Tanzania: UK Aid Agency Releases 367 Billion/ - to TASAF

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) will release over 367bn/- in the next five years to facilitate Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) poverty reduction efforts. Memorandum of understanding to that effect was signed in Dar es salaam yesterday between the government and UK.

Permanent Secretary in Ministry of Finance, Dr Servacius Likwelile signed on behalf of the government. "The fund will flow through Productive Social Safety Net (PSSN) program implemented by TASAF to support Tanzania's poorest households," the permanent secretary said.

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