PRESIDENT’S OFFICE,

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Decentralisation for Service Delivery in Tanzania D.M.S. Mmari, Permanent Secretary 14/10/05 Building Capacity for the Education Sector in Africa 1

Tanzania - location

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Tanzania – environment

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The Change Environment

 National policy framework  Low resource and capacity baseline at LGA level  Tradition of central control  Cross cutting issues - AIDS, gender, etc  Democratic structures in LGAs 14/10/05 Building Capacity for the Education Sector in Africa 4

Decentralisation by Devolution Policy

 Political decentralisation  Fiscal decentralisation  Administrative decentralisation  Changed central – local relations  Principle of subsidiarity  Fair revenue assignments 14/10/05 Building Capacity for the Education Sector in Africa 5

Government’s Vision

 Services the raison d’etre  Strong, autonomous LGAs  Central government’s new role  LAs properly resourced - HR and finance  Democratic LGAs / Participation  Functions relate to local demands  Transparency, accountability, ethics 14/10/05 Building Capacity for the Education Sector in Africa 6

Local Government Reform

 LGRP - focus on poverty • Service delivery improvement key • • Performance improvement Local economic development  Achievements, but obstacles encountered  Difficult, complex process 14/10/05 Building Capacity for the Education Sector in Africa 7

Decentralisation for Education

 MKUKUTA - Primary Education key  Policies and strategies in place  LGAs responsible for service delivery  MoEC and PO-RALG oversight  PEDP and decentralisation 14/10/05 Building Capacity for the Education Sector in Africa 8

PEDP - Goals

    Enrolment expansion Quality improvement Capacity building Strengthening institutional arrangements 14/10/05 Building Capacity for the Education Sector in Africa 9

PEDP – Roles of stakeholders

 PO-RALG  Ministry of Education and Culture  Regional Secretariats  Local Government Authorities  Wards  School Committees 14/10/05 Building Capacity for the Education Sector in Africa 10

Achievements since 2000

 Enrolment up from 60% - 90%  Gender parity advanced (1 : 0.94)  Classrooms, teachers houses built  Over 32,000 teachers recruited – pupil teacher ration improved  Pupil – book ratio improved  Exam pass rate up from 20% - 42% 14/10/05 Building Capacity for the Education Sector in Africa 11

Conclusion

    Enrolment increased with improved school facilities Decentralisation of education resources has been effective Local capacity to manage resources Community participation promoted ownership and commitment 14/10/05 Building Capacity for the Education Sector in Africa 12