ESRF
The Economic and Social
Research Foundation (ESRF)
Economic and Social Research Foundation
Newsletter
VOLUME 10, NUMBER 1
ISSN 0856- 5791
JANUARY—JUNE 2011
MEDIUM TERM STRATEGIC PLAN 2012 – 2015
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
T
he Foundation is currently
preparing its fifth Medium Term
Strategic Plan 2012 -2015 which
is refocusing the institution‘s vision. The
new ESRF Strategic Plan (2012-2015)
will be based on a thorough internal
review of the organisational, operational
and financial status of the Foundation
and reflections on its challenges and
prospects. The strategy will guide the
Foundation in consolidating its reputation
as a national centre of excellence and
equally in its target of becoming a
regional centre of excellence in capacity
development for policy analysis,
development
management,
policy
research and policy dialogue by 2015.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
The new Strategic Plan will focus on
key thematic areas of research, capacity
building, policy dialogue and information
dissemination, in line with MKUKUTAII and MKUZA-II. Under research the
Foundation will focus on;
* Growth and poverty reduction,
* Social services and quality of life,
* Governance,
* Regional integration
* Globalisation
* Natural Resources and
Environment Management.
The Foundation will give a high priority
to capacity development both for its
staff and its stakeholders. Apart from the
MDAs, the capacity development thrust
will also address the needs of the general
public, the private sector, civil society
and the media. Additionally, the strategy
aims to improve and broaden its work
output dissemination and outreach.
Thus, ESRF will continue to publish its
research outputs as widely as possible
as well as use the media accordingly
and network with other institutions for
information dissemination. Based on
ESRF‘s track record, we are confident
that the goals and objectives set forward
in this strategic plan are attainable.
FINDINGS FROM SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM
(SFP) IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ’ S NOTE...................2
STRATEGIC RESEARCH................................3
A Meeting with Pastoralists at Ngorongoro
Conservation Area
COMMISSIONED RESEARCH........................3
CAPACITY BUILDING.....................................4
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT........................6
IFP CELEBRATING 10 YEARS .......................6
TANZANIA POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA
IN POVERTY ANALYSIS.................................7
STAFF DEVELOPMENT.................................8
ESRF SHOWCASED ON ELEARNING
AFRICA........................................................9
BREAKING NEWS!.......................................10
EDITORIAL TEAM
MRS. MARGARETH NZUKI
MR. ABDALLAH HASSAN
MR. SENORINE LIBENA
MR. JOSEPH N NGONYANI
I
n February 2011 ESRF was
commissioned by the World Food
Program (WFP) to conduct a baseline
survey for the School Feeding Program.
The program is jointly implemented by
World food programme (WFP) and the
Government of Tanzania through the
Ministry of Education and Vocational
Training .The programme was designed
to support primary education in drought
prone and pastoral areas and is known
as Food-For-Education (FFE). The
programme is being implemented in 13
drought-prone food insecure districts in
five regions -Arusha, Manyara, Shinyanga,
Dodoma and Singida. Districts covered
include Bahi, Kondoa, Kiteto, Monduli,
Longido, Ngorongoro, Loliondo and
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Economic
and Social Research Foundation Newsletter
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ’ S NOTE
Dr. Hoseana Bohela Lunogelo
W
elcome to our January
to June 2011 Newsletter.
In this edition we report
some of the work that ESRF has
continued to undertake as a leading
research institution in Tanzania as
part of her mandate to inform and
influence social and economic
policies and management through
researched evidence. The institution
also continued to facilitate capacity
building through policy dialogue
and training and extended advisory
services in the form of commissioned
studies/consultancies, and knowledge
management. As part of undertaking
strategic research, ESRF completed
five projects between January and
June 2011, in collaboration with other
institutions such as the World Bank,
UNESCO, Overseas Development
Institute and CUTS international. These
projects centered on the three pillars
of Livelihood and Social Wellbeing,
Institutions and Governance, as well as
Growth and Wealth Creation. Among
the most outstanding commissioned
research during the period was the
Review of the Tanzania Development
Vision
2025,
which
received
widespread attention nationally due
to its importance in shaping strategic
planning for the next 15years. In
addition, ESRF continued sharing
national and regional policy-related
knowledge through its dissemination
dialogues. These seminars acted
as platforms through which policy
issues were discussed and policy
recommendations
channelled
to
government, civil society and the
private sector for implementation.
Through its Capacity Development
Unit, ESRF continued to build capacity
among young professionals who are
still in higher learning institutions
through its Mentoring/ Internship
Programmes. A total of sixteen (16)
young professionals, both local and
international were mentored in various
areas of expertise. The Knowledge
Management Department continued
to support the core functions of the
Foundation by hosting the Foundation‘s
Library, and online resources namely –
Tanzania Online (www.tzonline.or.tz),
Tanzania Development Gateway (www.
tanzaniagateway.org) and Tanzania
Knowledge Network (www.taknet.
or.tz). The library subscribed for online
journals and continues to receive online
documents from different institutions.
Tanzania
Knowledge
Network
(TAKNET) continued to provide a
platform for exchange and sharing
of information on various aspects of
social and economic development.
A total of five topics were moderated
during this period, and three policy
briefs synthesized and published.
The communication section worked
closely with different partners in
branding, promoting, marketing and
sending across the messages about
the Foundation, through exhibitions,
websites, blogs, media and other
marketing tools. As ESRF‘s Strategic
Plan 2008-2011 draws to a close, is a
time for us to reflect on our activities,
our achievements, as well as making
a concerted effort to learn from our
experiences and harness all aspects
of what we have learned and integrate
them into 2011 and beyond. The
lessons learned will be fully integrated
into the next Strategic Plan 2012 –
2015, refocusing on the institution‘s
vision. This next Strategy will guide
the Foundation in consolidating its
reputation as a national centre of
excellence and equally in its target
of becoming a regional centre of
excellence in capacity development
for policy analysis, development
management, and policy research
and policy dialogue by 2015. Finally,
let me take this opportunity on behalf
of the Board of Trustees, Management
Committee, and all ESRF staff to thank
all stakeholders for their continued
support to ESRF.
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Karatu. The programme covers about 1,167 schools with a
total enrolment in these schools reaching 600,000 children. The
programme provides two daily meals. The Food for Education
objectives include: contributing towards improvement of
enrolment of boys and girls in the assisted schools, helping
in stabilizing attendance at the assisted schools, reducing
prolonged absenteeism and therefore reducing dropout rates,
improving the attention (concentration) span and the learning
capacity of the boys and girls in the assisted schools.
Findings from School feeding Program (SFP)
Baseline Survey
The teachers said that Performance and attendances
have improved (less dropouts,-student‘s health and love for
school is encouraging). Understanding and concentration of
the students have also greatly improved. School attendance,
concentration, enrollment (especially in standard I) have
increased while dodging and drop-out have decreased.
Teachers gave an example to show that provision of food
means a lot to pupils as some may forget their school text
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books but not a cup for drinking porridge. Some teachers
reported that even the pass rates have improved with
SF Programme. Parents especially women said that their
productivity has improved as they now have more time for
working unlike before the programme when they had to cook
for their kids during working hours.
Challenges of the programme
However, as with most of the donor funded projects
implemented in the country, a number of challenges were
noted, in terms of social, political, cultural and economic
aspects. Our assessment indicated that communities‘
participation in the project is weak. According to the project
design, parents are supposed to contribute some money
towards paying for the cook, security, firewood and water for
cooking. This is not always the case as some parents seem to
oppose this contribution and tend to believe that the project
is fully funded by donors hence no need for them to dig into
their pockets. Moreover some politicians have aggravated the
problem by distorting the fact and misguiding the parents. >>
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One of the visited schools during the
study
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This casts doubt on the sustainability of the project when
donor funding comes to an end. There were also shortages
of facilities for the projects. Through contributions by parents
each school needs to have a kitchen and a dining hall. During
the survey, it was observed that more than 95% of the schools
visited had neither a standard kitchen, nor a dining hall.
Shortage of water for cooking and washing hands for pupils
before and after meals was also found to be a major challenge
in the project areas. Most schools visited had shortages of
learning facilities and teachers also had a very poor learning
environment whereby classes had no desks and buildings
were without roofs.
STRATEGIC RESEARCH
iv. Analysis of effectiveness of food security policy: A case of
Ileje District in Tanzania with ODI based in UK
The use of research based evidence in Policy for science
related ministries and research parastatals with funding from
UNESCO Other ongoing projects the Research Department is
implementing are:
* Strengthening institutions to improve public expenditure
accountability with funding from GDN
* Rising food prices and the coping mechanism among urban
dwellers in Tanzania: The case of Kinondoni District
A group photo after a discussion with stakeholders at Ilala District during
review of the Tanzania Development Vision 2025
S
trategic Research is one of the two core units in the
Research and Publication Department (RPD). The other
core unit is Commissioned Studies (CS). Activities
under the Strategic Research are divided into five major pillars
or areas of specialization. Focusing on the five pillars, the
Department completed five projects between January and
June 2011. These projects which were done in collaboration
with other funding entities such as the World Bank, UNESCO,
Overseas Development Institute and CUTS international are:
* Ethics, Payments and Maternal Survival in Tanzania
Collaborative project with REPOA and Open University UK
i. EAC Integration: Main Potential Benefits with funding from
the World Bank
ii. The FEATS Project: Food Security and Rural Livelihoods in
Tanzania which was done in collaboration with CUTS India
iii. Q2 Research in Support of 2010 Poverty reduction Review –
i.e. Chronic Poverty which was done in collaboration with ODI
based in UK
A group photo with stakeholders at Temeke District during review of the
Tanzania Development Vision 2025
COMMISSIONED RESEARCH
Hon. Cleopa David Msuya, retired Vice President
and Prime Minister insisting a point during an
interview with Dr. Lunogelo on review of the Tanzania
Development Vision 2025.
C
ommissioned studies sub unit is
under the research and publication
unit. This unit focuses on demand driven
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commissioned research from different
stakeholders including the government,
private sector, donor community, and the
NGOs.
The most important study during the
period, which helped to brand ESRF in a
unique way, was the review of The Tanzania
Development Vision 2025 (TDV 2025).
Another equally important study is the ongoing review of Programmed Activities of the
Planning Commission, which recommend
a better institutional arrangement and
streamlining of its mandates. The ESRF
team was also co-opted by the President‘s
Office-Planning Commission to assist in the
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completion of the preparation Of medium
term plan, an assignment, which required a
multi-skilled team of experts. In addition, the
unit was able to secure big commissioned
research including the Q2 Research in
Support of 2010 Poverty reduction Review,
Mining Investment Benefits Study (Ministry
of Energy and Minerals) and Demand for and
Barriers to Accessing Financial Services,
Agra-Pass Value Chain Study, Climate
Change Resilience in Agricultural Research
and the Economic Transformation in Africa:
Case of Tanzania. ESRF is also hosting the
Evidence Based Policy in Development
Network (EBPDN).
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CAPACITY BUILDING
D IS CUSSION ON THE NAT I O NAL BUDG E T 2 0 1 1 /2 0 1 2 ; I T S I M P LI CAT I O N O N
TH E IMP LE ME NTATION OF T HE TANZ ANI A DE VE LO P M E NT VI SI O N 2 0 2 5
T
he drive of Tanzania development
plan since independence has been
on economic growth and poverty
reduction. The prime objective being to
ensure that the majority of Tanzanians
enjoy the benefits of development. In
line with the effort to speed up this plan
the government of Tanzania had launch
economy. Others are food security and
basic education and health care for all.
Following this therefore the national
Budget 2011/2012, as it has been for
the 2010/2011 has been developed
taking into consideration among others,
the objectives stipulated in Tanzania
Development Vision (TDV 2025).
Dr. H.Bohela Lunogelo, Executive Director ESRF presenting a paper on National Budget 2011/12 in
the context of the revised Tanzania Development Vision (TDV 2025)
its Tanzania Development Vision 2025
whose key pillars include high quality
livelihood, good governance, peace
stability and building a competitive
Being a policy think tank in the
country, ESRF organized a workshop
that will discuss, among other issues,
the linkage between the national
budget and the implementation of
TDV 2025. A paper titled ‗National
Budget 2010/2011 in the context of
Revised Tanzania Development Vision
2025” pre (Cont. from page 5) sented
by ESRF‘s Executive Director; -Dr. H.
Bohela Lunogelo provided insights
on the 2011/2012 national budget in
the context of the Revised Tanzania
Developmevelopment Vision 2025.
Conducted on 22nd June 2011, the
workshop provided an opportunity for
various stakeholders to share, discuss
and understand the government
budget 2011/2012 presented on 8th
June 2012. Another paper discussed
at the workshop was on ‗The Status
of Maternal Health Care Provision in
Tanzania’ by Mr. Emmanuel Mnzava,
from the University of Dar es Salaam.
This paper discussed the budget
implication on the provision of maternal
health from another perspective, not
from how much was budgeted from
the main Budget rather on how does
the allocation being used to effect
the attainment of the Millennium
Development Goal (MDG) number
five of reducing by 75% of maternal
mortality rate by the year 2015.
The National Stakeholders’ Workshop On Access To And Barriers To
Financial Services In Tanzania.
A
s a continuation of the FinScope Workshop series
conducted in 2010, ESRF conducted three more
workshops between January and June 2011. Aiming at
sharing the FinScope 2009 findings on the status of access
to financial services in Tanzania, the workshops were also
conducted in order to inform policy and decision makers
on suggested recommendations that will help improve the
situation for the policy actions. Conducted in Arusha, Kigoma
and Dar es Salaam, these workshops were intended to present
zonal status of the access and barriers to financial services
in the Northern (Arusha and Kilimanjaro); Western (Kigoma,
Rukwa and Tabora) and the Dar Es Salaam zone. Sponsored
by the Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSDT) Tanzania, the
dissemination workshop in Kigoma was conducted on 27th
January at TACARE Conference Centre, followed by the
Northern one conducted on 8th February 2011 at the New
Arusha Hotel and the third one on the 7th June, 2011 at the
ESRF Conference Hall. The main participants were government
officials, non-governmental organizations, civil societies,
donor community, research institutions and other relevant
stakeholders who had a stake in provision of financial services
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within these zonal areas. The dissemination team comprised
of Dr. Donatilla Kaino, Ms. Vivian Kazi, Ms. Dora Semkwiji, Ms.
Goreth Kashasha and Mr. John Kajiba from ESRF and the team
ofexperts from the East African Speakers Bureau (EASB) who
managed the broadcasting and advertising of the workshops.
Participants of the workshop on Demand for and Barriers to Financial Service
in Tanzania in a group photo.
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Importance Of ―Universal Pension In Tanzania Hailed
D
espite the fact that social
protection is a right stipulated
in the Constitution of the United
Republic of Tanzania; 96 per cent of
older people in Tanzania do not have
a secure income (ILO 2008). Following
the declining health and continuing
livelihood responsibilities, Tanzania‘s
older people are particularly vulnerable to
chronic poverty. Due to this recognition,
the Government decided to address
social protection for older people as
one of the top priorities in the National
Development. It is within this context that
ESRF and HelpAge International under
the ACBF support organized a national
workshop which aimed at discussing
the plight of old people in Tanzania. The
One-Day Workshop conducted on 20th
May 2011 at The Double Tree, Hotel
provided an opportunity for participants
from the government, private sector,
CSOs as well as the donor communities
to share and discuss the status and
challenges of social protection faced
by old people in Tanzania. Two main
presentations were given, the first by
Mr. David Kaali from the Ministry of
Labour and Employment who gave
a general overview of the status of
social protection in Tanzania; and Mr.
Smart Daniel, the Social Protection
Manager at the HelpAge International
who discussed the status of old people‘
social protection and the importance
of ‖Universal Pension‖ among old
people in Tanzania. The workshop
was attended by participants from the
government, development partners,
various nongovernmental organizations
including those dealing with affairs and
wellbeing of theelderly, and the media.
It ended with a number of resolutions
identified as important towards a better
approach for realizing the national goal
of providing adequate protection to all
Tanzanians, including the elderly.
Participants of the workshop on Social Protection in Tanzania in a group photo
POLICY DIALOGUES: PLATFORM TO INFORM POLICY MAKING
T
he Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF)
has continued sharing national and regional policy-related knowledge through its dissemination dialogues. These
seminars act as active platforms through which policy issues
are discussed and policy recommendations are channelled to
government, civil society and private sector for implementation
and follow-up. During this period, the following papers were
presented in the seminars;
1.Africa- China Poverty Reduction and Development: What
can Tanzania learn from China? Some Lessons from AfricaChina Poverty Reduction and Development Conference. By Dr.
H. Bohela Lunogelo
2. Governance Breakdown in the Urban Malaria Control:
Policy Reflections from the Outburst of Msimbazi Valley
Mosquitoes, Dar es Salaam. By Dr. Francis Mwaijande.
3. Private Income Transfers and Poverty Reduction in
Tanzania. By Mr. John Kajiba and Mr. Hussein Nassor.
4. The Use of Indigenous Climate/weather forecast on
Food Production: the Case of Same Scheme. By Dr. Oswald
Mashindano.
5. Building Climate Change Resilience in Africa’s Agricultural
Research Programmes. ESRF in collaboration with
FANRPAN.
6. The Use of Research Based Evidence to Inform Policy
Processes in the East African Region with focus in Tanzania
and Uganda. By Mr. Arthur Mwakapugi and Ms. Vivian Kazi.
7. Value chain Analysis and Assessment of Grapes Sub- Sector.
A study funded by the Rural Livelihood Development Company
(RLDC) in Dodoma.
ESRF Continues Building Young Professional’s Capacities In
Research And Policy Analysis
As part of its mandate, ESRF through its Capacity Development
Unit has continued to build capacity among young professionals
who are still in higher learning education vlevels through its
Mentoring/Internship Programmes. A total of sixteen (16)
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young professionals i.e. 15 local and 1 international intern were
mentored in various areas of expertise between March – Jun,
2011. These areas range from economics, social sciences,
environmental sciences, library services and IT.
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(KM)
The communication section worked closely with different
partners in branding, promoting, marketing and sending
across the messages about the Foundation. This was achieved
through exhibitions, websites, blog,media and other marketing
tools. The ICT unit improved the operations and services by
maintaining the system. The unit also provided support to
researchers and other staff in the use of ICT resources. The
unit was also involved into setting up the ICT infrastructure at
UONGOZI institute and provide backup and storage of data
from Presidential Trust Fund (PTF).
Management
I
n May 2011, 46 students from School of Library Archives
and Documentation Studies (SLADS), Bagamoyo visited
our department for a study visit and one of them later on
was attached to the department for a six weeks internship.
The Department collected documents for TZonline database
from universities and institutions of higher learning in Tabora,
Mwanza, Kilimanjaro and Arusha. Jobseekers profiles and job
vacancies were posted into the job and consultancies database.
The KM projects were showcased at the 6th International
Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training
―eLearning Africa 2011 Conference) in May 2011. On the other
hand, Tanzania Knowledge Network (TAKNET) continued to
provide a platform for exchange and sharing of information on
various aspects of social and economic development. A total of
five topics were moderated and three policy briefs synthesised.
The moderated topics were;
• What Benefits exist for Tanzania within East African Common
Market Arrangement?; Review of Tanzania Development Vision
2025 (TDV 2025);
• Improving Public Service Delivery and Citizens Engagement
through E-Government.
• Time has come for Universal Social Pension in Tanzania:
What is the Way Forward? And
• 2011-Budget discussion
Knowledge
Department
SLADS Students listening to Mr.Senorine
Libena (not in the picture)
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
HOSTED PROGRAMS
IFP CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF ITS OPERATIONS
FROM 2001—2011
Executive Director for IFP DR Joan Dassin cutting 10yrs cake, the event
gathered ESRF Executive Director, AHEAD Executive Director, FAWE
Kenya Executive Director , The Minister of Higher Education in Kenya,
Alumni and 57 Fellows from East African countries leaving for Masters
Program in 2011/2012
T
he IFP Program was launched in 2000 and has been
implemented for the past 10 years. IFP is now moving
to its Final phase and will be closing its activities by
June 2013. In Tanzania, So far the program has recruited 128
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students in total 100 Masters Fellows and 28 PhD Fellows.
The Majority of PhDs Graduates are currently working
with Higher learning Institutions, namely University of Dar
es salaam( 2 PhDs), The University of Dodoma( 2 PhDs),
Sokoine University of Agriculture( 1 PhD and 1 Masters)
and The Open University of Tanzania (1PhD), St Augustine
University ( 1 Masters), Tumaini University (1). The majority
of masters‘ graduates are working with NGOs (50%) Local
Government (20%) Central Government (25%) and Private
Sector (5%). The last selected fellows (9th cohort) all of
whom are at masters level, have been placed into various
Universities including the US (12 fellows), UK (5 fellows) and
The Netherlands (2 fellows). They have stared proceeding to
the respective universities since June 2011. The last fellow
will leave the country in September, 2011. Globally, the Ford
Foundation has invested $340 million in order to finance
higher education. IFP has the overall goal of strengthening
democratic values, reducing poverty and social injustice,
promoting international cooperation and advancing human
achievement through the provision of access to higher
education to potential leaders from groups and communities
that are marginalized or disadvantaged.
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1. Objectives
Broader access to quality Education Improve retention and
education rates for underserved populations. Create capacity
to generate new knowledge for social justice.
2. Achievements of IFP- Progam Globally
A total of 4,348 fellows have been selected and awarded the
IFP scholarship in the 22 countries, where by 50% are Female
and 50% Male.
i. Academic degree
* PHD and similar Degree Programs 635 =16%
* Masters and similar Related Degree 3,366= 84%
ii. Hosts Regions for Fellows Studies
IFP has been able to establish a strong link with strategic
University partnership worldwide. IFP Fellows from the 22
countries have had the privilege of choosing the study region.
Most of the fellow chose to study in the UK, US and Canada,
the rest of Europe while some choose to study in their own
countries. These universities have designed new programs to
suite IFP Program goals and objectives. The fellows‘ university
choice so far include:
United Kingdom 784 = 20%
Europe 498 = 12%
US & Canada 1,280 = 32%
Others 1,439 =36%
IFP Tanzania last cohort in group photo before leaving for Masters
Programs in USA, UK and the Netherlands.
iv. Current Activities- Alumni Associations
* All 22 countries have registered Alumni Associations. In
Tanzania, it is called the Tanzania International Fellowship
Association (TIFPA)
* Social commitment in paid professor work 91% of Alumni
* Voluntary Social Commitment. 66- 67% in voluntary.
* Impact in Knowledge and the new skills has reached 8385%
IFP program has yield similarly results in the 22 countries of
operations and can be summarized as follows:
* Fellowship targeted individuals working with marginalized
communities especially the rural minority.
* Academic success due to good preparations, in high quality
Education. (Enabling conditions) IFP fellows are strongly
motivated to return home and address social problems.
Even though the fellowships are targeted to individuals, but the
knowledge and skills obtained from the studies have greatly
benefitted the institutions in which the alumni are working.
iii. Choices of Academic Area
Social Science 589 = 13%
Economic Business 206= 5%
Environment, Health and
Applied Sciences 1,203 = 30%
Law, Governance and Human Rights 574= 14%
Education and Communication 773= 19%
Development Studies 401 = 10%
Arts and Humanities
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Dr. Donatilla Kaino (ESRF), Dr. Godius Kahyarara (UDSM), Dr.
Michael Ndanshau (UDSM), Dr. Paula Tibandebage (ESRF)
and Dr. Oswald Mashindano (ESRF). Besides the course
delivery of the 6th intake of PGD, preparations were underway
for the beginning of the 7th Intake (2011/2012). The request
for applications for the 7th intake was announced in the local
newspapers, ESRF and REPOA websites. The selection
committee will be formed and planned to meet in the third
week of July 2011.
6th Intake Students during a group
discussion at the 3rd Workshop of the
PGD Programme held from 23rd to 28th
May 2011 at the REPOA Conference Hall
Students & Tutors posing for a group picture
at the end of the 3rd workshop of the PGD
Programme, held from 23rd to 28th May
2011 at the REPOA Conference Hall
TANZANIA POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN POVERTY ANALYSIS.
uring this period the 6th intake (2010/2011) of the
Post Graduate Diploma course attended the second
intensive workshop that focused on Conceptualization
of Poverty and Research Methodology. This workshop was
held from 10th to 15th January 2011 at ESRF conference hall.
Resource persons for this workshop included Professor Marc
Wuyts (Convenor of the PGD Programme), Dr. Auma Okwany
(ISS), Dr. Tausi Kida ( ESRF/ Coordinator PGD Programme), Dr.
Beatrice Mkenda (UDSM), Dr. Flora Kessy (Mzumbe University)
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STAFF DEVELOPMENT
THREE STAFF ATTEND TRAINING IN COMMUNICATION
I
n its efforts to provide strategic direction for every
stakeholder involved in smooth communications and
set out procedures for doing communication within the
Foundation and outside, the Economic and Social Research
Foundation (ESRF) sent three staff Mrs. Margareth Nzuki, Mr.
Senorine Libena from Knowledge Management Department
& Mrs. Dora Semkwiji from Capacity Building Department to
attend communications strategy and skills training course held
in Johannesburg, South Africa. The three day course which
was designed to help participants to take practical snapshot
of communication strategy and skills was very fruitful since it
catered all segments pertaining to communications activities
performed by the Foundation in its day to day operations. The
course equipped the participants with the understanding of
the need of communication in marketing, craft and present
model of communication strategies, grasp the role of
communications and identification of tools of communicators
and their effectiveness. The Communication Strategy and
Skills course is among the communications courses organized
by the institute of the Advancement of Journalism in Parktown,
Johannesburg.
DR. TAUSI KIDA APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF
PROGRAMMES
The Management Committee evaluated
performance of thirteen (13) employees
who were due for annual increments.
It is worth noting that five employees
who were rated excellent were
awarded double increments; while six
who scored good‘ were awarded one
increment each and two i.e. Ms. Monica
Hangi and Mr. Abdallah Hassan were
promoted to the next scale. Mr. Hassan
and Ms. Monica were congratulated by
Management and colleagues for the
great achievement and were urged to
ESRF appointed Dr. Tausi Kida as the
new Director of Programmes. Dr. Tausi
Kida has the requisite qualifications
and experience and she remains
as Coordinator of Post Graduate
Diploma in Poverty Analysis.
Dr. Tausi takes over from Dr. Salatiel
Moyo Simon, who on his own volition
tendered a resignation and joined the
Local Government Training Institute,
Hombolo Dodoma to take up
position as the Deputy Rector. ESRF
wishes them all the best in their new
endeavors.
keep up the same spirit.
THE BOARD
APPROVES STAFF
MANUAL
The
Management
has
completed review of staff
regulations which were last
updated in July, 2001. Among
reasons that compelled a
review included the fact that
the former staff regulations had
too many amendments and to
conform with the major review
of Labour Laws on Tanzania,
which culminated in enactment
of employment and Labour
Relations Act, 2004. The new
development Staff Manual
was finally approved by the
Sub-Committee Board for use
on trial for one year effective
from 27th May 2011 and the
decision was ratified by the
Board at its 60th meeting held
on 20th June 2011.
Dr. Tausi Kida
STAFF APPRAISED ON
THEIR PERFORMANCE
Visits, Meetings And Workshops
Administration Skills in Johannesburg, South
Africa from 10th to 16th April 2011.
* Ms. Consolata Mkoba and Ms. Jenifer Badi
attended National Secretarial Day held in
Arusha from 20th to 22nd May, 2011
* Mr. Deodatus Sagamiko and Japhet Maginga
attended Government Employees Provident
Fund (GEPF) Annual General Meeting held in
Arusha from 12th to 13th May, 2011
Mrs. G. Kashasha, Ms. Jacqueline Mwijage and Mr.
Yasser Manu with collegues in South Africa
During the first half of the year, ESRF was
invited to various local and International
events aimed at addressing common
interests to ESRF in particular and the Nation
in general. Among the outstanding meetings
were;
* Mrs. G. Kashasha, Ms. Jacqueline Mwijage
andMr. Yasser Manu attended a short
training on Advanced Office Management &
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Foundation was represented by Knowledge Management
Department, whereby elibrary (TzOnline), Discussion forum
(Taknet), PGD (Post Graduate Diploma Course) and Platform
of sharing (TzGateway) were exhibited. The visitors to our
booth were comprehensively informed how these e initiatives
work and how to register in order to get the services offered.
This year eLearning conference drew 25 ministers and deputy
ministers and more than 50 high-level government officials
from 21 countries throughout Africa attended the conference
to discuss the future role of ICTs in African education.
The ESRF
Conference.
booth
at
the
elearning
Africa
ESRF Showcased On Elearning Africa
T
he Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF)
was among 1,702 participants from over 90 countries
from Africa and overseas assembled at the 6th
International Conference on ICT for Development, Education
and Training―eLearning Africa 2011 Conference). The
continent‘s leading event for ICT-supported education was
held at Mlimani City Conference Center, Dar es Salaam from
May 25th to 27th 2011. The colorful eLearning Africa 2011
Conference was officiated by the Vice President of the United
Republic of Tanzania, Hon, Dr. Mohamed Ghalib Bilal. In the 6th
International Conference on ICT of eLearning which Tanzania
was honored to host, the Economic and Social Research
Mr. Abdallah Hassan briefs the visitor about ESRF initiatives during the
exhibition.
Breaking News! My 15 minutes into one of the short streets of Asian side
of Istanbul, Story filed 10 minutes after event.
Date: 12 May 2011, Time: 3pm, Place: Istanbul, Story by ESRF Special Reporter
H
aving arrived on Saturday and participated in endless
meetings since Sunday, I told myself “this morning let
me lock myself in and finalize my discussant‘s note for
tomorrow‘ s session; and also -check emails and clear some
pending technical assignments” before I join the afternoon‘ s
plenary on the role of private sector in LDC development. I
work until lunch time, having developed only 5 slides of my
presentation for tomorrows as a discussant on ―How should
the LDCs engage with the G-20‖. Imagine a beggar strategizing
on how to get the most of you! The only consolation is that the
person you are begging from has some sort of guilt that he is
partially responsible for your state of affairs. Since I have run
out of steam, I go for my lunch within the Double Tree Hotel
just to break the monotony of boarding school type of food
offered by the conference organizers. I think they decided to
remind us that coming from LDCs we deserve only the very
basic meal consisting of a cup of rice and chicken or meat
stew with 3-4 tiny pieces of meat. Yesterday a young lady tried
to protest, but they refused to change the menu—and when
we offered to simply buy our food instead of using the lunch
coupons, they agreed to serve only the protesting lady.
Back to today: After taking a very delicious lunch, I realize
that I don‘t have enough of local currency (TL 1.5=1 dollar) to
settle the bill. I go to the reception to change my Euro 50 note.
The lady at the reception advises me its better I went to the
bank, which was just around the corner, a few meters after
you turn right outside the hotel‖. But the few meters away‖,
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turned out to be half a kilometer. I get to the nearest bank.
They tell me they only change if I have an account with them
or I can use my credit card! At that juncture I remember the
CRDB advert back home of the young suitor who is denied
the hand of a fiancée despite having a good job, a house and
a car, simply because he lacked CRDB Tembo Master-Card! I
am directed, in very broken English, to where I should find the
nearest bureau de change, some 400 meters away, which is
not far if it weren‘t for the cold weather. Before I left Dar, my
blackberry google had advisedforecast temperature of about
180C, therefore saw no need to carry a heavy jacket. But
today it‘s about 140C.
As I approach the Bank, a woman beggar approaches me
saying (in signs) that she is hungry. I give her TL5. She keeps
on complaining, suggesting she needed somethingto eat. She
follows me to the bureau. I get my change, and decide to take
her to the nearest bakery where I buy her some donnats worth
TL3, and give her another TL5. But alas! I have unintentionally
created a temporary ―fund for street women beggars!‖ Two
other ladies appear, one in late pregnancy. The latter refused
to take cash and directs me to a supermarket while pointing at
her 7 months preg tummy, complaining as if I was responsible
for it, onlookers watch us, as if suspecting that I have been
found by this lady I abandoned some months ago! I crosscheck my passport (just in case it is needed to prove that it‘s
my first visit to Istanbul!). We enter the shop she had directed
me to and she picks a detergent packet, resembling our EAC
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‗Omo‖, worth ten dollars (TL14). as we proceed to the
counter, the other beggar I had already bought some donnats
and cash also appears with a packet of her pick of “omo”. I
summon the bad side of myself and tell her to go away since
she had already accepted the food and money. She murmurs
some words in dejection; an old man tries to save me, but
she shouts back at him. I have no idea what she told that
man because he looked shocked and walked away! The
expectant lady thanks me (so I guess) for the ―omo‖ packet,
and so I give her additional TL2. She parts as the other one
keeps on following me until when she sees a policeman
approaching is when she suddenly disappears! I am free at
last. I rush back to the hotel while thinking aloud ―Is this
similar to the experience G-8 leaders face when listening to
the endless complaints from LDCs?‖. I am interrupted from
continuing with this somewhat misplaced question by the
hotel staff who welcomes me back to the hotel and asks if I
succeeded getting the change. My mobile phone and a book
I had left on the dining table hoping I will be back in 3 minutes,
which dragged on to 15 minutes, are intact. I apologize, pay
my bill and leave the restaurant. But then I decide to
crosscheck at the reception their hotel exchange rate? It is
TL 2.215 per 1 Euro, sir! I check the receipt from the bureau
de change from the street: it is 2.225 per Euro. So my whole
adventure was to save 0.010 points of exchange rate! And
what about the temporary charity I created and lasted for 10
minutes? I console myself that since I skipped Sunday mass
service in favour of workshop proceedings here in Istanbul,
the charity was worth it! As I prepare myself for the afternoon
session I start thinking how the travel back to Tanzania will be
in two days time. When coming I spent 9 hours via Cairo to
reach Istanbul, and another 5 hours navigating through the
10 million population city to reach this 5 star hotel. I console
myself that it won‘t be as daunting since the flight will leave in
the evening and arrive in Dar in the early hours of Sunday—
so my hope is that there won‘t be traffic jams either side. For
thisafternoon I will have to cross the sea by ferry, taking 25
minutes, from this Asia part of Istanbul to the European side.
Yesterday I took the wrong ferry which landed me a bit far
from Ceylan Intercontinental Hotel, where I presented a paper
on― Enhancing LDCs Trade Capacities―. I shared a taxi with
an English speaking Turkish lady who helped translate the
many questions from the taxi driver who wanted to know
where I come from and also shared his frustration that he had
to resort to taxi driving after graduating some 10 years ago
without finding a job. He thought his government was
favouring foreign investors-―look even mobile telephone
companies are foreign! For sure such business we could
easily own and do ourselves!‖. ―Most of our educated people
who have connections overseas have migrated!‖. This
afternoon I will be more careful so that I don‘t miss the
afternoon sessions and also get hold of some discounted
special food supplements for poultry, which the manufacturers
claim they boost egg production by 30 percent. Only drop of
20mls in 200 litres (1litre=1000mls) of water is needed per
day.I think aloud ―hii itakuwa kama kikombe cha Babu wa
Loliondo, special kwa kuku‖. The salesman for the Turkish
manufacturer is a Tanzanian from Chakechake, who claims
he has got a large farm in Morogoro. He trained in agriculture,
went sailing in Green ships for 10 years, and now back to
agricultural extension services. I wonder if that line of business
can be useful to our ESRF Staff Welfare Association as an
income generating venture. On the other hand I wonder if it
might not be a better idea to simply advise the Tanzanian
delegation at booth no 189 where the international exhibition
is supposed to take place to also help the Turkish company
to market this wonderful food supplement for other Tanzanians
who will be visiting the booth. When I visited it yesterday, the
kibanda was literally empty, with few books from the TIC on
opportunities for investment. I regretted why I shouldn‘t have
requested Mrs. Nzuki to give me more of the TANAPA state
of the art calendars and CDs. The one CD I was given I
offered to one of the hotel staff who had a degree in tourism
and marketing serving at the lounge bar! Perhaps sensing
that they had nothing to display they allowed this lady with a
few vitenge dresses (no visitor approached to inquire about
them during the 20 minutes I was at the booth). She
complained that ESRF has lost touch with former experts like
her who had worked very closely with ESRF researchers who
are now Permanent Secretaries, Directors at the EAC, etc
(during Prof.Wangwe‘s time and the early years of Prof.
Amani). I apologized for the omission of her name in the
circulation list and promised to let Mrs. Margareth Nzuki and
Abdallah Hassan know about it. Her sentiments was echoed >>
UN CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM INSTANBUL TURKEY 9TH—13TH MAY 2011
T
he fourth UN conference on the
Least Developed Countries was
held in Turkey. The event was
attended by UN country members and
braced by invited diplomats and other
international dignitaries. The meeting was
a result of follow up after the Brussels
Plan of Action Issued on the previous
meeting in 2001. A general consensus of
the meeting however is that the Brussels
Plan of Action had failed substantially in
reducing the number of Least Developed
Countries, instead the number increased
from 42 to 48 countries. In this important
UN event the Economic and Social
Research Foundation (ESRF) presented a
paper on Growth and Poverty Reduction
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in Tanzania: Where has growth worked
for the poor and what can we learn from
this? By Festo Maro. The paper was
presented in Uskdar 3 hall in which the
theme was on ―Straategies for Eradicating
Poverty in Least Developed Countries.
The presentation used findings from the
project jointly implemented by Overseas
Development
Institute,
Sokoine
University of Agriculture, and REPOA.
The main message of the presentation
was that impressive economic growth in
Tanzania had not translated into poverty
reduction, building human assets and
reducing structural vulnerabilities. These
are important criteria determining the
status of Least Developed Countries.
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Festo Maro presenting a paper at UN Civil
Society Forum, Instanbul Turkey.
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by a senior official from Zanzibar who also told me I don‘t
particularly blame you Dr. Lunogelo for losing touch with
former researchers like me who used to work closely with
ESRF. I thought that was a highly diplomatic statement of
driving your point home that the chief executive officer is not
delivering in the area of effective network! Who has never
heard the common statement Mkuu wetu mwenyewe ni mtu
mzuri sana, isipokuwa tatizo ni watu wanaomzunguka!‗? This
means for effective institutional running, it‘s important to have
either no wall surrounding you, or if you want, then create
walls with some windows to allow you to see what is happening
outside! As I go to the afternoon sessions of the forum I keep
on hoping that there will be less crowding given that the Youth
Forum ended yesterday. A less crowded gathering might give
me a second change to meet my ESRF colleague, who is also
attending some parallel sessions and main events. I have met
him only once since we came, relying on emails to communicate
since his service provider, Tigo, doesn‘t have roaming facility
for sending messages like Voda and Airtel. It‘s unfortunate
since meetings such as these are dominated by the youth,
most of whom are loyal customers of Tigo, and yet are barred
from communicating back home when they travel outside
Tanzania. My colleague from ESRF had to borrow someone‘s
phone twice: first to invite me to his session where results
from the Chronic Poverty project with ODI was being presented
(which I failed to attend as it coincided with my session on
trade enhancement among LDCs); and the second one when
requesting me to stand for a Head of a Tanzanian institution
who couldn‘t make it to the conference (which I happily did,
and that is when we met). While inside the conference venues
the organization was superbly done, perhaps knowing that
the hundreds of policemen and women and volunteer guides
stationed at different locations were of less help if asked in
English. Its like one in ten who could understand or attempt to
speak English. They reminded me back home where we also
expect everyone to know Kiswahili. The only difference is that
their literacy rate is higher, compared to Tanzania‘s and have
a much more advanced industrial and manufacturing sector,
Turkish economy being the 16th largest in the world. They still
suffer from electric outages (three times rescued by the hotel
generator in the last 2 hours), and yesterday evening the whole
night was on generator. No wonder I saw state of the art
Turkish-made generators, of all sizes, at the LDC-IV Exhibition
floor. Have an energized, wall-free and boundless
communication error!
PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT IN MINING WORKSHOP
E
conomic and Social Research
Foundation in collaboration
with Oxford Policy Management
disseminated findings from the study
on Mining Investment benefits. The
study was commissioned by the
Ministry of Energy and Minerals under
the Sustainable Management of
Mineral Resources Project funded also
by the World Bank. The event was held
at Nyumbani Hotel Mwanza City. Three
presentations were made including
Tanzania Investment Benefit study by
Mark Essex, Perception of Communities
on Mining Investment by Festo Maro
and Partnership for Development by
John Kajiba. These presentations
revealed that mining investment
benefits in the economy resemble
an inverted pyramid in which macro
benefits is the base and micro benefits
is the pointed end. This means that due
to huge capital investments, benefits
are mostly observedat the macro level
with limited backward linkages to the
communities in which the mines are
situated including limited employment
opportunities. These communities
therefore perceive that large scale
mining investments are of Limited
benefit to the economy. In this scenario
building sustainable partnership in
mining sector is unachievable,unless
the government and local authority
improves transparency and distribution
mechanisms of revenues and any
proceeds from the mining companies.
The event was well attended by mining
stakeholders including Members of
Parliament, District Commissioners and
Local Authority representatives from
Geita, Kahama, Kishapu, and Mwadui.
Mining companies representatives
were from Barrick Gold Tanzania,
Petra Diamond, and Geita Gold Mine
companies.
Community
member
representatives from the four mines
– Geita Gold Mine, Petra Diamond,
Bulyanhulu Gold Mine, and Buzwagi
Gold Mine were also invited at the
event.
ESRF would like to thank the Government of the United Republic of
Tanzania and following organisations for their support
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