This product is related to the Be Like Tanzania series and part of an ongoing regional study. The study aims to showcase developments, achievements and lessons in the uptake and use of gender data and statistics in East and Southern Africa as part of experience-sharing and particularly south-south learning towards promoting the communication and use of gender data and statistics for policy- and decision-making to improve the lives of women and girls.

Tanzania has demonstrated thought leadership in the use of administrative data for statistical purposes as well as the use of official data in its efforts to meet national priorities and address gaps to achieve these as well as SDG targets on gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) and others. Gender data has notably to address violence against women and girls (VAWG) partly through regular media briefings in the case of Zanzibar and to improve and safeguard education opportunities for girls.