Tanzania Social Action Fund (Tasaf)
The 355m/- in cash, was distributed to 9,520 families in 45
villages in the area, according to the TASAF coordinator in the
District, Jabir Ally.
The exercise to enlist villagers and disburse cash for households, he said, was tainted by a number of challenges.
“Some villages mapped within 27 remote wards are not connected with reliable roads and other forms of communication.
In some cases people were not cooperative. Some refused to be
interviewed and those who agreed tried to conceal important
information,” said the coordinator.
One of the beneficiaries, Anna Mollel, a resident of Oloigeruno Village said the money has helped her to make ends meet.
“It is not much, but it can help us to push life ahead, compared
with previous years. The government needs to increase the amount
disbursed in order to make a real difference,” she said.
Mary Laizer who claimed to have been abandoned by her husband and
now lives as a single mother said the money has helped her take care
of basic needs for the family.
“I intend to invest in sheep rearing in order to ensure that the
income multiplies,” she said. Tasaf has so far disbursed cash to,
among other wards, Ilboru, Musa, Olturmet, Mwandet, Oldonyo-sambu,
Mukulat, Oljoro, Olkokola, Bwawani, Kimnyak, Sambasha, Sokon-II, Moivo,
Kisongo, Nduruma, Mlangarini, Kiranyi, Olmotonyi, Ilkiding’a and
Matevesi.
Meanwhile, Barbaig pastoralists have also received government grants through TASAF’s poverty reduction initiatives.
A total of 117 families belonging to the Barbaig pastoralist
communities that reside in remote Mreru Village in Hanang’ District of
Manyara Region received between 35,000/- and 45,000/- each, depending on
the size of the household.
According to the Tasaf coordinator in the district, Steven Samheda,
117 households in Mreru Village were the first beneficiaries in the 400
m/- grants planned to be disbursed in 96 villages of Hanang.
Barbaig villagers say the money comes in handy at a time when food
is scarce in the villages and that it will help them buy stocks of
provisions as well as school uniforms for their children.
Hanang’s District director Felix Mabula explained that many of the beneficiaries were women.
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