International Development Grant

Tanzania Statistical Master Plan

Project Number: CA-3-A034782002

Status: Closed

Country/Region:

Tanzania 100.00%

Maximum Contribution: $5,000,000.00

Start Date: February 23, 2010

End Date: February 27, 2019

Duration: 9.0 years

Project Description

This project aims to support the implementation of the Government of Tanzania Statistical Master Plan. Stakeholders for this initiative include all collectors and producers of national statistics. This includes the National Bureau of Statistics the Office of the Chief Statistician-Zanzibar ministries departments agencies regional secretariats local government authorities non-governmental organizations researchers academia the private sector. Also this Plan concerns all users of national statistics. This includes Government of Tanzania officials at all levels international and multilateral agencies development partners private sector researchers academia non-governmental organizations civil society organizations and the general public. Project activities include: (1) revising the outdated Statistics Act; (2) recruiting competent and experienced statisticians in line with the priorities of the National Bureau of Statistics and the Office of the Chief Statistician-Zanzibar; and (3) providing training including on the collection and analysis of sex-disaggregated data at all levels of the Government of Tanzania.

Key Information

Executing Agency:
Government of Tanzania - Ministry of Finance

Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada

Program:
WGM Africa

Last Modified:
September 19, 2025

Development Classifications

DAC Sector:

Statistical capacity building 100%

Aid Type: Project-type interventions

Collaboration: Bilateral

Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation

Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP

Policy Markers
Level 1 Gender equality
Level 1 ICT as a tool for development
Major Funding (>$1M)
Budget Breakdown
2010-04-01 to 2011-03-31 $5,000,000 CAD
Geographic Information
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Project Number: CA-3-A034782002