PRESIDENT

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PRESIDENTS OFFICE, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Decentralisation for
• Service Delivery in Tanzania
• D.M.S. Mmari, Permanent Secretary

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Tanzania - location
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Tanzania environment
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The Change Environment

• National policy framework
• Low resource and capacity baseline at LGA level
• Tradition of central control
• Cross cutting issues - AIDS, gender, etc
• Democratic structures in LGAs

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Decentralisation by Devolution Policy

• Political decentralisation
• Fiscal decentralisation
• Administrative decentralisation
• Changed central local relations
• Principle of subsidiarity
• Fair revenue assignments

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Governments Vision

• Services the raison detre
• Strong, autonomous LGAs
• Central governments new role
• LAs properly resourced - HR and finance
• Democratic LGAs / Participation
• Functions relate to local demands
• Transparency, accountability, ethics

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Local Government Reform

• LGRP - focus on poverty
• Service delivery improvement key
• Performance improvement
• Local economic development
• Achievements, but obstacles encountered
• Difficult, complex process

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Decentralisation for Education

• MKUKUTA - Primary Education key
• Policies and strategies in place
• LGAs responsible for service delivery
• MoEC and PO-RALG oversight
• PEDP and decentralisation

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PEDP - Goals

• Enrolment expansion
• Quality improvement
• Capacity building
• Strengthening institutional arrangements

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PEDP Roles of stakeholders

• PO-RALG
• Ministry of Education and Culture
• Regional Secretariats
• Local Government Authorities
• Wards
• School Committees

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Achievements since 2000

• Enrolment up from 60 - 90
• Gender parity advanced (1 0.94)
• Classrooms, teachers houses built
• Over 32,000 teachers recruited pupil teacher
  ration improved
• Pupil book ratio improved
• Exam pass rate up from 20 - 42

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Conclusion

• Enrolment increased with improved school
  facilities
• Decentralisation of education resources has been
  effective
• Local capacity to manage resources
• Community participation promoted ownership and
  commitment