JOINT UNDP-UNICEF-UNFPA-ILO PROGRAMME TO SUPPORT TANZANIA’S PRODUCTIVE SOCIAL SAFETY NETS (PSSN)

International Conference on Social Protection – 15 December 2014

• Background and Rationale• Programme Budget• Partners• Strategic Approach• Outcome and Outputs• Governance and Coordination Structure• Organizational Structure

Outline

• Despite high economic growth since 2001, Tanzania has made little progress towards reducing extreme hunger and malnutrition – 28.2% of the population (11,909, 427) still lives below the basic needs poverty line.

• The majority of the population have little or no access to adequate supply of portable water, basic sanitation and health services

• Despite improvements in basic education, there are still significant challenges such as declining quality standards and gender disparities in primary education access

• Fertility is still high in Tanzania and 116 out of 1000 girls start childbearing by age 18 years

Background and rationale

• In response to these challenges, the Government of Tanzania has developed national strategies for growth and poverty alleviation: MKUKUTA & MKUZA

• The social protection goals of these strategies are concerned with the provision of adequate social protection for poor and vulnerable groups

• Towards this end, the Government established the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) in the early 2000s

• Based on the success of TASAF I and II, it was decided to design and implement TASAF III/PSSN

Background and rationale

• In February 2014, the Government of Tanzania requested the UN Resident Coordinator a.i. to provide support to the scaling up of the PSSN being operationalized through the TASAF III.

• UNDP and UNICEF fielded an in-country mission of 4 consultants to formulate a joint UNDP/UNICEF programme.

• A concept note on the JP – with ILO, UNDP, UNFPA and UNICEF - was submitted to the SDG Fund in June 2014 and a fully fledged project proposal was submitted in September 2014.

Background and rationale

Total programmable budget: USD 4,253,250

Programme budget

Total allocated resources 2014-2016:

Allocated resources:

• SDG-F: USD 1,500,000

• UNDP: USD 1,500,000

• ILO: USD 30,000

• UNICEF: USD 350,000

• UNFPA: USD 300,000

Indicative commitments:

• TASAF/World Bank: USD 258,250

• Government: USD 420,000

Budget broken down by agency and year:

Programme budget

Agencies Year 1 Year 2 Total

UNDP 825,348 1,545,000 2,370,348UNICEF 715,000 577,502 1,292,502UNFPA 150,000 210,000 360,000ILO 210,400 20,000 230,400Total programmable budget 1,905,748 2,352,502 4,253,250

Partners

Implementing Partner

Responsible Parties: (Other partners responsible for project activities under agreement with the IP)

TASAF

Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Labour and Public Services – Zanzibar, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Ministry of Health – Zanzibar, Ministry of Women, Children, Youth and Empowerment – Zanzibar, Social Security Regulation Authority, Local Government Authorities, Engender Health, Chama Cha Bora Tanzania – UMATI, CSOs and Private Sector, Trade Union Congress of Tanzania (TUCTA), Association of Tanzania Employers (ATE), Zanzibar Trade Union Congress (ZATUC), Zanzibar Employer’s Association (ZANEMA), Prime Minister’s Office, Local Government and Regional Administration, National Bureau of Statistics

The strategic approach of the JP is three-pronged:

Macro-level• Support to finalization and operationalization of the

National Social Protection Framework (NSPF)

Meso-level• Enhance efficiency and effectiveness of PSSN by

strengthening programme implementation and delivery systems

Micro-level• Strengthen sustainable livelihoods and resilience

mechanisms for PSSN, which will allow beneficiaries to accumulate human capital, improve well-being and graduate and exit programme

Strategic approach

Outcome 1: PSSN Programme implementation and delivery systems of the TASAF Management Unit, Regional Officers, District Councils and Communities strengthened

Output 1.1: Social protection knowledge management system strengthened

Output 1.2: Institutional capacities of the PSSN Programme implementation structures strengthened

Output 1.3: Robust PSSN Programme Monitoring and Evaluation and Management Information System (MIS) enhanced, including indicators on gender, climate change and other cross-cutting issues

Output 1.4: Sector line ministry community extension workers capacity built to manage and implement Community Sessions

Output 1.5: NSPF and PSSN indicators incorporated into NBS national, thematic and panel survey instruments

Outcome and outputs

Outcome 2: Social protection interventions are coordinated across sectors under National Social Protection Framework to address supply side issues

Output 2.1: National Social Protection Framework (NSPF) finalized and implemented

Output 2.2: A harmonised PSSN and NSPF coordination mechanisms established

Outcome and outputs

Outcome 3: Sustainable livelihood and resilience mechanisms for the PSSN strengthened

Output 3.1: Pro-poor and child-sensitive social protection institutionalized at all levels to prevent inter-generational poverty

Output 3.2: Mechanisms for strengthening medium to long term community and household resilience to risk and shocks developed

Output 3.3: Effective gender sensitive and sustainable livelihoods models tested and implemented

Outcome and outputs

• A National Steering Committee (NSC)/Project Board (PB) composed of the RC, Government representatives and a representative from the Embassy of Spain or AECID will be set up

• The existing UNDAP Social Protection Work Group (SPWG) will function as the Programme Management Committee (PMC) of the JP. The PMC will be responsible for the operational coordination and will report to NSC/PB.

Governance and coordination structures

Project organizational structure

Project Management Committee

Social Protection Programme Working Group

Project Management Committee

Social Protection Programme Working Group

Project BoardProject Board

Senior Supplier UNDP, UNICEF,

UNFPA, ILO, Embassy of Spain or AECID, DPs

Senior Supplier UNDP, UNICEF,

UNFPA, ILO, Embassy of Spain or AECID, DPs

MOFMOFPMO-RALG

PMO-RALG

MOLMOL MOH MOHMOHSW MOHSW 

Executive Secretary (TASAF)

Executive Secretary (TASAF)

 Project Coordinator

 Project Coordinator

Senior Bénéficiers (MoF, MoL, MoHSW,

PMO-RALG etc.)

Senior Bénéficiers (MoF, MoL, MoHSW,

PMO-RALG etc.)