Tanzania

Tanzania

The total population of Tanzania is estimated at 53 million. The Joint Monitoring Programme indicates that 12% practice open defecation. In absolute figures, 6.4 million people are defecating in the open while only 320,000 people have access to an improved sanitation facility.

Wash JMP sanitation & hygiene - household
Sanitation stats
Open defecation
12%
Unimproved
41%
Limited
17%
Basic
5%
Safely managed
25%
Hygiene stats
No facility
17%
Limited
35%
Basic
48%
Wash JMP sanitation & hygiene - health care facilities
Sanitation stats
Open defecation
N/A
Unimproved
N/A
Limited
46%
Basic
5%
Safely managed
N/A
Hygiene stats
No facility
N/A
Limited
N/A
Basic
35%
Country data
U5 mortality rate
106,686
Mortality rate from diarroheal diseases kids 1-4y
2,039
Cholera #deaths/yr
1,619
Rural population (% of total population)
66
Maternal mortality rate
524
Mortality rate, sepsis-related
149,449
GDP
63,177.07
Outcome Indicators Cumulative 2017-2020

Communities declared ODF

197

People living in ODF communities

605,371

People with improved sanitation facilities*

348,668

People handwashing with soap/substitute**

265,992

Legend 
*JMP: limited, basic and safely managed sanitation service levels
** At least basic service level and includes people using soap substitutes such as ash

Source: GSF Executing Agencies 2019 Annual Reports

  

Our Engagement in Tanzania

Referred to as Usafi wa Mazingira Tanzania or UMATA, (the Sanitation and Hygiene Programme in Tanzania), supports the country’s National Sanitation Campaign by helping communities improve their sanitation situation and adopt sustainable hygiene practices. The programme operates in eight districts in Dodoma Region by collaborating directly with Local Government Authorities (LGAs) as key partners with the objective to help all eight LGAs attain ODF status. 
UMATA’s role is key to encouraging government leadership in sanitation and hygiene development. Government’s partners implement the programme’s activities. This change in delivery modality has kindled the motivation of government stakeholders and has helped integrate programme interventions with National Sanitation Campaign activities. 
UMATA participates in national meetings to strengthen sector policies. While facilitating the Technical Working Group meetings for the Water Sector Development Programme II, UMATA helped create major discussions around Menstrual Health and Hygiene and its key demand-creation approaches. Furthermore, the programme has been actively involved in the development of the National Sanitation Strategy, which focuses on “reaching the last mile” and integrating Equality and Non-Discrimination (EQND) and Leave No One Behind (LNOB) principles.
To address the prioritization of sanitation and hygiene by local leaders, UMATA is fostering government leadership in sanitation and hygiene development to sustain its interest in promoting the construction of improved latrines that are more resilient. Mobilizing senior district officials also push community leaders to action. 
UMATA will continue to build on its successes in LNOB/EQND and menstrual health and hygiene advocacy and programming by participating in policy development processes and national events, as well as facilitating workshops and capacity building sessions at both national and local levels.

Financial delivery figure

US$ 7,628,765
GSF disbursement to country programme

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