Transcript TASAF II BRIEF

TASAF Funding for
CHF
Amadeus M. Kamagenge
Tanzania Social Action Fund
Dar es Salaam
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Introduction
Project Development Objective
Guiding Principles
National Village Fund
NVF target group
Procedure for accessing NVF resources
CHF activities funded through NVF
Eligibility criteria for community projects
Approval and disbursement arrangements
Allocation of NVF resources
Introduction
 The Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) is an
instrument instituted by the Government to empower
communities, facilitate their participation in planning
and implementation of interventions that would
improve their livelihood and make them benefit from
macro level achievements.
 The first phase of the project (TASAF-I) was
implemented for four years from 2000. The coverage
was 40 districts on the Mainland as well as Unguja and
Pemba islands in Zanzibar.
 The second phase of TASAF (TASAF-II) is a five year
project implemented in all 121 LGAs in Tanzania
Mainland, and Unguja and Pemba islands.
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Introduction
 The locus of the Project is at the lowest
level of the LGA, that is, the Village in
rural areas, the Mtaa in urban areas
and the Shehia in Zanzibar.
 All projects supported are implemented
at the community level.
 Special attention is given to vulnerable
groups including: orphans, HIV/AIDS
affected and infected, older people,
widows, chronically ill persons.
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Project Development Objective
To empower communities to access
opportunities so that they can request,
implement and monitor sub projects
that contribute to improved livelihoods
linked to Millennium Development
Goals (MDG) indicator targets in the
National Strategy for Growth and
Reduction of Poverty (MKUKUTA).
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Guiding principles
1. Autonomous but operating in harmony with
other ongoing initiatives within the LGRP, so
as to ensure sustainability of achievements.
2. Demand-driven and follows a bottom up
planning and decision-making approach.
3. Direct financing of community-initiated
projects.
4. Acts as a safety net by targeting vulnerable
households and poor communities;
5. Conform to sectoral norms and standards.
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Guiding principles
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Non-partisan and apolitical.
Modalities to access the Fund have to be clear.
Delivery structure ensures speedy operations.
Adequate and timely technical support.
Transparent and demonstrate full public
accountability.
11. Processing and management are cost-effective.
12. Strengthen community empowerment.
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National Village Fund
The National Village Fund is the
main instrument under TASAF II
which responds to community
requests for investments that assist
specified beneficiary groups to
take advantage of opportunities
that can improve their
livelihoods.
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NVF Target Group
1) Vulnerable individuals, including
orphans, HIV/AIDS affected/infected,
the elderly persons, the chronically
ill, people with disabilities, etc.
2) food insecure households having The
able bodied adults.
3) Communities who lack access to basic
social and market services.
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Procedure for accessing NVF
resources
1) Officers from LGA conduct awareness raising
on TASAF activities in all communities
2) Any community interested to implement CHF
project will fill in a Project Interest Form
(SPIF) in three copies and submit to the
Village Council/Mtaa Committee/Shehia
Advisory Council/Mtaa Committee for
endorsement.
3) The SPIF is then sent the VFC’s office at LGA
level and TMU, with one copy being retained
at the offices of VEO/Sheha/Mtaa
Chairperson, on behalf of the community.
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Procedure for accessing
NVF resources
4) The VFC sorts and compiles the forms by
sector for presentation to the Management
Team (MT).
5) The MT targets resources within an LGA. The
MT is guided by poverty and service
coverage indicators as well as community
demands inline with their capacities.
6) Successful community is notified so as to plan
for E-PRA, project designing and
implementation planning.
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CHF activities funded by NVF
 CHF activities eligible for NVF funding are
based on Service Guidelines on
Community Participation (SGCP) prepared
by the Ministry of Health in 2005.
 In line with the MoH - SGCP, the NVF
can finance the establishment of the
Community Health Fund.
 Maximum NVF funding to one CHF
project at community level is equivalent
to US$ 30,000.
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Eligibility criteria for
community projects
Community projects that are eligible for NVF funding
must meet the following criteria:
1) Must be a result of a verifiable and systematic EPRA process.
2) Community owned with a mandatory minimum
community contribution.
3) In line with approved sector norms and standards.
4) Approved at the desk and field appraisal stages of
project cycle.
5) Conforms to the safeguard (environmental and
resettlement) policies.
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Approval and disbursement
arrangements
 All NVF-funded community projects are
approved either at the community level by
VC or at the LGA level by LGA Finance
Committee depending on the size of the
project
 TASAF disburse funds directly to the
Community Management Committee at the
community levels to facilitate timely
implementation of community projects
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Allocation of NVF Resources
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Total resources in the NVF is US$ 120 mil.
A resource allocation/targeting formula was
developed following the Government of
Tanzania guidelines for development funds.
NVF resources were allocated globally to
the LGA/Islands on the basis of a formula
that includes population (40%) poverty
data (40%) and geographical size (20%).
An element of equity (25%) was applied
prior to utilizing the allocation formula.
Allocation of NVF Resources
 Distribution of resources allocation is
made public through the press for each
LGA and the Island to know what is
available for them.
 Quarterly TASAF makes press release
to inform the public the amount of
NVF resources that LGAs/Islands have
been able to absorb.
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