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Tanzania

Map of Tanzania

Population:35.9 million
Urban Population:33%
Major Ethnic and Linguistic Groups:African - 99%
Religions:Muslim - 35%
Traditional beliefs - 35%
Christian - 30%
Population Growth Rate:1.72%
Life Expectancy:44.6 years
Infant Mortality:104 per 1,000 live births
Under Five Mortality:165 per 1,000 live births
Maternal Mortality Rate:530 per 100,000 live births
GNP Per Capita:$270
Percentage of Literate Adult Males:86%
Percentage of Literate Adult Females:71%
Percentage Population With Access
To Safe Drinking Water:		68%

Country Description:

CARE Tanzania began operations in 1994 in response to an influx  of Rwandan refugees; from 1994 through 1996, CARE provided food, water, sanitation, shelter and health care to 500,000 refugees. CARE Tanzania has since expanded to include projects in education, environmental protection and reproductive health.

Project Information

Project NameProject CountryProject Type
Jozani-Chawaka Bay Conservation ProjectTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Child Survival XII - Community Based Reproductive Health ProjectTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Partnership for Household Livelihood SecurityTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
HUJAKWAMATanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Education Sector DevelopmentTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
MISITU YETU - Supporting Communities to manage & benefit from Biodiversity forests of Eastern TanzaniaTanzania, United RepublicRehabilitation
Tunza Mazingira Uongeze Mapato (TUMAUMA)Tanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Malaria Intervention Project (MALIP)Tanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Uluguru Mountains Environmental Management and Conservation ProjectTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Misali Island Conservation and Community Developmen (MICODEP)Tanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Sustainable Resource Use and Community Development on Ngezi-Vumawimbi - MEMATanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
PARTICIPATORY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (PEMA): Enganing the Rural Poor as Partners in ConservationTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Increasing Mwanza Civil Society Voice and Engagement in PRSP IITanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Tujikomboe - Liberate yourself from poverty, add income and improve your knowledgeTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Strengthning and Empowering Civil Society for Participatory Forest Management in East Africa (EMPAFORM)Tanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Learning and Advocacy for Education Rights Initiative (LEADER)Tanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Global Fund Round 3 - Home Care for PLHA and TB AdherenceTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Zanzibar Preparedness and ResponseTanzania, United RepublicEmergency Relief
Tanzania Multi-Sectoral Aids ProgramTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Participatory Forest and Wildlife Conservation around Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park (PAFOW)Tanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Women and Girls' Empowerment (WAGE) ProgramTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Equitable Payement for Watershed Services: Phase I, Making the Business CaseTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Strenghtening CARE Tanzania's Urban Governance PracticeTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Integrated Natural Resource ManagementTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Equitable Access to Quality Reproductive, Sexual and Child Health and Social Welfare ServicesTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS in the WorkplaceTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Incomes and Village Institutions in the Ngurus (LIVING)Tanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Promoting Community Ecotourism Enterprise Around Ngezi Vumawimbi (MEMA Bridge)Tanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Running Dry: Empowering Poor People to Manage Water in Arid and Semi-Arid LandsTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Pastoral Basket Fund ProgramTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Transboundary Water for Biodiversity and Human Health in the Mara River BasinTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Women Empowerment in ZanzibarTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Governance and Accountability Project (GAP)Tanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Ongeza AkibaTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Social Change for Family Planning Results InitiativeTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Advancing Pastoralist Girls EducationTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Power Within USAID Global Development Alliance: Girls LeadershipTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Hillside Conservation Agriculture for Improved Livelihoods in the South Uluguru MountainsTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Supporting Adolescent Girls Empowerment (sage) in TanzaniarTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Innovation through Sport: Promoting Leaders, Empowering YouthTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
Women in Agriculture ProgrammeTanzania, United RepublicDevelopment
WEZESHATanzania, United RepublicDevelopment