Tanzania, United Republic Of

Setting off for Kili...the 10-woman team and WFP staff members

Women's Kilimanjaro Climb Powered By WFP

They are climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro for many reasons - to get to the top, to realise their own dreams - but, most of all, to show the world what women can achieve. That is why they believe that education is so important for girls everywhere.

UN News Centre
All-female team of climbers set to climb Mount...
IPP Media - The Guardian
Tanzania's nutritional status under spotlight
IPP Media / The Guardian (Tanzania)
Combating poverty through school meals
Daily News (Tanzania)
Shippers turn to Dar port as Kenya readies for...
Reuters
Tanzania scraps grain export ban
IPP Media / The Guardian (Tanzania)
WFP to get USD 764,940 Saudi donation of dates...
IPP Media / The Guardian (Tanzania)
Primary school feeding programme bears fruit
The Citizen (Tanzania)
Focus Should Be On Water Conservation
The East African
Hunger across EA triggers food smuggling
IPP Media / The Guardian (Tanzania)
Japan donates 370 tonnes of food in support of...

Overview

Tanzania is categorised as a least developed and low-income country. The country's GDP has grown in the last decade but this increase has not translated to improved living standards for most ordinary Tanzanians, and more than 40 percent of the population live in chronic food-deficit regions.