SWISSAID is a Swiss foundation for development cooperation, working in 9 countries with partner organisations to fight hunger, poverty and inequality. SWISSAID has been active and supporting partner organisations in Tanzania since the 1970s. The current country programme 2019-2024 focusses on the following objectives:
Improved sustainable rural livelihoods of smallholder farmers.
Enhanced transparency and accountability in the extractive sector and increased responsible mining in the ASM sub-sector.
Improved livelihood and leadership for women
For further information please see www.swissaid.ch/en/countries/tanzania
SWISSAID has a Coordination Office in Dar es Salaam and field offices in the regions of Lindi and Mtwara. The current team has 25 staff members plus 5 secondees and interns. The Management Committee, under the lead of the Country Representative, consists of the Senior Programme Officers, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and the Programme Administrator. A Local Advisory Committee composed of national experts advises and supports the work of the Management Committee on matters of strategic importance.
