The Government of Tanzania has made a commitment, both to its people and to the international community, to improve democratic governance. While Tanzania has a number of government accountability structures, their use by citizens to ensure greater transparency and accountability has been limited. Public resource oversight by citizens remains a gap in the fight against corruption and improved service delivery. Along with government oversight, performance gaps were also highlighted during the 2015 general elections.

USAID/Tanzania’s democracy, human rights, and governance (DRG) strategy responds to these needs by promoting citizen engagement with the government to ensure proper oversight and accountability of public resources. Current activities include support to government institutions of accountability, capacity-building for civil society organizations in advocacy and government oversight, and increasing citizen engagement in the electoral process.