Cross-Cutting IR: Data-driven decision-making and action plan implementation improved

1. Cross-Cutting IR: Data-driven decision-making and action plan implementation improved

2. DO 1 – WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPOWERED • Tanzania struggles to address gender inequality and high rates of HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, and maternal and infant mortality • 70% of third graders cannot read a Swahili sentence and 90% cannot read a basic English story • USAID/Tanzania supports the virtuous cycle of Empowerment and Economic Growth

3. DO 2 – BROAD-BASED ECONOMIC GROWTH SUSTAINED • Growth in rural areas has not kept pace with the national average, perpetuating rural poverty • Underlying constraints must be unbound to accelerate private investment • 1.5 million people added into Tanzanian population every year • 45% of the population is under the age of 15 of which 23% of 15-19 have started child bearing

4. DO 3 – EFFECTIVE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IMPROVED • Public sector unresponsive to citizen demand • Public services inadequate and under-funded • Lack of accountability and corruption • Tanzania has diverse sources of conflict

5. Cross-Cutting IR - Data driven decision-making & implementation improved • Powerful tool to plan and measure progress and communicate development results • Need for quality data, timely release and wide accessibility • Utilize information to foster organizational learning and adapt to changing circumstances • Tanzanian capacities expanded

7. Program Budget - $384 million (FY2013)