconciliation on the Zanzibar Isles. In line
with that goal and with the Mission's Islamic outreach
strategy, we will emphasize identifying viable projects
throughout the Zanzibar Isles and in other predominantly
Muslim communities on the Tanzanian Mainland.
RETZER