‘Kupanga ni Kuchagua’ Unlocking the Power of Tanzania’s Human Capital Tanzania's population has been on a consistent upward growth trajectory since the first census in 1967. Over the past 55 years, the population has grown from 12.3 million people to 61.7 million in 2022. This growth, primarily fueled by high fertility rates, presents a double-edged sword for the nation; potential challenges in the absence...

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, 9 July 2024 - In continuing joint efforts towards enhancing the well-being of adolescent girls, Global Affairs Canada, UNICEF, and UNFPA have sign a new five-year programme to improve equitable access to quality sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services for adolescent girls in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.   The programme, supported by a CAD $14.7 million investment from t...

Stories from Yombo Vocational and Rehabilitation Centre for Youth with Disabilities At UNFPA, it is our vision to leave no one behind. We are working to create a world where everyone has access to sexual and reproductive health and rights – with particular emphasis on everyone. Yombo Vocational and Rehabilitation Centre for Youth with Disabilities (Yombo) in Tanzania stands as a leading example of this vision. The...