GTZ has been working in Tanzania on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) since 1975. Its efforts for other international organisations are the responsibility of the business area GTZ International Services (GTZ IS).

Among Tanzania's most serious problems are the weak public administration, corruption, and a lack of clearly defined structures within the civil society. The economy, too, is underdeveloped. Insufficient state revenues and a high level of public debt, especially abroad, lead to excessive dependence on donors.

Population growth stands at 2.9 percent. Other development constraints are the low quality of education and primary health care services, and an HIV/AIDS infection rate of 10 percent among adults. A further problem is that a large proportion of the poor living in rural centres or on the urban fringes have no access to safe drinking water or sewage disposal.

Against this background, GTZ – in accord with the agreements between the Tanzanian and German Governments – currently focuses on the following priority areas:

• Health 
• Water 
• Support for local governance processes

For the preparation, implementation and assessment of technical cooperation projects and programmes in these priority areas, GTZ employs concepts and instruments that are geared to managing for development results.

Early on, the Tanzanian Government cooperated with all development organisations in the country to draw up a Joint Assistance Strategy for Tanzania (JAST), which regulates the manner in which the partners in development work with one another. JAST was approved in November 2006 by the Tanzanian Cabinet. Soon thereafter, the development organisations adopted it in a joint agreement.

The direction of Tanzanian development policy is set out in Vision 2025 and the 2005-2010 poverty reduction strategy, as well as in corresponding Zanzibar documents.

GTZ has operated an office in Dar es Salaam since 1982.

In addition to its projects and programmes in these priority areas, GTZ is also promoting capacity building in the government and administration system.

To prepare, implement and evaluate technical cooperation projects in Tanzania, GTZ is employing a results-based approach with the corresponding concepts and instuments.

GTZ has maintained an office in Dar es Salaam since 1982.

• Brochure 'Tanzanian - German Technical Cooperation'
  Information on German Development Cooperation
  en-tanzanian-german-development-cooperation.pdf, 1,09 MB (englisch)