Business Environment Strengthening for Tanzania Advocacy Component
BEST-AC is a key component of the BEST programme and is based in Dar es Salaam, the business centre of Tanzania. Its purpose is to sustainably enhance the quality and effectiveness of Tanzanian private sector advocacy for an improved investment climate.
BEST-AC is funded by the governments of Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK.
BEST-AC provides support to Private Sector Organisations to enable them to develop and implement a wide range of advocacy initiatives, and to improve their capacity to advocate effectively. These initiatives are all aimed at improving the business environment in Tanzania and include reforms of government policy, regulations, laws, and licenses, with follow-up to ensure their enforcement. Support is provided through grants, technical assistance and training.
“We have found that if you provide proper evidence to back up your requests,
the Government is ready to listen.”
Christine Kilindu, Executive Director,
Confederation of Tanzania Industries |
BEST-AC also works closely with, and supports the advocacy work of the Zanzibar National Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ZNCCIA), and the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF), both of whom play an important role in advocating for the reform of Tanzania’s business environment.
A key objective of BEST-AC is to increase understanding and demand for reform in the business environment. There are many ways in which this can be done, including increasing the availability of information and stimulating fact based dialogue on private sector related issues. This is a very new component and will be delivered through a media development project and support for events such as TPSF’s breakfast meetings and business dinners.
Getting a better deal for Tanzanian musicians, September 2007 (click here for case studies) |
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Research, dialogue and persistence – the Tourism Confederation of Tanzania persuades the Government to postpone national park fee hike (click here for case studies) |
Coffee farmers, courtesy of KILICAFE |
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