Tanzania financial crisis initiative performance evaluation

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) contributed a total of $52.7 million over two phases to the FCI, intended as a rapid response to assist the rural poor affected by the financial crisis. Organizations already conducting similar programs in Tanzania were identified and their programs expanded to targeted vulnerable communities. The bulk of the USAID FCI support consisted of four safety net components implemented from 2009 to 2012 by the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and the United States Department of Interior (DOI). These four components included: (1) Food for Education (FFE) implemented by WFP to provide school meals to primary school students in coordination with the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT); (2) Food for Assets (FFA) implemented by WFP to enable community members to receive food while working on infrastructure construction projects to improve food production and/or access to markets (3)Cash for Work (C4W) implemented by WWF and DOI to provide temporary income while building infrastructure for communities in Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) that may have suffered from a reduction in tourism; and (4) Cash Transfer implemented by WFP to provide training on nutritional practices to mothers with young children along with a monthly cash transfer to enable these mothers to better feed their children. Deloitte's Leadership in Public Financial Management (LPFM) FCI Evaluation Team undertook a performance evaluation on behalf of USAID, focusing largely on the effectiveness and sustainability of the FCI. Performance measurement centers on whether a program has achieved its objectives, expressed as measurable performance standards. Key recommendations based on findings from each FCI component are included. (Excerpt, modified)