Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Details for Mechanism ID: 7235
Country/Region: Tanzania
Year: 2013
Main Partner: ICF International
Main Partner Program: ICF Macro
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $375,000

Since the early 1990s, ICF Macro (formerly Macro International at MEASURE DHS) has been providing technical assistance to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on the Mainland Tanzania and Office of the Chief Government Statisician (OCGS) in Zanzibar in the area of enabling the the two sister institutions to undertake major national surveys especially Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) and HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey (HMIS). Furthermore, ICF Macro supports the two institutions on undertaking disseminations of the key findings at various levels: national, zonal, regional, and district with corresponding information package which suit the various audiences. ICF Macro's ultimate goal is to sustain the skills of these national institutions which are mandated to undertake such national surveys. Its activities are in direct support of PF Goal 6 to improve the use of relevant and comprehensive evidence in HIV-related planning and decision-making as well as of GHI Ir 2 for Improved health systems.

Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $375,000

ICF Macro (formerly Macro International at MEASURE DHS) has a long experience in providing technical assistance to the United Republic of Tanzania particularly the National Bureau of Stastistics (NBS) and the Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS) in Zanzibar since 1991 when the first Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) was conducted. Since then ICF Macro has continued to provide technical assistance to both NBS and OCGS through building their capacities in similar subsequent surveys in 1996, 1999, 2004, and 2009.

For COP 2012, ICF Macro will build the capacity of both NBS and OCGS to disseminate the findings of the 2010 TDHS to two zones (to be selected), following the dissemination of the key findings at the national level in 2011. Technical assistance will increase the skills of decision-makers at the zonal level to understand and utilize the findings from the 2010 TDHS, which will further cascade down to regions and districts.