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Switzerland celebrates ‘Les Jours De La Francophonie’
14.03.2024
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Local news
Tanzania
The Embassy of Switzerland, jointly with other Francophone Embassies in Tanzania, is celebrating the ‘The Days of Francophonie’ between 06 and 20 March this year. To mark the occasion, the Embassy hosted an official reception at the Swiss Residence on 13 March. A Swiss band, Sankrox, will perform as part of the festivities on 20 March at the Alliance Francaise in Dar es Salaam.
SDC Assistant Director-General visits Tanzania
11.12.2023
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Tanzania
The Assistant Director-General and Head of the Sub-Saharan Africa Division of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Ambassador Nicolas Randin, visited Tanzania from 3 to 8 December. The trip was an opportunity to meet with partners and visit projects supported by the Government of Switzerland in Tanzania.
The HPSS project celebrates successful conclusion
09.10.2023
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Article
Tanzania
The Health Promotion and System Strengthening (HPSS) project, funded by the Swiss Government and implemented by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), has reached its goals and comes to an end successfully this month.
New Centre of Competence in Digital Education launched
02.10.2023
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Tanzania
The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) through its centre of excellence in Water Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy Futures (WISE- Futures) inaugurated its Centre of Competence in Digital Education (C-CoDE).
Switzerland provides an additional USD 18 million to support Social Safety Net programme
29.09.2023
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Press releases
Tanzania
The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania through the Ministry of Finance and the Government of Switzerland through the Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania signed a financing agreement for additional support to Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) worth USD 18 Million (TZS 44 billion). The Agreement was signed in Dar es Salaam by the Ambassador of Switzerland to Tanzania Didier Chassot and Dr. Natu El-maamry Mwamba, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Finance.
Leaving no one behind: Inclusive development for persons with disabilities
18.08.2023
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Article
Tanzania
UNFPA handed over the newly-refurbished Yombo Vocational Training and Rehabilitation Centre for Persons with Disabilities to the Prime Minister's Office - Labour, Youth, Employment and Persons with Disabilities (PMO-LYED) as part of the Safeguard Young People (SYP) programme in Tanzania co-funded by the Government of Switzerland.
Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2024-25
10.08.2023
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Local news
Tanzania
Each year the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to promote international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 other countries. Recipients are selected by the awarding body, the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS).
Embassy hosts National Day Reception
28.07.2023
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Local news
Tanzania
The Embassy celebrated the 732th National Day with a colourful reception at the gardens of the Swiss Residence in Dar es Salaam.
Switzerland launches Fund for MSMEs
11.05.2023
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Press releases
Tanzania
The Embassy of Switzerland launched the Daraja Impact Fund as part of its Innovation for Social Change project. Switzerland will contribute CHF 10 million (TZS 26.4 billion) over a period of five years to support the growth of small and medium-sized, and impact-driven enterprises to improve livelihoods of Tanzanians, particularly youth and women. The Daraja Impact Fund will be implemented and managed by Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) in partnership with AlphaMundi Foundation (AMF).
Embassy hosts film screening and panel discussion on freedom of media as part of the Human Rights Film Tour 2023
28.04.2023
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Tanzania
On April 27, the Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania in collaboration with one of its longstanding partners, Jamii Forums, a local NGO supporting online media and promoting digital rights, hotsted a film screening and panel discussion on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day (3 May).
Swiss-funded SET project launches second phase
17.03.2023
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Press releases
Tanzania
The Deputy Minister for Education, Science and Technology Hon. Omar J. Kipanga and the Ambassador of Switzerland to Tanzania H.E. Didier Chassot officially launched the second phase of the Skills for Employment Tanzania project (SET II) on Friday 17 March in Dar es Salaam.
Inauguration of the Switzerland-Tanzania Chamber of Commerce
28.02.2023
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Press releases
Tanzania
The official launch of the Switzerland–Tanzania Chamber of Commerce (STCC) took place on Monday, February 27, during an evening reception held at the Swiss Residence in the presence of the Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs H.E. Helene Budliger Artieda and the Deputy Minister for Investment, Industry and Trade Hon. Exaud Silaoneka Kigahe.