NSGRP II

1. NSGRP II Consultative Meeting 7th May 2010 RECAPITULATION

2. Mama Mwasha(Director- Poverty Eradication and Empowerment Division ) • Welcome • Participation • Sense of ownership • Fill in gaps • Sharpen the strategy • Build legitimany • Prioritize the interventions • Process of discussion in groups • Call for effective participation • Special thanks for MUKUKUTA consultation coordinations: FCS, Policy Forum, UNDP, DPG, NSA

3. Chairperson Dr. Likwelile • Welcomed statements from stakeholders

4. Foundation for Civil Society (John Ulanga) • FCS entrusted to coordinate the process of consultation for the whole country • Beliefed on participatory consultation, and use of regional networks • 1600, 600 participants and organisations espectively were involved • Guiding principles (, national ownership, & people-centered monitoring, political will & leadership, national manifesto aligned to implement the NSGRP II)

5. Emphasised on quality of eduation and not quantity • Emphasised on hard working • Need of effective government and NOT very powerful one, and more informed civil society (empowering citizens)

6. Policy Forum (Moses Kulaba) • Partinership bwt govt and civil society is possible • Appreciated the coordination done by directorate of poverty reduction • 2000 participants reached • Meetings at the district, regional and zonal levels • Pro poor, pro community, just and equitable NSGRP II • Focus on agriculture modernizaion (target on small scale farmers) • Value added products

7. Policy Forum... • Productive foreign investments • Focus on small entreprenuers • Infrastucture improvement • Quality education • Health services deliverly • Need of transparency as a key issue to be strengthened • Involved stakeholders members of policy forum, steering group, consultants, zonal coordinators(UNA, HAKIELIMU, HAKIKAZI, TYC, SPW)

8. Workers (TUCTA) • 14 sectoral unions (TUCTA) • No consultations were coordinated among workers • While economy is growing, poverty is still an issue, • Unemployment (job creation and decent jobs) • Income poverty - no concrete measures to improve this area • Economy growth should focus on the people not statistics • Social Security for all Tanzanians (in formal and informal sectors) • Taxation issue

9. Association of Tanzania Employers (Akida) • The role of ATE in poverty reduction • Appreciate the govt coordination of the NSGRP II review process • Need for the stakeholders commitment and increased productivity • Narrated the achievements of NSGRP i.e GDP growth, healthy forex reserve, increased govt revenue, less govt borrowing etc. • Commitment of ATE to collaboarte with govt for sustainable economic growth • Emphasised on collaborative and consultative dialogue among stakeholders.

10. Development partners group (co- Chair Alberic Kacou) • Appreciated the Govt Leadership on the review of NSGPR II • Noted the fresh insights on pro poor and inclusive growth in NSGRP II • Raised the need to address ineadequency and inequity in service delivery • Population growth - shift in population policies • Role of the private sector- as engine of economy • Climate change adapation and mitigation • Core reform programmes for implementation effectiveness • Assured support of the DP- and called furhter discuss on main challenges: • Private sector as the engine of growth- Role of private sector and provide incentives for increased private sector investment • PPP – Why PPP has failed • Agricultue reforms and linkages to markets • Corruption: need to be addressed head-on

11. Guest of Hon.( Ramadhani Khijjah) PS – Ministry of Finance • Saluted and Welcome participants • Noted good participation as an indication that people hate poverty (people participation as the pillar of good governance) • Ownership of the development agenda • Narrated the process of preparation of NSGRP II (technical commisioning of studies and consultation with stakeholdrs) • Called participants to erich the process towards the final vesion of the NSGRP. II • Assured the readness of the govt to take up people’s opinions on board • Talked on gains and challenges encountered during NSGRP I & anticipated in NSGRP II • Called all stakeholders, in prearation, impementation and monitoring NSGRP II • Regular and coordinated evaluation of NSGRP II which will involve all stakeholders • Need for broad-based economy

12. PS... • 8-10% ecomony growth is critical for poverty reduction • Which priority areas can stimulate that growth? • Low productivity • Economy growth does not tanslate into income poverty reduction. • High population growth and low agriclutural growth • unemployment is time bomb • Focus on the improved quality of service deliverly • Well established functioning institutions to support NSGRP II. • Economic governance • Social protection funding in a holistic manner • Expect to have a complete comprehensive NSGRP II document. • Documentation to be done in Kiswahili and English. • OFFICIALLY OPPED-11.30AM

13. NSGRP II Presentation(Prof. Mbelle) • Review Process • Assessment of NSGRP I • Stakeholders consultations process • Key structures of NSGRP (similarities and strategic shift) • Thrust of NSGRP II

14. Prof. Mabele (vote of thanks)

15. Consultative meeting Representatitive Participants • Participants from all regions in Tanzania • Youth organisations • Children organsations • TUCTA • ATE • The Elderly • Govt • Academic institutions • Disabled organisations

16. Reflections on the Presentation of Draft NSGPR II • What strategy is in place to ensure that NSGP II is disseminated down to the vIllage level • The elderly are forgotten • What about pension for farmers?(Ruvuma) • NSGRP should be prepared by Kiswahili right from the beginning • Leadership issue (need of workers, capital, innovative leaders) Mwansasu • Minja (Arusha) Why youth are kept in vulnerable group? • Saul Pater Kilimanjaro- Ignorance is the main problem-menta – poverty. Need to address issue of mental poverty • Manyara- Education for peasants is key for modernisation of agriculture and cattle keeping • Need of Self – employment curriculum in the education sytem

17. Reflection.... • Mtwara –Nyakiliga- page-- dependecy is increasing, ca’n’t we change this?? • Tanga- Restituta -Kilimo kwanza is more inclined on artifcial agricultural inputs sell (bussiness), What about organic manure?? • Arusha –Petro Aham- The NSGPR II should also focus on regional integation (East Africa) • Come 2015 need of private candidate in elecion enacted • Mongi- World Vision- when will the monitoring indicators be developed and how will stakeholders be involved??? • Youth- of today- big section of youth are not informed on NSGPR II • Moro-Samson raised the issue of eligibilty of the elderly • Mtigala-Disabled- Education for people with disability is very low- enrollment of children with disabilities at early schools should be increased, friendly infrastructure ( schools, offices, even at election polls). • John –Arusha Viziwi- Need for NSGRP II to exciptily ensure that people with disabilities have access to information. Informaion is their rights

18. Written Comments • Empowering of communities on cost sharing on various social and economic services and tax paying ethics is critical • Creating conducive enviroments for self- employment of youth and access to affordable financial credity facilities • Deliberate measures to elimination of child labour • Availability of agriculural inputs • Respect of the rule of laws • Towns and cities environment cleanliness (towns and cities in anzania are dirty • Leaders at all levels to be availed with the Constitution of the country when they assume offices • Strengthen monitoring and follow up of NSGP II implementation • Self-reliance education to be reintroduced in school curriculum

19. GROUP WORK/PLENARY • GROUP 1: CLUSTER 1 • GROUP 2: CLUSTER 2 • GROUP 3: CLUSTER 3 • GROUP 4: CLUSTER 4