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Zanzibar Statistical System Capacity Building Project (ZANSTAT)

  • Project Name:
    Zanzibar Statistical System Capacity Building Project (ZANSTAT)
    Institution :
    Office of the Chief Government Statistician
    • Core Competence:
      National Statistics and Statistical Institutions
    Project Region :
    Eastern & Southern Africa
    Country :
    Tanzania
    Status :
    Closed
    Grant Number :
    194
    Grant Amount (USD):
    1 200 000
    Commitment Date:
    2007
    Closing Date:
    2011
    Introduction:

    During its 36th Regular Meeting of December 2006, the Executive Board of the African Capacity BuildingFoundation (ACBF) approved a Grant of USD 1,2 million to support the Zanzibar Statistical SystemProject (ZANSTAT), hosted within the Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS), Zanzibar. TheGrant Agreement between the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar and ACBF was signed on 29thMarch 2007.

    Project Description:

    The goal of the project is to transform the National Statistics System of Zanzibar, in order to enable it toprovide quality and timely data for development planning and management.

Thomas Kwesi Quartey

ACBF has been granted the status of a specialized agency because of the potential to transform Africa through capacity development.
H.E. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson, AU Commission
Erastus Mwencha

The recognition of ACBF as the African Union’s Specialized Agency for Capacity Development launches the beginning of a new era for capacity building by ACBF, which will require an appropriate level of political commitment and financial support from all stakeholders.
H.E. Erastus Mwencha, Chair, ACBF Executive Board
Lamin Momodou

The remarkable achievements ACBF has registered over the past 26 years is not by accident in our opinion. They have come through hard work, dedication, commitment, purposeful leadership, support from the member countries as well as productive partnership building.
Mr. Lamin Momodou MANNEH, Director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa
Goodall Gondwe

Africa needs ACBF as much, probably more now, than at the time it was created in 1991.
Hon. Goodall Gondwe, former Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance – Malawi
Ken Ofori Atta

Ghana’s partnership with ACBF is a tremendous blessing for us and therefore the opportunity for Ghana to host the 26th ACBF Board of Governors Meeting is something that we treasure.
Hon Ken Ofori Atta, Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance - Ghana
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