Monday, October 29, 2018
The Public Service Social Security Fund (PSSSF) and National Social Security Fund (NSSF) are in the final stages of setting up operational guidelines for inssuance of unemployment benefits to members, the sector regulator announced yesterday. According...
Monday, November 27, 2017
In the face of these challenges, the East African community (EAC) and its Partner States have made significant progress in combatting violence against children on various fronts. Countries within the EAC have also made important strides in addressing...
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Africa, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
The Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan has unveiled a ten-year National Microfinance Policy (NMP) in a bid to provide low income population with financial services. The NMP that will run from 2017/18-2027/28 set to provide legal and regulatory framework...
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Hundreds of women from families considered extremely poor have been chosen to receive cash payments as part of a government effort to help lift citizens from the quagmires of poverty. More than 5,000 families in Korogwe district have received financial...
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Kombo Mohamed, then aged 72, was the first person in Zanzibar to receive the new old-age pension introduced in April 2016. “My whole family has benefited,” he says, “I can pay my daughter’s school fees and transport to school and our diet has improved as...
Friday, September 1, 2017
The OECD recently released the report, “Social Protection in East Africa: Harnessing the Future,” with a specific focus on Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Mozambique. The reportaims to inform social protection policy...
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Africa, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Reunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
The Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS), an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and Expertise France today signed an agreement to enhance the quality of palliative care services in the Aga Khan Hospitals in both Kenya and Tanzania. The...
Friday, September 16, 2016
DAR ES SALAAM, November 18, 2016 – In 2012, Beata Masigazwa enrolled in the country’s conditional cash transfer program and began to receive a small amount of money each month to buy proteins, fruits and vegetables for her family. Less than a year...
Sunday, July 24, 2016
More than 6,000 families in Muheza - at the foot of northern Tanzania's Usambara Mountains - have received financial support to improve their livelihoods under the conditional cash transfer initiative run by Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF).
Monday, July 18, 2016
GOOD health is essential for the sustainability of economic and social development and poverty alleviation. It is known that for maintaining and improving health, access to services is crucial for all people in the country. At the same time, people need...
