Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of
Finance and Planning, Mr Doto James, inked the documents for the grant
agreements with the Finish Ambassador in Tanzania, Mr Pekka Hukka, in
Dar es Salaam yesterday.
TANZANIA has received a financial grant totalling 28.8 million Euros (about 75bn/-) from the government of Finland to undertake development projects and capacity building for public leaders at the Uongozi Institute.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of
Finance and Planning, Mr Doto James, inked the documents for the grant
agreements with the Finish Ambassador in Tanzania, Mr Pekka Hukka, in
Dar es Salaam yesterday.
Through the arrangement, the government
of Finland will provide 9.90 million Euros for supporting the Uongozi
Institute while Tanzania’s innovation system will receive 8.95 million
Euros, in addition to 9.95 million dollars for supporting the forestry
and value chains development programme.
Speaking after signing the agreements,
the PS thanked the government of Finland for the financial support,
pointing further that it was not the first time the European country to
support development programmes in Tanzania.
Mr James mentioned the other projects
which received support from Finland as Lindi and Mtwara agri-business
project (9 million Euros), improving electricity reliability in Dar es
Salaam (25 million Euros) as well as local government reforms programme
(9 million Euros).
“The support to Uongozi Institute aims
at supporting sustainable development and poverty eradication in
Tanzania and Africa by strengthening the capacity of leadership and
administration to make accountable decisions on economic growth.
“In addition, the financial aid to
Tanzania’s innovation system intends to provide functioning national
system, access to new markets and job creation. Finally, the third
agreement aims at increasing forest based incomes, livelihoods and
environment,” the PS stated.
The PS assured the Finish envoy that the
government of Tanzania was committed to undertake the projects, noting
on the other hand that the government will make close monitoring to
ensure that the project’s objectives are achieved.
On his part, Ambassador Hukka pointed
out that Tanzania and Finland have had a long-standing relationship
built on mutual respect. “Years of cooperation have resulted in strong
bilateral relations as well as friendship between the civil societies
and citizens of the two countries.
“Current development cooperation with
Tanzania is guided by a strategy aligning and supporting the goals of
the Tanzania Five Year Development Plan II and Vision 2025,” he
explained.
The envoy said the cooperation focuses
on two goals, namely improving performance of the public sector in terms
of economic governance and increasing opportunities for employment
andlivelihoods.
Mr. Hukka further pointed out that
effective and inclusive institutions in addition to well-functioning
public sector are important in order to achieve sustainable growth,
poverty reduction and the rights of the citizens.
“Uongozi Institute plays a key role in
supporting the Tanzanian institutions and their leaders to address
challenges the country faces. Leadership skills can really make a
difference.
“A recent impact evaluation demonstrates
that the majority of leaders trained by Uongozi apply the skills they
have acquired, and that the change brought by them is also perceived
within their institutions,” he stated.
Mr Hukka noted on the other hand that
transparency, equality and goal orientation are few of the qualities
that leaders in Finland are often applauded for.
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