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On May 30, 2019, the United States Government launched the Lishe Endelevu (“Sustainable Nutrition”) activity at Kizitwe in Sumbawanga Municipality, Rukwa region. This new program will reduce stunting in children, increase the proportion of children with a diet of regular and healthy meals, and improve nutrition for women of childbearing age.
On May 29, 2019, the United States Government disbursed grants worth a total of $750,000 to nine institutions that support job creation, entrepreneurship, leadership, and healthy living among youth. The grants are supported by the Feed the Future Tanzania Advancing Youth activity, funded by the United States Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and are expected to create 950 jobs for youth in 700 new or improved youth-led enterprises across the regions of Iringa, Mbeya, and Zanzibar.
The Tarangire/Maasai Steppe ecosystem is critical to pastoralist communities, large migratory wildlife populations, and Tanzania’s economic future. The Endangered Ecosystems of Northern Tanzania activity contributes to securing the health and connectivity of this ecosystem. USAID is supporting the Northern Tanzania Rangelands Initiative and its partners to improve coordination, communication, and collaboration between organizations, government, and communities.
The USAID Tulonge Afya ("Let's Talk about Health") activity works to improve health status, especially of women and youth, through the promotion of positive health practices in households and communities. Tulonge Afya catalyzes opportunities for Tanzanians to improve their health status by addressing sociocultural norms and supporting the adoption of healthier behaviors.
The International Technical Assistance Program (ITAP), led by the U.S. Department of the Interior with assistance from USAID, addresses wildlife trafficking in Tanzania that threatens the country’s rich biodiversity. East Africa, including Tanzania, has emerged as a major hub for wildlife trafficking due to its unique wildlife and relatively well-developed transportation infrastructure. As a result, well-armed poachers and highly organized trafficking syndicates have decimated populations of target species such as elephants, rhinos, big cats and pangolins.
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