I was a bit naughty & screen-grabbed the @WBTanzania presentation on #TanzaniaEconomicUpdate. Here are some of my takeaways.

Consistent growth over at least 2 decades generated momentum to push Tanzania over the LMIC threshhold. The strong pace at which poverty declined has slowed down recently, meaning much of that economic growth has left many fellow Tanzanians out. The absolute number of poor Tanzanians has actually *increased* and the gap between the rich & poor has expanded. #TanzaniaEconomicUpdate

[THREAD IN REPLY] 1. Thank you for engaging so thoughtfully right at the start of #CSOWeek2019 #WikiYaAzaki2019. Your important questions rippled through the gathering. They invite not a rushed rejoinder but considered engagement at the end of the week's deliberations. Here I go: 2. #CSOWeek2019 cost several hundred million shillings to hold. But the financial value of its real effects, impact & outcomes - new insights, new connections, renewed resolve – is impossible to quantify. Reductionist accounting misses the value of engaging, exchanging & learning

1/ In Jan 2016 the TZ government announced that parliamentary sessions in Bunge would no longer be televised live. Almost 4 out of 5 Tanzanians disapproved of this move. Almost every Tanzanian (92%) viewed the live broadcasts as important twaweza.org/uploads/files/… . #MbungeLive 2/ @Twaweza_NiSisi & Maa Media, piloted a program called, #MbungeLive, profiling MPs. The 30-min show explored MPs roles, responsibilities and how they have delivered on the promises made during the 2015 general election campaign. twaweza.org/go/mbungelive-…