Anti-Corruption Support
The second phase of the Anti-Corruption Support program aims at accelerating the Swiss contribution to an institutional and social environment in Tanzania that is increasingly adverse to corruption. The main line of intervention remains technical assistance to the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) but increasingly includes other key anti-corruption agencies. This support is complemented by activities enhancing collective action to foster a society that is increasingly adverse to corrupt behaviour.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Tanzania |
Governance nothemedefined
Anti-corruption organisations
Media & freedom of information Democratic participation and civil society Legal and judicial development Decentralisation Information and communication technology (ICT) |
01.04.2020
- 31.05.2025 |
CHF 4’140’000
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- PCCB management and case investigators (900)
- Citizens (in particular women and men of 15 to 35 years old) and organisations concerned with corruption (around 3 million people)
- To increase the PCCB’s ability to gather, manage and use intelligence to inform and strengthen corruption investigations and asset recovery efforts;
- To increase the PCCB’s operational effectiveness in relation to the conduct and management of investigations of corruption investigations with an asset recovery aspect;
- To increase the PCCB’s ability to acquire proceeds of crime related court orders and the capacity to prosecute corruption investigations with an asset recovery aspect;
- To improve engagement and interaction between the PCCB and other institutions in the wider anticorruption process.
- An exponential increase in the capacity of the PCCB’s Asset Tracing and Recovery Unit (ATRU) to investigate unexplained wealth offences, leading to the pecuniary payment of over TZS 1.6 billion (approx. CHF 700,000) to Tanzanian government and the forfeiture of a number of real estate properties.
- An average increase in knowledge of money laundering and asset recovery issues by 42% among the 116 trainees (102 PCCB, 2 DPP, 7 Tanzania Police Force, 5 Zanzibar ZAECA).
- The delivery of 5 advanced FI/AR training modules by ICAR’s training team, including 2 trainings on corruption in infrastructure projects and procurement.
- The feature film Bahasha produced by Media for Development International (MfDI) as part of the SDC funded anti-corruption mutlimedia campaign, received a positive reception from various stakeholders. It has been widely disseminated across Tanzania, including a screening at the parliament in Dodoma. It was also included in the 2019 Uhuru Torche, a festival comemorating Tanzania’s independence, where an estimated 145,126 viewers watched the movie.
- Other Swiss Non-profit Organisation
- Foreign private sector North
- Foreign private sector South/East
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
COMMUNICATIONS
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Anti-corruption organisations and institutions
Media and free flow of information
Legal and judicial development
Democratic participation and civil society
Decentralisation and support to subnational government (incl. accountability)
Democratic participation and civil society
Information and communication technology (ICT)
Cross-cutting topics The project supports partner organisation improvements as a priority
The project also supports partner organisation improvements
Aid Type Mandate without fiduciary fund
Project and programme contribution
Project number 7F09324
| Background | Tanzania has made impressive progress in the fight against corruption over the past four years, as evidenced by an improvement in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, moving from 117th in 2015 to 99th in 2018 (with an overall score increasing from 30/100 to 36/100). However, this success was mostly driven by a system of top down accountability while potential allies in the fight against corruption – such as civil society, an independent media, but also the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) – were weakened. There has been limited progress in the institutional framework to address corruption. The National Anti-Corruption Strategy and Action Plan (NACSAP III) was launched in 2017, however implementation is lacking behind. The risk of human rights violations as a consequence of not adhering to due process in the judicial system is increasing. |
| Objectives | Foster an institutional and social environment in Tanzania that is increasingly adverse to corrupt activities. |
| Target groups |
Direct target groups: |
| Medium-term outcomes | Increased capacity of and improved coordination among Tanzania’s anti-corruption institutions to successfully investigate and prosecute cases of corruption and recover stolen assets both domestically and internationally. |
| Results |
Expected results: Results from previous phases: The capacity of PCCB to investigate and prosecute complex international corrupton cases have signfifcantly improved. Some of the main achievements include: |
| Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
| Credit area |
Development cooperation |
| Project partners |
Contract partner Private sector Swiss Non-profit Organisation |
| Coordination with other projects and actors |
In SDC Tanzania: Good Financial Governance Project (GFG, implemented by GIZ), Social Accountability Programme (SAP), Support to the Foundation for Civil Society (FCS), Empowering Media Tanzania; Within Swiss administration: core support to U4, ICAR, StAR; Federal Department of Justice – pending Memorandum on Mutual Legal Assistance with Tanzania. Other donors: DFID and EU joint program on anti-corruption (BSAAT) |
| Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 4’140’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 3’456’715 |
| Project phases | Phase 2 01.04.2020 - 31.05.2025 (Current phase) Phase 1 01.05.2015 - 31.03.2023 (Completed) |
