Tanzania

Rodrick, 4, plays with a ball at his grandparents' home.

The State of Hunger in Tanzania

Tanzania’s food security has been significantly impacted by climate shocks, prolonged droughts, and severe flooding linked to the El Niño phenomenon. Approximately 900,000 people face severe acute food insecurity, according to the 2024 IPC report. Flooding displaced over 200,000 people and destroyed 240,709 metric tons of crops, significantly impacting the 59% of Tanzania’s population that works in agriculture. While child nutrition has improved over the past three decades, with stunting rates dropping from 50% in 1992 to 30% in 2022, these numbers are still alarmingly high. Additionally, regional disparities mean some communities are facing much deeper crises.

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How We're Helping in Tanzania

Action Against Hunger tackles the root causes of malnutrition through integrated, gender-responsive health and nutrition programs. We support schools and strengthen health facilities to provide quality care, including integrated malnutrition management and sexual and reproductive health services.

We also promote the use of micronutrient powders for children, work to improve early detection of malnutrition, and support water, sanitation, and hygiene, as well as nutrition-sensitive agriculture activities. Additionally, our teams train students and community agriculture promoters on climate-smart agricultural practices and support the production of biofortified crops.

On a national scale, we collaborate with the Ministry of Health to revise malnutrition guidelines and policies to ensure the most effective approach.

Mariam feeds her son Goodluck a milk formula to help him recover from malnutrition
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Health Providers Supported To Deliver Integrated Nutrition Services

A woman and her baby in a demonstration plot
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Students Trained On Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices

Anceran preserves her crops using solar driers. Anceran preserves her crops using solar driers.
A woman and her baby in a demonstration plot A woman and her baby in a demonstration plot
Students make menstrural pads at school in Tanzania Students make menstrural pads at school in Tanzania
Toby Madden
Action Against Hunger, Tanzania

Communities in Tanzania face an annual “hunger season” when food supplies run out. Climate change makes them longer and more unpredictable. We’re helping families make their food supplies last longer with drying and storage tools for crops.

Climate Change

Anceran, known as the "Mother of Vegetables", learned how to grow gardens with limited land and water and how to preserve her crops using solar driers.

How the ‘Mother of Vegetables’ Turned Her Life Around

Many girls who lack access to sanitary products stop attending schools during menstruation. We work to fight stigma around menstruation, equip girls with reusable sanitary pads, and provide a safe space for learning and sharing.

Improving School Sanitation & Empowering Students in Tanzania

A Brighter Future for Goodluck

Mariam and her son Goodluck at home.
The story of Goodluck, who was treated for malnutrition by Action Against Hunger's team in Tanzania, and his mother Mariam.

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