All stories related to Tanzania
This is the last of my food
Jul 08, 2011
Laurie MacGregor reports from the Horn of Africa, where 10 million are at risk of starvation
ACT Alliance Assembly, Arusha
Oct 21, 2010
The first assembly of the ACT Alliance has concluded in Arusha, Tanzania
Images from ACT Tanzania forum
Oct 21, 2010
Some images of the work of the Tanzania ACT forum. The forum is hosting the ACT Assembly in Arusha
ACT in Tanzania
Organisations with HQ in Tanzania
International organisations in Tanzania
- ECLOF International
- Economic Justice Network of FOCCISA
- Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (FELM)
- Lutheran World Relief (LWR)
- Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)
Organisations funding work in Tanzania
- Anglican Overseas Aid-Australia
- Brot für Alle/Pain pour le Prochain (Bread for All) (BfA)
- Brot für die Welt (BfdW) (Bread for the World)
- Church World Service (CWS)
- Church of Sweden (CoS)
- DanChurchAid (DCA)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
- Presbyterian World Service & Development (PWS&D)
- Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund, The (PWRDF)
- United Church of Canada (UCC)
About Tanzania
- Population: 43.7 million (UN, 2009)
- Capital: Dodoma (official), Dar es Salaam (commercial)
- Largest city: Dar es Salaam
- Area: 945,087 sq km (364,900 sq miles)
- Major languages: English, Swahili
- Major religions: Christianity, Islam
- Life expectancy: 55 years (men), 56 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 Tanzanian shilling = 100 cents
- Main exports: Sisal, cloves, coffee, cotton, cashew nuts, minerals, tobacco
- GNI per capita: US $440 (World Bank, 2008)