Tanzania
Capital: Dodoma
Population: 41,048,532
Population below national poverty line: 36%
Bóthar in Tanzania:
Bóthar first became involved in Tanzania in 1995. The first airlift from Ireland arrived in September of that year and since then Bóthar has sent 29 airlifts in total to the country. These airlifts have been made up predominantly of Irish Dairy Goats, with one airlift of chicks, but Bóthar has also supported a bee project in the country. Along with the airlifts, thousands of people all over Tanzania have been trained in how to care for their animal and manage their farms, and by so doing, rise out of poverty through their own enterprise.
Tanzania Project Profiles
Project title:
Village Water Project
Location: Ngaramtoni, Arusha, Tanzania
Number of families: 1,200
Animals: N/A
Other inputs: Construction materials, transport
Training: N/A
Brief synopsis: The main aim of this project was the construction of a water tank and the installation of water pipes in order to provide the village with a dependable water supply for drinking water, irrigation and livestock.
Expected benefits: The centrality of the water tank means that people in the village no longer have to travel long distances to fetch water and its availability results in healthier people and livestock. Better irrigated gardens mean further opportunities for families to sell surplus crops.
Local partner(s): Medical Missionaries of Mary
Project title:
Building affordable and self sustaining basic animal health service delivery systems through training of community animal health workers
Location: Arusha, Manyara, Kilimanjaro, Tanga, Singida & Kondoa areas of North East Tanzania.
Number of families: 90 Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) will be trained to cover 100 villages’ (approx. 100,000 people)
Animals: All livestock types will be catered for
Other inputs: Equip CAHWS with veterinary tool kits and bicycles, drug revolving funds for villages
Brief synopsis: After the privatisation of the veterinary service in Tanzania the service was left with very little resources. In many rural areas veterinary care collapsed. This project will provide a community managed vet service.
Pass-on obligations: The training in this project will be replicated in beneficiary areas and other rural areas of Tanzania affected by the Tanzanian government withdrawal of vet services and extension services.
Expected benefits: Effective and sustainable community based animal health delivery system will be ensured with effective disease outbreak control at grassroots level.
Co-financing partner(s): Volunteers in Irish Veterinary Assistance (V.I.V.A.); Irish Aid;
Local partner(s): Heifer Tanzania
Other relevant data: Over 300 CAHWs have been trained before by Heifer Tanzania in the North East zone
