Tanzania - Local Government Support Program Project

Updated Project Information Document (PID) Report No: 30286 Project Name TANZANIA - Local Government Support Program Region Africa Regional Office Sector Sub-national government administration (90%); Central government administration (10%) Theme Decentralization (P); Municipal governance and institution building (P); Access to urban services for the poor (S) Project P070736 Borrower(s) GOVERNMENT OF TANZANIA Implementing Agency(ies) PRESIDENT'S OFFICE - RALG Address: P.O. Box 1923, Dodoma, Tanzania Contact Person: Permanent Secretary D.M.S. Mmari Tel: 026-232-1607 Fax: 026-232-2116 Email: Environment Category B (Partial Assessment) Date PID Prepared October 7, 2004 Auth Appr/Negs Date September 28, 2004 Bank Approval Date November 23, 2004 1. Country and Sector Background LGSP development objectives are driven by two elements of the Government of Tanzania's (GoT's) overall development approach: the Poverty Reduction Strategy and the Local Government Reform Policy. In its Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), GoT outlines priority sectors in which improved service delivery is vital to the overall goal of poverty reduction. These include education, health, roads and water