NATIONAL STRATEGY OF GROWTH AND REDUCTION OF POVERTYNSGRP

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NATIONAL STRATEGY OF GROWTH AND REDUCTION OF
POVERTY(NSGRP)

• POVERTY POLICY WEEK
• 1.11.04 KARIMJEE
• DAR ES SALAAM

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BACKGROUND

• Tanzania has long history in fighting poverty
  since our independence 1961.
• Various Poverty related Policies were developed
  at different time.
• Significant achievements have been made, however
  we also experienced some challenges which have
  led to reviews of those policies

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Recent initiatives in fighting poverty

• Various reform programmes
• PRS I (2000-2003)
• PRS Review Process
• Launching (2003)
• Stakeholders Consultations.

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Objectives and issues which were considered
during the Review process

• The overall objective was to update the original
  PRSP in a manner that will create more
  commitment, ownership and rally all the
  stakeholders behind it
• Specific objectives were-
• To make PRS more comprehensive and pro poor
• To expand and deepen interventions to reduce
  poverty
• To create commitment and build consensus on the
  priority outcomes for poverty reduction

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Principles which were considered during the
Review process

• Be nationally owned and driven by national
  interests and the national agenda
• Be developed through a participatory/consultative
  process
• Build on what we have and not start a completely
  new PRS
• Set realistic and achievable operational outcomes
• Harmonize NSGRP with other Government Processes

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LEVELS OF CONSULTATIONS

• Village and community Level
• District Level
• Regional Level
• National Level

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The current strategy framework

• Three broad clusters
• Broad outcomes
• Goals
• Operational targets
• Sub categories
• Cluster strategies
• Intervention Package
• Areas of collaboration
• Actors

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MAJOR CLUSTERS STRATEGIES

• Growth and reduction of income poverty
• Improvement of quality of life and social well
  being
• Good governance and Accountability

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NSGRP Departure from PRS

• NSGRP Focus on RESULTS/OUTCOME
• Inter-sectoral linkages, cross-sectoral
  collaboration synergies
• Attention to mainstreaming cross-cutting issues
• More Attention to Governance Accountability

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NSGRP Depature from PRS

• Further aligned with MDGs, NEPAD
• NSGRP has five year framework
• Prioritization in terms of three clusters, broad
  outcomes, goals and cluster strategies

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NSGRP STATUS AND WAYS FORWARD

• NSGRP preparation was launched in October 2003
  during the Poverty Policy Week October 2003.
• The first round of consultations at different
  levels was completed in April 2004.
• The consolidation of stakeholders inputs and
  development of first draft was completed in
  August 2004.
• The second round of consultations on the first
  draft was completed in September 2004.
• The second draft of NSGRP was completed and
  availed in October 2004

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Challenges

• Implementation
• Monitoring
• Financing

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Implementation Challenges

• Link with/align with the Government budget
• Coherence of sector strategic plans with NSGRP
• Review of sector and District development plans
  in line with NSGRP

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Implementation Challenges (cont)

• Further mainstreaming of the cross cutting issues
  in sector and district plans
• Capacity Development
• Skills and knowledge under new outcome based
  approach.
• Coordination of implementing actors
• Implementation Mechanism

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Monitoring challenges

• PMS review to reflect NSGRP
• PMS review to reflect the global commitment
  including MDGs
• Monitoring capacities
• Monitoring Skills and knowledge
• Systems of Monitoring (RDS,RA, CS, DSA)
• Monitoring systems coordination
• Capacity to collect, process, analyse and
  disseminate data
• Community participation in monitoring

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Monitoring challenges (cont)

• Deepening and institutionalization of
  stakeholders consultations.
• Link sector ME to the PMS
• Monitoring indicators
• Determine both quantitative and qualitative
  indicators
• Determine accuracy, relevance, frequency and
  availability of data

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Financing Challenges

• Domestic sources
• Improved measures of revenue collections
• External source (Borrowing, Grants, Aid)
• Predictability of external sources
• Reliability (honoring pledges)
• Resources allocation
• Budget for NSGRP versus Non NSGRP

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Financing Challenges (cont)

• Resources utilization
• Effectiveness and efficiency in resources
  utilization (absorption capacity)
• Accountability and transparency of resources
  utilization to stakeholders

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Necessary Interventions

• Series of meetings to enhance intersectoral
  collaboration
• Looking the ways and means to enhance inter
  sectoral linkages and tapping the synergies and
  cross sectoral collaboration.
• Thematic discussion among the stakeholders in
  order to enhance the understanding of
  opportunities and challenges.
• Support sectors to align SDPs with NSGRP

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Way forward cont

• Training on skills enhancement for key
  stakeholders in poverty and policy related areas
  and changing the mind set.
• Strengthen dissemination and sensitization of
  NSGRP
• Review the PMS and develop PMMP
• Align the NSGRP and PER.

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The Way forward for NSGRP

• Reflections of PPW feedback
• Produce the Final NSGRP
• Approval process (IMTC, Cabinet)
• Endorsement by Parliament