BRAC Chair commits to large scale poverty alleviation in Tanzania

Sir Fazle presents President Kikwete with Freedom From Want, the book that tells the story of BRAC

16 April 2010 - This week BRAC Chairperson Sir Fazle Hasan Abed met with HE Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, the President of the United Republic of Tanzania at the President's Palace. In the meeting, Sir Fazle updated the President on BRAC's programs in Tanzania, which - in less than four years - is already providing microfinance and other livelihood development services to over 500,000 poor families across 18 of the 26 regions of the country. 

"We want to have the greatest impact on poverty within the shortest possible timeframe in Tanzania," he said while outlining his vision for BRAC Tanzania. He emphasized the importance of appropriate policy and regulatory architecture for deeper outreach of microfinance and other services to the rural poor. The President expressed his deep appreciation for BRAC's work in Tanzania, especially its strong focus on reaching rapid scale throughout the country with microfinance.

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed was accompanied by the Executive and Deputy Executive Director of BRAC International, and the Country Head of BRAC Tanzania.