Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 1209
Country/Region: Tanzania
Year: 2009
Main Partner: ICF International
Main Partner Program: ICF Macro
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $500,000

Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $500,000

ACTIVITY HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY REVISED FROM FY2008 COP.

TITLE: Technical Assistance to Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey

NEED and COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE: MEASURE DHS, currently based at Macro International Inc.,

has a long and outstanding history in Tanzania, in undertaking Demographic and Health Surveys in addition

to Tanzania HIV/AIDS Indicator Surveys. The data collected from these surveys is of vital importance to

both host government and PEPFAR and/or program implementers.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: MEASURE DHS has accomplished four DHS rounds of assistance i.e. the 1991-92,

1996, 1999, 2004-05 (DHS) and two rounds of THIS (2003/04 and 2007-08). During FY 2009 Macro

International will provide technical assistance in conducting the Tanzania Demographic and Indicator

Survey (TDHS 2008-09) and facilitate plans for its dissemination and utilization and later on link the THMIS

II (2007-08) and TSPA (2006) results with the TDHS 2008-09. Data users will benefit from the expected key

findings on HIV/AIDS knowledge, its attitudes and behavior; issues related to fertility level and trend, fertility

regulations, infant/child and maternal health, malaria; and adult and maternal mortality.

ACTIVITIES: During FY 2009, Macro intends to provide technical assistance on TDHS 2008-09 in terms of

questionnaire design, interviewer training, pre-testing, data collection and data entry. It is anticipated that

data analysis and dissemination activities shall be carried out centrally (covering both Tanzania Mainland

and Zanzibar) and regionally for the 26 regions (21 regions on Mainland and 5 for Zanzibar).

In ensuring that the ongoing Local Government Reforms take onboard data utilization among policy- and

decision-makers, Macro shall build and/or improve information/result-based management culture. Macro will

collaborate with the National Bureau of Statistics/Office of the Chief Government Statistician (Zanzibar) in

carrying out the above task for.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 13511

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

13511 3453.08 U.S. Agency for Macro 6532 1209.08 $300,000

International International

Development

7741 3453.07 U.S. Agency for Macro 4553 1209.07 $884,000

International International

Development

3453 3453.06 U.S. Agency for Macro 2861 1209.06 $300,000

International International

Development

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