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First Progress Report on Tanzania without Poverty
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Introduction
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
(PRSP) was produced in October 2000. It
was based on development plans that already
existed, and on consultations with a wide
range of people. It set out a strategy for Poverty
Reduction which included measurable targets,
activities and indicators. It also contained
some thoughts about costs and how these
might be met. The PRSP had three guiding
ideas which were to:
- reduce income poverty
- improve quality of life and social well-being, and
- reduce vulnerability amongst the poorest groups
In general terms the plan for reducing income poverty was to make it possible for
businesses of all sizes to flourish so that there are more jobs, and more money moving
around. The plan for improving quality of life and social well being was to make sure
that all people have easy access to education, health, safe drinking water and good food. The
first step in reducing vulnerability was to identify those who are vulnerable and to find out what
their needs are and this would lead to setting suitable targets which could be used to measure progress.
The first annual PRSP Progress Report was produced in August 2001. It was based on
what happened during the financial year which lasted from July 2000 to June 2001.
This plain language guide is based on the Progress Report. Topics which are covered
include:
- how the PRSP is updated
- how the pro-poor budget was prepared
- how we will know that poverty is being reduced
- progress to date and forward plans
Many of the ideas and words in the report are beyond the common sense of most
ordinary people so two sections have been added at the end of this booklet. One section
contains short notes to explain some big ideas and the other section gives short
definitions of what the big words mean.
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