Review of Norwegian support to Tanzania Culture Trust Fund

Siri Lange, Marianne Rønnevig, Chr. Michelsens institutt

This report reviews Norwegian support to Tanzania Culture Trust Fund (Mfuko wa Utamaduni Tanzania). The fund was established by the Government of Tanzania and Sida in 1998, and aims to promote individual and organizational achievements in the cultural field. Since its inception, the fund has supported 220 cultural projects within six constituencies: Performing Arts, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Industry, Fine Arts & Crafts, Language and Literature and Film, Audio Visuals and Multi-Media. In addition, special awards have been given to 48 artists who have made an outstanding contribution to Tanzanian cultural life. Due to limited government and private sector funding of culture and arts, the fund has played an important role for the cultural sector. However, the review found that the fund could have been more cost effective and that financial and administrative reports from programme...