Poverty Monitoring System

Abstract

The Community Based Monitoring System (CBMS) is basically a monitoring tool albeit localized. Accordingly, application/implementation of CBMS will contribute to the Poverty Monitoring System in Tanzania that was established in 2001, to track changes in Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) priority sectors and impact on income and non-income poverty as described in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The system has been crucial in generating data and information to Government and other actors for planning, monitoring, and policy making. This information has been used to facilitate policy dialogue, as evidenced in policy reviews at macro, sectoral and Local Government Authority (LGA) levels. The information has further been utilized and disseminated through various policy forums, in particular the Poverty Policy Week (PPW) which has been an annual event since 2002. This forum continues to be a key event for policy discussions and information sharing from the Monitoring System.