DIHR's intervention in Tanzania began in 1999 following a request to Danida for assistance from the Tanzanian judiciary. The judiciary needed to strengthen its capacity to implement the government's Legal Sector Reform Programme. The Programme was the result of an assessment of legal reform needs by a number of donors including Danida.
DIHR in Tanzania
DIHR's work in Tanzania falls within the area of Reform of Law and State Institutions which means that the partners involved are either state or government institutions.
In 2002, the Tanzanian State published a Vision Document which formed the basis of the Legal Sector Reform Programme - the Medium Term Strategy and Action Plan 2000-2005 - which aims to create a modern and visionary legal sector. To implement this plan, the judiciary realised that they needed to strengthen their capacity for planning, management and coordination and requested Danida's assistance to achieve this. DIHR was asked to provide support.
The key features of the plan include collaboration among key legal sector institutions, strategic planning and performance improvement, as well as linkages with other public sector reform programmes such as the Public Sector Reform Programme, the Poverty Reduction Paper, and the National Anti-Corruption Strategy.