| Organisation: |
Economic
and Social Research Foundation (ESRF), Tanzania |
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| Contact: |
Haidari K.R. Amani (Executive Director); Dr.
Flora Musonda (Senior Research Fellow) |
| Address: |
51 Uporto Street, Ursino Estates, P.O. Box 31226,
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Email: |
esrf@esrf.or.tz
or emassawe@esrf.or.tz
or amani@esrf.or.tz |
| Website: |
www.esrftz.org |
| Type: |
Think-tank |
| Profile: |
Established in 1994 by the World Bank as the
research wing of Ministry of Finance, Government of Tanzania
(GOT) the aim of ESRF is to assist and build the capacity of
GOT in formulating development policies. A registered NGO with
strong links with the government ESRF also works on capacity
building of CSOs as it has been found that the CSOs in Tanzania
lack all the necessary skills and capacity to assist the government
in making policies. The objective of ESRF is to engage in research
on various development issues, explore the linkage between research
and its impact on policy and fulfill the research needs of Tanzanian
CSOs so that they can be effective advocates for change. |
| Activities: |
Research areas include economics and social science,
governance and transparency, macroeconomic polices, budget analysis,
among others. |
| CSPP Activities: |
ESRF organised and hosted the CSPP
consultation in Tanzania. ESRF's Director is a member of
the Programme's External Advisory Group, and participated in
the first advisory
meeting in London in November 2005. |
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