From 2008 to 2010 RLDC engaged in the M4P approach (Making Market Work for the Poor). This approach was new in Tanzania and mainly aimed at achieving a higher outreach and more sustainable market development outcomes through facilitation of market development focusing on strengthening market actors and improving market systems in selected sub-sectors (currently up to 70’000 households reached). 275’000 households are regular listeners of a rural radio program, out of which 27’500 producers used the technical advice that was aired to increase their income through better products and access to the markets. Overall goal: Poor rural households in Central Tanzania improve their welfare by using additional income and employment created through broad-based economic growth to increase their livelihood assets.

The project in brief

Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Credit area	Development cooperation
Project partners	Contract partner Swiss Non-profit Organisation HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF    3’980’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF    3’729’335
Project phases	Phase 5 01.04.2012 - 31.03.2016   (Completed) Phase 4 01.01.2011 - 31.03.2012   (Completed) Phase 3 01.01.2008 - 31.12.2010   (Completed)

Further technical details

• Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	OTHER MULTISECTOR
  Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Rural development
  Cross-cutting topics	The project takes account of gender equality as a cross-cutting theme. The project takes account of democratisation, good governance and human rights as cross-cutting themes.
  Type of support	Official development assistance (ODA)
  Type of collaboration	Bilateral cooperation
  Finance type	Aid grant
  Aid Type	Mandate with fiduciary funds
  Tied/untied aid	Untied aid
  Project number	7F03459