{"id":30564,"date":"2026-04-01T19:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=30564"},"modified":"2026-04-01T19:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:34:44","slug":"world-bank-approves-550-million-to-expand-jobs-social-protection-in-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/world-bank-approves-550-million-to-expand-jobs-social-protection-in-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"World Bank approves $550 million to expand jobs, social protection in Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The World Bank\u2019s Board of Executive Directors has approved International Development Association financing for the initiatives, marking a major investment in Tanzania\u2019s human capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The programmes are the Second Education and Skills for Productive Jobs Program and the Tanzania Productive Social Safety Net III. Together, they are designed to equip young people with job\u2011relevant skills, expand access to industry\u2011led training and reinforce social protection systems to help households withstand economic and climate\u2011related shocks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cEarlier phases of these programmes have shown that investing in people delivers results,\u201d said Nathan Belete, World Bank Division Director for Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. \u201cJobs do more than generate income. They create hope and dignity. These new operations will help deliver on that promise for more Tanzanians.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Education and Skills for Productive Jobs II programme is a $300 million results\u2011based operation that aims to increase the number of graduates with skills aligned to labour\u2011market needs. It is expected to benefit about one million people, including at least 45% women. The programme targets support for more than 656 000 graduates to secure new or better jobs, a 10% real income increase for individuals re\u2011entering the labour market and alignment of about 80% of targeted technical programmes with industry priorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The programme builds on earlier World Bank initiatives, including the Higher Education for Economic Transformation project and the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project, addressing skills mismatches and unequal access to technical and vocational education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Productive Social Safety Net III is a $250 million project focused on strengthening livelihoods and resilience among poor households. It is expected to benefit around 2.2 million people through productive cash transfers and climate\u2011smart public works. The programme will also promote savings, access to finance and training to diversify income sources, while improving employment pathways for 10 000 young people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Digital systems, including a national social registry, will be expanded to improve delivery and better link social protection to employment opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Together, the two programmes form a central pillar of Tanzania\u2019s strategy to promote inclusive growth, job creation and resilience in the face of economic and climate challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8211;WorldBank\/ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":30565,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[44],"class_list":["post-30564","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-finance","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"More than three million Tanzanians are set to benefit from two new World Bank-supported programmes aimed at boosting employment opportunities for young people and strengthening protection for vulnerable households.\u00a0","published_date":"","news_description":"More than three million Tanzanians are set to benefit from two new World Bank-supported programmes aimed at boosting employment opportunities for young people and strengthening protection for vulnerable households.\u00a0","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/30564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/30564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30566,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/30564\/revisions\/30566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=30564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}