For many residents of Luchima Village in Majimoto Ward, distance makes it difficult to reach the village office and repeatedly follow up on public-service concerns. Sanitation was among the most immediate issues. Luchima Dispensary needed an external toilet facility that could offer patients greater privacy and dignity, while boys at Kamwanga Primary School had inadequate sanitation facilities.

Policy Forum (PF) and WAJIBU – Institute of Public Accountability have signed a grant agreement with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Tanzania to implement the Wajibika Kidigitali project from July 2026 to December 2027. The initiative will strengthen transparency, public financial accountability, and citizen participation, with implementation focused in Morogoro and Mtwara regions.

Public finance experts,  civil society organisations, development partners, researchers, farmers' organisations, and media practitioners have called for stronger integration of gender considerations into Tanzania's public financial management system to ensure public resources contribute to equitable and inclusive development.

How much electricity could Tanzania save simply by using more energy-efficient appliances? According to a recent study, the answer is a lot.

Energy efficiency was the focus of discussions during the Breakfast Debate held in May 2026 in Dodoma, where stakeholders explored practical ways to reduce energy waste and promote sustainable energy use across the country.

Tanzania's public finance system is showing a troubling paradox: while nearly all government entities now receive clean audit opinions, more than 23,600 audit recommendations remain unresolved. This is a backlog that experts say signals a looming governance crisis hidden behind reassuring headline figures.

A growing call to centre children’s voices in national development planning took shape during the breakfast debate convened by Policy Forum in partnership with Save the Children and the Tanzania Sustainable Development Platform (TSDP).

From 10–12 March 2026, partners of the Kuyenda Collective gathered for a reflection and sustainability workshop to review our journey since 2021 and shape the path forward beyond the current Education Out Loud (EOL) funding period ending in December 2026.

In a significant step toward strengthening inclusive governance in Tanzania, a civic empowerment project funded by the Embassy of Finland in Tanzania through its Fund for Local Cooperation was formally introduced to the NGOs Registrar and the Prime Minister’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government in Dodoma. The initiative seeks to enhance democratic governance and promote equitable development through more transparent, inclusive, and accountable use of public resources in Lindi and Mtwara Regions.

Policy Forum invites qualified consultants or firms to undertake a comprehensive Baseline Survey for the project. The objective of this assignment is to generate robust benchmark data that captures the current status of key project indicators across the targeted implementation areas.

For further details, please download the Terms of Reference.

https://www.policyforum-tz.org/node/6091

Kindly be informed that the Policy Forum Secretariat office will be closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays from 19 December 2025 to 12 January 2026.

We encourage you to send any matters to the PF Secretariat office via email at info@policyforum.or.tz.

All other matters will be attended to once the office reopens.

We wish you all a happy holiday season.