FY’20 Q1 QUARTERLY REPORT

OCTOBER 1, 2019 – DECEMBER 31, 2019

FEED THE FUTURE TANZANIA LAND TENURE ASSISTANCE (LTA)

CONTRACT NO: AID-OAA-I-12-00031 TASK ORDER NO: AID-621-TO-16-00005

Submission Date: February 1, 2020

LTA and delegation of four senior representatives of the Ministry of Lands discussing the project extension and the guidelines for village land registration using the beneficiary contribution model on December 11

This documentFEED THE FUTUREwas produced USAID TANZANIA as part of LAND the Feed TENU theRE ASSISTANCEFuture initiative (LTA) for review by the United States Agency1 for InternationalFY ‘20 Q1 Development. QUARTERLY REPORT: It was preparedOCTOBER by - DECEMBER DAI for Feed 2019 the Future Tanzania Land Tenure Assistance Activity, Contract No. AID-OAA-I-12-00031 Task Order No. AID-621-TO-16-00006.

TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ...... IV LIST OF TABLES ...... IV ACRONYMS ...... VI

PROGRAM OVERVIEW/ SUMMARY ...... 8 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ...... 8 SUMMARY OF RESULTS TO DATE ...... 10 EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT STATUS ...... 12

FY ‘20 Q1 PROGRESS NARRATIVE SUMMARY ...... 13 HIGHLIGHTS ...... 13 PROJECT PERSONNEL ...... 16 USAID ...... 16 OTHER AGENCIES AND DONORS ...... 16 KEY MEETINGS, COMMUNICATIONS, WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES ...... 24 FIELD OPERATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION ...... 25

MONITORING AND EVALUATION...... 45 PERFORMANCE AGAINST INDICATOR TARGETS ...... 45 WORK PLAN PROGRESS AGAINST MILESTONES ...... 48 PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR FY ‘20 Q2 (JANUARY – MARCH 2020) ...... 54 ANNEX 1: MONITORING AND EVALUATION – DETAILED BREAKDOWN BY INDICATOR ...... 56 STANDARD INDICATOR 1: IDENTIFYING KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES (EG.10.4-2) ...... 57 STANDARD INDICATOR 2: DISPUTES IDENTIFIED IN FY ‘17 AND RESOLVED IN ...... 58 FY ‘17, FY ‘18 AND FY ‘19 (EG10.4-3) ...... 58 STANDARD INDICATOR 2: DISPUTES IDENTIFIED IN FY ‘18 AND RESOLVED IN ...... 61 FY ‘18 AND FY ‘19 (EG10.4-3) ...... 61 STANDARD INDICATOR 2: DISPUTES IDENTIFIED IN FY’19 AND RESOLVED IN FY’19 ...... 64 (EG10.4-3) ...... 64 STANDARD INDICATOR 3: AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SERVICES ...... 66 OFFERED BY LTA ACTIVITY (E.G.10.4-4) ...... 66 STANDARD INDICATOR 4: TYPE OF CERTIFICATE OF CUSTOMARY RIGHT (E.G.10.4-5) ...... 67 STANDARD INDICATOR 5: PEOPLE WHO PERCEIVE THEIR RIGHTS AS SECURE (E.G.10.4-6) . 69 CUSTOM INDICATOR 1: VILLAGE LAND CERTIFICATES IN FULL COMPLIANCE ...... 71 CUSTOM INDICATOR 2: VILLAGE LAND USE PLANS IN FULL COMPLIANCE ...... 71 CUSTOM INDICATOR 3: VILLAGES WITH AT LEAST 80% OF THE PARCELS INCORPORATED INTO AN OFFICIAL LAND ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM ...... 71 CUSTOM INDICATOR 4: PARCELS IN VILLAGES THAT ARE NOT INCORPORATED INTO AN OFFICIAL LAND ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM...... 71 CUSTOM INDICATOR 6: AVERAGE COST PER PARCEL CORRECTED OR INCORPORATED ...... 72 CUSTOM INDICATOR 7: COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES – PEOPLE REACHED ..... 73 CUSTOM INDICATOR 8: WOMEN’S GROUPS FORMED OR STRENGTHENED ...... 74

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CUSTOM INDICATOR 9: UNIQUE CLAIMANTS FILING LAND CLAIMS ...... 74 CUSTOM INDICATOR 10: NUMBER OF TRAININGS DELIVERED AND NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAINED ...... 75 CUSTOM INDICATOR 11: TRAINING BY GENDER AND YOUTH ...... 76

ANNEX 2: GENDER AND AGE BREAKDOWN ...... 77 GENDER BREAKDOWN OF CLAIMANTS ...... 77 TYPE OF TITLE REQUESTED BY GENDER ...... 77 MULTIPLE PARCEL HOLDERS BY GENDER AND AGE ...... 77

ANNEX 3: SUSTAINABILITY MECHANISMS AND OBSERVATIONS ...... 78 Satellite Imagery ...... 78 Land Use Planning ...... 78 Detailed Planning ...... 78 Secure Storage of Documents at Village Registries ...... 78 Secure Storage Data at DLO Offices ...... 78 Dispute Resolution ...... 79 Equipment Management ...... 79 Transportation ...... 79

ANNEX 4: POLICY AND GOVERNANCE OBSERVATIONS ...... 80 Village Council Elections ...... 80 Structural and Organizational Changes to Land Administration ...... 80 Policy to Adopt Mast and Trust and LTA Processes ...... 80 Wildlife Management Area (WMA) ...... 80

ANNEX 5: LOCAL CAPACITY OBSERVATIONS ...... 81 Village Council Elections ...... 81 DLO Office Storage Space ...... 81 Village Registry Storage of CCROs ...... 81 DED Staff ...... 81 Turnover of Village Executive Officers (VEOS) ...... 81 Limited Capacity of VEOs and VCs ...... 81

ANNEX 6: KEY TECHNICAL ISSUE OBSERVATIONS ...... 83 Coordination with ILMIS...... 83 On-going Management of GIS and MAST/TRUST ...... 83 Land Parcels Straddling VLC Boundaries and Disputes ...... 83 Collection of Remaining CCROs ...... 83

ANNEX 7: LESSONS LEARNED ...... 84 Expect Constant Change ...... 84 Full Support of Ministry, Regional and District Officials ...... 84 Close Engagement with District and Ward Level Stakeholders ...... 84 Some Village Leaders Imposing Fees ...... 84 Recording of Disputes ...... 84 Rehabilitation of Village Registry Offices ...... 85

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LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Status of Implementation in Iringa Villages as at December 31, 2019 ...... 30 Figure 2: Status of Implementation in Mbeya as at December 31, 2019 ...... 31 Figure 3: Status of Village Land Use Plans and Detailed Village Settlement Plans, Iringa as at December 31, 2019 ...... 33 Figure 4: Status of Village Land Use Plans in Mbeya Villages as at June 30, 2019 ...... 34

LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Program Overview 8 Table 2: Key Indicators 10 Table 3: Evaluation and Assessment 12 Table 4: Key Meetings and Communications 24 Table 5: Workshops and Conferences 24 Table 6: Trust Transaction Tracker as at December 31, 2020 28 Table 7: Status of Village Land Certificates, Iringa, as at December 31, 2019 35 Table 8: Status of Village Land Certificates, Mbeya, as at December 31, 2019 35 Table 9: Completed Village Boundary Verification as at December 31, 2019 36 Table 10: Iringa Village Registry Upgrade Tracker as at December 31, 2019 38 Table 11: Mbeya Village Registry Upgrade Tracker as at December 31, 2019 39 Table 12: Status of CCRO Collections 40 Table 13: CCRO Tracker 42 Table 14: FY ‘20 Q1 Performance Indicator Table 45 Table 15: Activity 1 - Outcomes, Milestones and Timing 48 Table 16: Activity 2 - Outcomes, Milestones and Timing 50 Table 17: Activity 3 - Outcomes, Milestones and Timing 51 Table 18: Activity 4 - Outcomes, Milestones and Timing 53 Table 19: Standard Indicator 1: Identifying Key Learning Objectives (EG.10.4-2) 57 Table 20: Standard Indicator 2: Disputes Identified in FY ‘17 and Resolved in FY ‘18 and FY ‘19 (EG10.4-3) 58 Table 21: Standard Indicator 2: Disputes Identified in FY’18 and Resolved in FY’18 and FY’19 (EG10.4-3) 61 Table 22: Standard Indicator 2: Disputes Identified in FY ‘19 and Resolved in FY ‘19 (EG10.4-3) 64 Table 23: Standard Indicator 3: Awareness and Understanding of the Services Offered by LTA Activity (E.G.10.4-4) 66 Table 24: Standard Indicator 4: Type of Certificate of Customary Right (E.G.10.4-5) 67 Table 25: Standard Indicator 5: People who Perceive their Rights as Secure (E.G.10.4-6) 69 Table 26: Custom Indicator 1: Village Land Certificates in Full Compliance 71 Table 27: Custom Indicator 2: Village Land Use Plans in Full Compliance 71 Table 28: Custom Indicator 3: Villages with at least 80% of the Parcels Incorporated into an Official Land Administration System 71 Table 29: Custom Indicator 4: Parcels in Villages that are Not Incorporated into an Official Land Administration System 71 Table 30: Custom Indicator 5: Average Cost per Village Land Use Plan 72 Table 31: Custom Indicator 6: Average Cost per Parcel Corrected or Incorporated 72 Table 32: Custom Indicator 7: Communication Campaign Activities – People Reached 73 Table 33: Radio and Television Broadcasts and Estimated Listenership 73 Table 34: Type of Training and Audience 73 Table 35: Custom Indicator 8: Women’s Groups Formed or Strengthened 74 Table 36: Custom Indicator 9: Unique Claimants Filing Land Claims 74 Table 37: Custom Indicator 10: Number of Trainings Delivered and Number of People Trained by Type of Training 75 Table 38: Custom Indicator 10: Number of Trainings Delivered and Number of People Trained by Village 75 Table 39: Custom Indicator 11: Training by Gender and Youth 76 Table 40: Gender Breakdown of Claimants 77 Table 41: Types of Titles Requested by Gender 77

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Table 42: Multiple Parcel Holders by Gender and Age for Each Village 77

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ACRONYMS

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer’s Representative CEL Communications, Evidence and Learning CCRO Certificate of Customary Rights of Occupancy COP Chief of Party COR Contracting Officer’s Representative DAI DAI Global LLC DANIDA Danish International Development Agency DCOP Deputy Chief of Party DED District Executive Director DFID Department for International Development DLNR Department of Lands and Natural Resources DLO District Lands Office DMI Data Management Infrastructure DPS Deputy Permanent Secretary E3 Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment EG Economic Growth HAKIARDHI Land Rights Research and Resources Institute IE Impact Evaluation ILMIS Integrated Land Management Information Systems IP Implementing Partners FTF Feed the Future GOT Government of Tanzania LCWT Landscape Conservation Western Tanzania LTA Feed the Future Tanzania Land Tenure Assistance LTSP Land Tenure Support Program MAST Mobile Application to Secure Tenure M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MELP Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan MLHHSD Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Human Settlements Development MnM Mboga na Matunda MSI Management Systems International NLUPC National Land Use Planning Commission NORC National Opinion Research Centre, University of Chicago NTR Nothing to Report OAA USAID - Office of Acquisition and Assistance PELUM Participatory Ecological Land Use Management - NGO PLUM Participatory Land Use Management PRA Participatory Rural Appraisal PS Permanent Secretary RCT Randomized Controlled Trial SAGCOT Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania SHARPP Southern Highlands and Ruaha-Katavi Protection Program SIDA Swedish International Development Agency SOW Statement of Work STTA Short Term Technical Assignment TALA Tanzania Land Alliance TRUST Technical Register Under Social Tenure USAID United States Agency for International Development VEO Village Executive Officer VICOBA Village Community Banks VLC Village Land Certificate VLR Village Land Registration

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VLUMC Village Land Use Management Committee VLUP Village Land Use Plan WCS Wildlife Conservation Society WEO Ward Executive Officers WGDP Women’s Global Development Prosperity Initiative WWF World Wildlife Fund

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW/ SUMMARY

Table 1: Program Overview

Program Name: Feed the Future Tanzania Land Tenure Assistance (LTA)

December 6, 2015 to December 5, 2019 – extended to December Activity Start Date and End Date: 5, 2021 Name of Prime Implementing DAI Global, LLC Partner: Contract Number: AID-OAA-I-12-00031 Contract Number: Task Order Number: AID-621-TO-16-00006 Ministry of Lands, District Land Offices and Village Registries in Major Counterpart Organizations Iringa and Mbeya Rural Districts Iringa Rural District (36 selected villages) followed by Mbeya Geographic Coverage District (5 selected villages) in years 3 and 4. Up to 70 additional (Cities and/or countries) villages in Iringa for the extension. Reporting Period: October 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 – FY ’20 Q1

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION As part of the Feed the Future (FTF) initiative, USAID has invested in several agricultural projects in the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) and is seeking to develop focused land tenure programming to support USAID’s existing and planned investments in the region. The Land Tenure Assistance (LTA) activity seeks to clarify and document land ownership, support land use planning efforts, and increase local understanding of land use and land rights. It is anticipated that the interventions will reduce land tenure-related risks and lay the groundwork for sustainable agricultural investment for both smallholders and commercial investors throughout the corridor and in the value chains of focus for Tanzania’s FTF program. Local sustainability is a critical component of the LTA activity. The goal of this activity is to empower district and village land institutions in the districts targeted by the LTA to carry forward the capacity building and land administration process independently (and with little or no outside financial support or assistance) when LTA concludes. In carrying out its activities, LTA collaborates and coordinates with the Government of Tanzania and other donor programs to produce complementary programming that is timely, cost-effective, and sustainable. LTA also coordinates closely with, and utilizes lessons learned from, the USAID Mobile Application to Secure Tenure (MAST) pilot project, which tested an approach for the mapping of land parcels, adjudication, and delivery of Certificates of Customary Right of Occupancy (CCROs) using an open source mobile application. The Land Tenure Assistance (LTA) program works in the Districts of Iringa and Mbeya to provide assistance to local level authorities in the delivery of land tenure services under the Village Land Act No.5, 1999 and the Land Use Planning Act No. 6, 2007. LTA initially provided support to the implementation of land tenure regularization and first issuance and registration of CCROs and Village Land Use Plans (VLUP) in 41 selected villages (36 villages in Iringa District and 5 villages in Mbeya District). In December, USAID extended the LTA activity for a further two years to implement village land registration in up to 70 of the remaining villages in Iringa. During the current reporting period LTA’s work was undertaken under four activities re-stated here as follows:

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 Activity 1: Assist villages and district administrations’ leaders and institutions in completing the land use planning process and delivering CCROs in selected villages within districts of Iringa and Mbeya.  Activity 2: Educate and build capacity of village land governance institutions and individual villagers to complete the land use planning and CCRO process, effectively manage land resources, respect women’s, youth and pastoralist’s land rights and build agriculture-related business skills.  Activity 3: Educate and build capacity of district-level land governance institutions in Mbeya District to complete the land use planning and CCRO process.  Activity 4: Build capacity to use the MAST application throughout the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) and nationally. The newly framed activities as set out in the contract modification number 06 do not apply to this reporting period. LTA received the contract modification for the extension of on November 22, 2019, however it was only fully executed on December 3, 2019, with the result that during the intervening period LTA were involved simultaneously in closedown activities and preparation activities for the extension. After the fully executed contract modification was received until the end of the reporting period, activities remained guided by contract modification number 05 pending the submission and approval of the technical proposal and budget for the extension. During the end of year break, while the LTA office operated on a skeleton staff, no new field implementation activities were undertaken. This report is therefore based entirely on target and performance indicators set out in the original contract and modifications up to and including contract modification number 05, which included minimal targets for FY ’20 Q1, as the project would have been in close down if there had been no extension. FY ’20 Q2 will be based on contract modification number 06 and a revised Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan (MELP) that is currently being prepared. The activities set out in contract modification number 06 are as follows:  Activity 1: Assist villages in completing the land use planning process and delivering CCROs through the use of MAST open source mobile technology;  Activity 2: Build capacity of village and district land governance institutions, and individual villagers, to complete the land use planning and CCRO process, manage post-registration transactions through TRUST, effectively manage land resources, respect women's land rights, build agriculture-related business skills through education and awareness raising activities, and enable CCRO recipients to leverage the economic benefits of land tenure security through improving access to finance;  Activity 3: Develop and refine the beneficiary contribution model to improve prospects for scaling up rural land tenure certification in other areas of the country not directly reached by LTA;  Activity 4: Formalize LTA as a local non-governmental organization and build its capacity to sustain operations as an independent organization to provide support to district-level land governance institutions and other stakeholders in land use planning, certification and post -transaction management; and  Activity 5: Raise awareness of the MAST technology within the GOT, civil society, academia and private sector, with the goal of increasing uptake of the MAST and TRUST technology on a national level and enabling its use and replication on a self-sustaining basis.

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS TO DATE Table 2: Key Indicators LOP Indicator FY ‘20 FY ’20 Q1 Target LOP Number and Indicator Description Comments Results Total (Including Actual Source Target FY ‘20) Standard Percentage of individuals trained in land tenure Indicator 1 and property rights as a result of USG Surveys in support of this indicator assistance who correctly identify key learning LTA exceeded its LOP target for this completed in all 41 80% 86% EG.10.4-2 objectives of the training 30 days after the 80% indicator. villages by the end of training FY ‘19

Standard Number of disputed land and property rights Village Council elections were held on Indicator 2 cases resolved by local authorities, contractors, November 24, which resulted in the Village mediators, or courts as a result of USG Council being dissolved during September. EG.10.4-3 assistance. 89.7% of village councilors changed. Village Also STARR Councils did no work in resolving disputes IQC (v) during this quarter, as they need to be trained 18 0 350 421 on dispute resolution.

Exceeds LOP target by 20% Dispute rate remains low at under 0.6%. The target for FY ‘20 was achieved by the end of FY ‘19.

Standard Percentage of people with access to a land Indicator 3 administration or service entity, office, or other Surveys in support of related facility that the project technically or this indicator physically establishes or upgrades that report LTA exceeded its LOP target for this EG.10.4-4 75% completed in all 41 75% 84% awareness and understanding of the services indicator. offered. villages by the end of FY’19

Standard Number of parcels with relevant parcel Exceeds LOP target by 49% Indicator 4 information corrected or incorporated into an All 41 target villages were completed by end official land administration system as a result of of FY ‘19, and only residual parcels remained EG.10.4-5 USG assistance (CCROs printed and delivered 1.080 373 44,280 66,036 for registration and delivery to villages. to Village Registry Offices). Table 13 - CCRO tracker for remaining parcels.

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Standard Numbers of people with secure tenure rights Indicator 5 to land, with legally recognized documentation Significantly high collection rates resulted in the project exceeding the LOP target by and who perceive their rights as secure, as a 326 363 13,710 29,768 117%. EG.10.4-6 result of USG assistance.

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EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT STATUS

Table 3: Evaluation and Assessment Planned for Assessment Type Status (date) Endline Assessment was planned for FY ‘20 Q1 FY ‘20 Delayed to FY ‘20 Q2

MSI/NORC Third Party Impact Evaluation (IE) In October, MSI/NORC participated in a Skype call with the USAID Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment (E3) Communications, Evidence and Learning (CEL) team. On November 25, LTA sent a copy of its approved FY ‘19 annual report to MSI/NORC for its information and confirmed that it will begin preparation of VLUPs for the extension in Iringa mid-January 2020 if the extension is confirmed. MSI/NORC advised that it was still going through a final approval process for its survey firm, but it would send the proposed work plan as soon as possible. As of December 31, 2019, the final assessment had not commenced. On January 18, MSI/NORC advised LTA that they had experienced some delays and that the current plan is to commence data collection from February 17 through March 14, with training taking place the first week of February.

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FY ‘20 Q1 PROGRESS NARRATIVE SUMMARY

HIGHLIGHTS During this reporting period, LTA was in the unusual position of being in close down as the current contract was reaching its end and at the same time awaiting confirmation of an extension of the activity. LTA engaged in both close down activities in the event of the extension not being approved and at the same time proceeded with work to ensure momentum was not lost pending the approval of the extension. In October, LTA prepared a technical proposal for the costed extension of the LTA activity, which was submitted to USAID on October 16. LTA received the fully executed contract modification number 06 confirming the two-year extension for the activity on December 3. LTA prepared a Sustainability Workplan and the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan (MELP) in accordance with the contract modification in December and its Annual Inventory Report. With the extension confirmed, LTA secured the rental on the LTA office premises for a further six months, and issued those staff members who were being employed on the extension with new employment agreements and revised scopes of work. Having met or exceeded all its targets in the previous quarter, LTA continued working with beneficiary contribution villages, training implementing partners who requested training, and liaising with the Ministry of Lands. By the end of the reporting period, 790 residents had made their TZS 30,000 contributions per CCRO, in Haporoto (145), Isangala (107), Shamwengo (63) and Njelenje (75) villages in Mbeya Rural District, and Kibena (400) village in Iringa Rural District. Under the extension, LTA will work in villages in Iringa Rural District that accept the beneficiary contribution model and contribute to the cost of CCROs and will continue the work started through the beneficiary contribution initiative in Mbeya for residents from Isangala, Haporoto, Njelenje, and Shamwengo villages. In November, LTA closed down the activity in the Mbeya Rural District. The COP and DCOP held meetings with DLO/LTA staff to confirm that LTA implementation in five villages in Mbeya Rural District has come to an end as per LTA’s contractual agreement with USAID. The LTA team paid a courtesy call to the Acting DED, Acting Zonal Assistant Commissioner for Lands, Zonal Assistant Registrar of Titles and Acting RAS, informing them of the official close of the LTA activity in Mbeya Rural District. LTA received appreciation for its work in land registration in Mbeya villages. LTA undertook to provide remote assistance to the Mbeya DLO office and to assist to complete the beneficiary contribution villages. During the reporting period, the rehabilitation of the District Land Registry in Iringa was completed and the files transferred to the new premises. In FY ’20 Q1, LTA continued to provide training on MAST and TRUST for WARIDI and district land officers engaged in village land registration in other districts, setting up MAST on the WARIDI server in October and providing extensive training on November 11-16 and November 25-30, for the USAID WARIDI team and four Mvomero and Gairo District land surveyors to install and configure MAST and TRUST on their server, computer and mobile phones, for use in the Mvomero and Gairo Districts, Morogoro region. In November, the COP and DCOP met with Mbeya Diocese CARITAS coordinator regarding the provision of technical assistance for CARITAS’ land registration initiative using MAST. CARITAS are involved in an Integrated Rural Development Program focusing on agricultural production for three years up to August 2020. They support DLOs to prepare Village Land Use plans, registration of land parcels and issuance of CCROs in 14 villages in three districts in Mbeya Region: Mbeya Rural, Mbarali and Mbozi. Currently CARITAS and the DLOs are using a conventional method of demarcation

FEED THE FUTURE, USAID TANZANIA LAND TENURE ASSISTANCE (LTA) 13 FY ‘20 Q1 QUARTERLY REPORT: OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2019 with handheld GPS units, which are cumbersome and time consuming. LTA extended an invitation to CARITAS to visit Iringa for training on MAST and they welcomed this opportunity and will plan to visit LTA’s offices early in FY ’20 Q2. During the reporting period, LTA participated in several meetings that were convened to gather land sector stakeholders at a national level. In October, LTA Field Program Director and an Iringa Rural DLO representative attended the National Debate on Customary Land Ownership facilitated by HAKIARDHI in Dodoma. The workshop centered on the successes in village land registration, challenges and suggestions for improvement of customary land ownership in Tanzania. The Field Program Director participated as a panelist and shared LTA’s experiences and achievements to date, and LTA procedures for systematic first land registration and post registration transactions using MAST and TRUST respectively. In November, LTA attended a land sector stakeholders’ workshop organized by HAKIARDHI and Tanzania Land Alliance (TALA) in Bagamoyo. The theme of the workshop was to explore the challenges and lessons learned over 18 years of implementation of the Village Land Act No. 5, 1999. The following land sectors stakeholders attended: Ministry of Lands, Commissioners from 9 zones, NLUPC, approximately 10 CSOs, and banks and financial institutions. In December, the LTA TRUST Registration Officer and Town Planner attended the LTSP close out and experience sharing meeting organized by Tanzania Land Alliance (TALA) at Morogoro Region, with other land stakeholders including the Ministry of Lands and 14 CSOs where LTSP shared project milestones and challenges experienced during the project’s implementation. LTA shared experiences and sustainability mechanisms, and the meeting discussed and agreed on how to address challenges and to draw lessons and success for future scaling up and implementation of similar projects. At all three meetings, LTA processes, MAST, and TRUST were endorsed as the methodology for the implementation of village land registration in all districts.

LTA continued to liaise with the Ministry of Lands to ensure that the guidelines incorporating MAST, TRUST, and LTA processes are finalized. In December, LTA hosted a delegation of four senior representatives from the Ministry of Lands to discuss the extension and the guidelines for village land registration and the beneficiary contribution model. LTA briefed the delegation on its implementation and shared the lessons learned, challenges, and measures taken in addressing such challenges in course of project implementation in Iringa and Mbeya districts. LTA also emphasized and reminded the Ministry of Lands delegation of the necessity to fast track the approval of the guidelines for implementation of the Village Land Act No. 5 of 1999. LTA informed the Ministry of Lands delegation that USAID officially extended the LTA project for two years and during extension LTA will focus in about 70 villages in Iringa district and LTA will pilot the beneficiary contribution model. The Ministry of Lands delegation, DLO, and LTA team reviewed and discussed the beneficiary’s contribution model as proposed by LTA. The delegation, which were highly positive about the model, provided specific and general recommendations to be incorporated into the model. The LTA DCOP and Senior Land Administration Specialist also met with the Minister of Lands in Itunundu village on December 17 and discussed the status of the extension and the model approved by USAID for future project implementation. The Minister for Lands accepted the beneficiary model and advised LTA to write a letter to the Ministry requesting approval, he promised to respond immediately after receiving the letter. In addition, the Minister requested LTA to see the possibility of completing the VLR of Itunundu village using the previous LTA implementation model, as that village had originally been part of Kimande, which was one of the original target villages for the LTA activity. This work did not need to include the preparation of a DVSP (Detailed Village Settlement Plan), which will be the responsibility of the Ministry of Lands. In November, LTA conducted a presentation of its work and held technical discussions with the Institute of Research Assessment (IRA) in the LTA office in Iringa. The IRA is a multidisciplinary research institute, linked to the University of Dar es Salaam, University of St. John’s and University of Dodoma, dealing with issues related to natural resource assessment and environmental management in general, including climate change adaptation and vulnerability assessments. Currently IRA is assessing the economic, social and traditional impact of issuing CCROs. The IRA team are also

FEED THE FUTURE, USAID TANZANIA LAND TENURE ASSISTANCE (LTA) 14 FY ‘20 Q1 QUARTERLY REPORT: OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2019 looking at the gender perspective on land ownership and strategies to empower women’s groups in income generating activities and the use of CCROs as collateral to access financial support. At the beginning of October, thirty-one rural districts, including Iringa and Mbeya, were ordered by the President’s Office to relocate their administrative offices to villages outside the townships and municipal urban council’s boundaries by no later than October 31. The rationale for this is to make them more accessible to rural residents whom they serve as local government, and that there cannot be two Directors of different jurisdictions (municipal and rural) present in the same jurisdictional boundary. The DEDs responded accordingly however no premises or facilities exist in the village to which they moved, with the result that they are now operating out of inadequate rented spaces. This is causing hardship and inconvenience in the performance of their daily duties and they are without basic facilities such as Internet. Iringa and Mbeya land registry offices remain unaffected at this stage. The local government elections, including Village Councils, conducted on November 24, have resulted in replacements of 90% Village Council members, which were trained by LTA on the VLR process. Therefore, LTA will need to organize trainings to the new Village Council members to maintain awareness on VLR procedures. During the reporting period, LTA trained nine people, including three women (33%) and three youth (33%). LTA printed and registered 53 CCROs, and LTA delivered 373 CCROs to Village Land Registries. LTA delivered copies of all VLUP reports to the 36 target villages in Iringa and started the process of printing the VLUP maps on durable material for Village Councils to use in their ongoing enforcement of land use planning in the villages.

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PROJECT PERSONNEL

LTA Staff and Short-Term Technical Assistance In October, LTA began wrapping up its activities in Mbeya Rural District and initiated the process of transferring the four LTA staff based in Mbeya Rural District back to Iringa. In November, LTA closed down the LTA activity in Mbeya District and the staff returned to Iringa. During reporting period, LTA management reviewed and revised the position titles and scopes of work of LTA staff for the LTA extension. The roles of DCOP and Land Administration Specialist, which were previously held by one person, have been split in accordance with the contract modification for the extension and the Field Program Director has taken on the role of DCOP. The former DCOP will retain the role of Land Administration Specialist. New roles of IT Specialist and Financial Specialist have been created in accordance with the contract modification to support the beneficiary contribution model. In December, LTA prepared scopes of work for the Town Planner, Communication and Public Outreach specialist and IT Specialist positions for recruitment purposes in FY ’20 Q2. The scope of work for the Financial Specialist will be finalized when further information is received from banks regarding the beneficiary contribution model. USAID In October, the LTA team participated in a conference call with USAID/E3, MSI/NORC and the Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment (E3) Communications, Evidence and Learning (CEL) team. The purpose of the call was to provide an overview of the Women’s Global Development Prosperity Initiative (WGDP) and objectives, to introduce the CEL team, and to check with the LTA team on initial planning and ideas for WGDP activities. The WGDP activity will analyze how to expand and improve women’s ability to leverage customary land certification to access credit, invest in their land, and create new economic opportunities. The LTA team shared its implementation experience on women’s land ownership and women’s focus groups in 41 villages in Iringa and Mbeya Rural Districts. Additionally, LTA provided input on how land certificates have helped women to access credit, and enhance their ability to make land investments and improve their economic wellbeing. LTA agreed to assist wherever possible and link LTA’s project beneficiaries to the WGDP initiatives, especially the 200 plus women’s groups formed or strengthened during the course of its registration activities in Iringa and Mbeya. In November, after submitting its Annual Report and having reached or exceeded all its targets, LTA was in transition, undertaking closedown activity while at the same time preparing for the proposed extension. LTA local and home office staff held a conference call with USAID CO and EG staff to discuss timing for its proposed extension. On November 7, LTA received questions on technical and budget proposals pertaining to the proposed LTA extension, which were submitted to USAID on November 12. On November 22 LTA received the modification to extend the program for two years for signature, and contract modification number 06 was fully executed on December 3. In December, LTA prepared a Sustainability Workplan in accordance with the contract modification and submitted it to USAID on December 13, 2019. LTA also prepared the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan (MELP) in accordance with the contract modification due on January 2, 2020. LTA submitted its Annual Inventory Report to USAID. In December, the LTA COP met with the ACOR and Economic Growth (EG) Private Enterprise Officer to discuss the Sustainability Workplan and other deliverables. LTA requested and received the satellite imagery required to cover the whole of Iringa District from USAID E3.

OTHER AGENCIES AND DONORS

USAID Implementing Partners In November, LTA participated in a Business to Business (B2B) workshop convened by USAID Feed the Future programs: NAFAKA, Mboga na Matunda, ENGINE, Advancing Youth and Lishe Endelevu,

FEED THE FUTURE, USAID TANZANIA LAND TENURE ASSISTANCE (LTA) 16 FY ‘20 Q1 QUARTERLY REPORT: OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2019 in collaboration with two other USAID projects, Farmer to Farmer and WARIDI, in Iringa. The workshop aimed at discussing issues that are central to the operation and the success of enterprises owned by youth and women and to offer them promising commercial networking opportunities with a host of service providers. In addition, this meeting increased business network opportunities for youth and women who own small businesses to explore mutual interests. On the second day, the team conducted a field visit to Kaning’ombe and Nzihi villages and Iringa Municipal for experience sharing and obtaining motivation from existing youth and women producer’s groups.

USAID IPs Business to Business (B2B) workshop in Iringa region on November 13

WARIDI From November 11-16 and November 25-30, LTA GIS team worked with the WARIDI team and two Mvomero and Gairo District land surveyors to install and configure MAST and TRUST on their server, computer and mobile phones, which are to be used for implementation of village land registration in Mvomero and Gairo Districts, Morogoro region. Installation of GIS and database programs were done together with preparation of MBTiles, and practical exercises ready for their implementation, which started on November 18 in Mvomero District, and Gairo District scheduled to start on December 2. LTA received the following note of appreciation from the Basin Support Specialist – Water Resource Integration Development Initiative (WARIDI): “I am glad to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to you all for your tireless efforts and assistance in ensuring that WARIDI program is able to use MAST in issuing CCROs in our esteemed three districts. I am also delighted to inform you that to date we have managed to train over 20 qualified parasurveyors who are confident and even ready to cross borders for Land Use Plan (LUP) activities anywhere in this country. The use of MAST has simplified the CCRO parcel demarcating and eventually the whole process of CCROs preparation and issuance. On the other hand, we have managed to finish demarcating the required number of land parcels in Mvomero, as per your guidance and advice. We have come to understand that MAST installation and process is very involved, thank you so much for availing time to work and guide the districts on how to use this tool. We are confident that we will be good ambassadors in advocating for more partners in the sector to use this friendly tool.”

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LTA and WARIDI team technical discussion on installation of MAST and configuration of server for Mvomero and Gairo Districts at LTA office on November 12

HAKIARDHI - LAND RIGHTS RESEARCH AND RESOURCE INSTITUTE On October 2 – 3, LTA Field Program Director attended the National Debate on Customary Land Ownership facilitated by HAKIARDHI in Dodoma. HAKIARDHI, in collaboration with 12 other NGOs in Kilolo DC, Iringa DC, Kiteto, Singida, Meru, Arusha DC, Morogoro DC, Mvomero and Kilosa DCs are implementing the Women’s Land Rights Project focused on protection of the rights of women in accessing, using and owning land. The project took place from 2017-19 and was funded by the Foundation for Civil Society, Tanzania. This workshop brought together more than 20 stakeholders from the land, agriculture and livestock sectors in Tanzania and focused on issues related to customary land ownership and how the rights of smallholder producers can be protected, especially women who are the main producers and users of land in the villages. This discussion helped to identify the opportunities and challenges facing customary land ownership with a view to soliciting input for improvement. The Field Program Director participated as a panelist and shared LTA’s experiences and achievements to date, and procedures for systematic first land registration and post registration transactions using MAST and TRUST respectively. The LTA model brought the attention of the participants to the ratio of women and men who own land which was approximately equal (50%). In addition, LTA highlighted the cost effectiveness of the model, which is less than $10.00 for CCROs and $2,000 for VLUP processes. LTA reinforced the importance of the close collaboration with Ministry of Lands and DLO, resident’s participation and the public and outreach initiatives as key ingredients to successful implementation of Village Land Registration implementation.

Stakeholders’ workshop on customary land ownership facilitated by HAKIARDHI on October 2 – 3 in Dodoma

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On November 19-21, LTA attended a land sector stakeholders’ workshop organized by Land Rights Research and Resources Institute (HAKIARDHI) and Tanzania Land Alliance (TALA) at Bagamoyo District in Coastal Region. The theme of the workshop was to explore the challenges and lessons learned over 18 years of implementation of Village Land Act No. 5, 1999. The following land sectors stakeholders attended: Ministry of Lands, Commissioners for Lands from nine zones, National Land Use Plan Commission, over 10 CSOs, financial institutions (CRDB, NMB, ACCESS, TPDB and FINCA), Care International, Ujamaa Community Resource Team (UCRT), Tanzania Natural Resource Forum (TNRF), PELUM-Tanzania, MKURABITA, Tanzania Natural Resources Forum, and Participatory Rangeland Management Project. Land sector stakeholders presented various papers, followed by question and answer sessions based on presented topics and reflection messages. The workshop discussion focused on the following issues:  Recognition of innovative, cost, time effective, and user-friendly systems for first and post village land registration. LTA’s model for systematic registration using MAST and TRUST and LTA and the Iringa DLO were acknowledged and congratulated for their work in implementing the VLR process.  It was noted that government, through the Ministry of Lands, has not prioritized the implementation of village land registration and instead development stakeholders have predominantly carried the responsibility.  The high cost involved in village land registration and post registration transactions has discouraged implementation of the village land registration process.  Different innovative technologies supporting land administration process such as TRUST, ILMIS, LIMS were addressed. The issue of uniformity and cost effectiveness of such technologies was drawn to the attention of stakeholders.  Absence of coordination or a forum for various stakeholders implementing the village land registration was noted.  The issue that stakeholders tend to focus on first registration and do not emphasize the importance of post registration.  Village land boundary challenges resulting from the 2007/2008-village land survey by the Ministry of Lands still pose a challenge in village land registration.  The high costs involved in VLUPs and DVSP preparation was also discussed. The meeting endorsed the following recommendations:  That the Ministry of Land prioritizes implementation of village land registration.  To identify appropriate technologies and methodologies on land regularization (MAST was recommended to officially be adopted by the Ministry of Lands to be used in VLR)  Formulation of a Village Land Act Implementers Forum to discuss the issues related to VLR  The Ministry of Lands anticipated that it would have guidelines for VLR in place at the end of 2019  The question about the use of scanned and electronic signatures in both Certificates of Rights of Occupancy (CROs) and CCROs was discussed during the workshop, the Ministry of Lands through the Commissioner for Lands clarified that the use of scanned and electronic signatures applied in the MAST and TRUST systems is accommodated by the Electronic Transaction Act No. 13 of 2015. Section 3 of the Electronic Transaction Act No 13 of 2015 defines electronic signature to mean data including an electronic sound, symbol or process, executed or adopted to identify a party, to indicate that party's approval or intention in respect of the information contained in the electronic communication and which is attached to or logically associated with such electronic communication. Therefore, the Ministry of Lands has consented the use of scanned and electronic signatures in printing and registration of CCROs.

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 The Commissioner for Lands emphasized that after the review of several systems and technologies used in village land registration, MAST was seen as the most time and cost effective approach to be used in village land registration and stakeholders were encouraged to adopt the technology. The Ministry promised to adopt the use of MAST technology, if needed they will be undertaking changes from time to time.  The Ministry of Lands also accepted the use of legal papers in the printing and registration of CCROs instead of the crested paper produced by the government printer, which is in short supply, costly and difficult to access.

Stakeholders’ workshop on implementation Village Land Act, 1999 from November 19-21 at Bagamoyo

HAKIARDHI participated in the Tanzania Land Alliance (TALA) meeting in Morogoro Region on December 18 – 20 convened to provide an experience sharing opportunity following the close down of LTSP.

Land Tenure Support Project (LTSP) The LTSP project, which was funded by DFID, officially closed in October. LTA is awaiting a copy of its final report. Tanzania Land Alliance (TALA) convened a meeting of land stakeholders to share the experiences of LTSP and other implementers in December.

TANZANIA LAND ALLIANCE (TALA) On December 18-20, LTA attended the LTSP close out and experience sharing meeting organized by Tanzania Land Alliance (TALA) at Morogoro region, with other land stakeholders including the Ministry of Lands and 14 CSOs forming TALA, namely: Land Rights Research and Resource Institute (HAKIARDHI), LEAT – Lawyers’ Environmental Action Team, LHRC – Legal and Human Rights Center, MVIWATA – Mtandao wa Vikundi vya Wakulima Tanzania, WLAC – Women Legal Aid Center, UCRT – Ujamaa Community Resource Team, TAWLA – Tanzania Women Lawyers Association, PINGOs Forum – Pastoralists Indigenous Non-Governmental Organization Forum, CORDS – Community Research and Development Services, MPLC - Morogoro Paralegal Center, PWC – Pastoral Women Council, PPCD – Parakulyo Pastoralists Community Development, TAGRODE – Tanzania Grassroots Oriented Development and TNRF – Tanzania Natural Resource Forum, ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute (Ministry of Livestock), LTSP and Land Tenure Improvement Project (LTIP) – the new Ministry of Lands project with World Bank. The themes of the meeting were:  LTSP presented and shared project milestones and challenges experienced during project implementation,  Other similar projects like LTA shared their experiences and sustainability mechanisms,  Discussed and agreed on how to address challenges and to draw lessons and success for future scaling up and implementation of similar projects.

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The meeting came to the following conclusions:  There is a great need for public outreach and sensitization campaigns based on training need assessment prior to village land formalization projects to improve community engagement and for adding value to CCROs  Promotion of low cost, innovative and participatory technologies like MAST and TRUST will fast track the implementation of land registration under the Village Land Act, 1999  Need for presenting TRUST and post registration transactions as pioneered by LTA to all Zonal Registrars for Titles and Documents so that they become ambassadors in training District Land Officers  Meeting the challenges of village boundaries, VLUPs implementation, data storage and integrity of the data must be considered on the sustainable basis in course of project implementation • It was also reported that the Government of Tanzania (GoT) through the Ministry of Lands, has requested the World Bank to provide financial support to improve land tenure in the country and WB responded positively to finance the implementation of Land Tenure Improvement Project (LTIP). The parameters of LTIP were explained and are included under World Bank below  Land Tenure Support Program (LTSP) in three districts is complete and the pending activities are still carried out under supervision of the Ministry  LTSP reported that using MAST it managed to reduce the cost for village boundary surveys from $14,000 to $7,500, costs for VLUPs preparation from $7,000 to $3,500 and CCROs from $24 to $10  LTSP was also advised to prepare a sustainability plan report that will address ways forward for the identified challenges  The guidelines for the post registration transactions for CCROs were also discussed and the Ministry confirmed that they were working on it  The Ministry of Lands acknowledged LTA and LTSP, which employed MAST and TRUST technologies during implementation as suitable projects that piloted village land formalization and promised to use the lessons and successes of such projects in its implementation  The use of landscape/joint village land use plans in villages with common shared resources and natural characteristics was also encouraged.

Stakeholders’ meeting on LTSP CSOs close out and experience sharing from 18-20 December at Morogoro

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World Bank – LTIP At the TALA meeting on December 18 -20, it was reported that the Government of Tanzania (GoT) through the Ministry of Lands has requested the World Bank (WB) support a program to improve land tenure in the country and WB responded positively with an offer to finance the implementation of Land Tenure Improvement Project (LTIP). LTIP will have four components namely increased tenure security, land information management, institutional strengthening and project management as explained below: • Increased tenure security: this component will support the issuance of CROs, residential licenses, CCROs, and other related activities such as community sensitization, land use planning, parcels demarcation and adjudication and conflict resolution • Land information management: this component will include the rollout of ILMIS, improvements to the geodetic network, base mapping, and establishment of a basis for National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) to strengthen accessibility and efficiency of land administration services. • Institutional strengthening: this component will include capacity building and legal/regulatory reform activities, public awareness campaigns and other related activities to improve service delivery for land administration. This will also involve purchase of equipment and construction of offices to decentralize ILMIS, efficient land administration services and support for the Land and Housing Tribunals. • Project management: the Ministry’s capacity will be strengthened to ensure successful project implementation. LTIP under the Ministry of Lands will focus on nine (9) regions for urban interventions: Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Arusha, Tabora, Geita, Coastal, Shinyanga and Morogoro and six (6) districts for rural land registration: Dodoma (Chamwino), Simiyu (Maswa), Ruvuma (Mbinga), Katavi (Mpanda), Songwe (Songwe) and Iringa Rural covering a total of 581 villages and planning to issue over 500,000 CCROs.

LTIP was also reminded of considering the post registration transactions aspect of ongoing land registration for successful implementation of village land formalization in long term.

LANDESA Following a visit to USAID in October, LANDESA contacted LTA in November with the view to setting up an appointment to share information about their current project in the land sector, which has relevancy for the work that LTA and SAGCOT are doing in Tanzania.

PELUM NTR

Ardhi University NTR

Banks/Microfinance In November, the DCOP sent an email to Amana Bank to follow up on whether they are able to provide bridging finance to villages as part of the beneficiary contribution model. The DCOP repeatedly attempted to contact Amana Bank to follow up without success. LTA is waiting for further feedback.

On November 19-21, financial institutions attended the HAKIARDHI stakeholders’ workshop in Bagamoyo. The main theme was to evaluate the implementation of the Village Land Act and the use

FEED THE FUTURE, USAID TANZANIA LAND TENURE ASSISTANCE (LTA) 22 FY ‘20 Q1 QUARTERLY REPORT: OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2019 of CCROs as collateral by the financial institutions. The NMB, CRDB, ACCESS, FINCA and TPDB financial institutions attended and raised the following issues:  All financial institutions agreed to accept CCROs as collateral for mortgages.  There is a low level of understanding by financial institutions and banks on post registration procedures and transactions of CCROs.  There is an absence of facilities to execute post registration transactions such as ready access to prescribed forms and guidance on how to carry out such registration.  Some transactions are only conducted at the hamlet level with no records provided or kept at the village and district levels.  The Ministry and other stakeholders agreed on the challenges and issues raised by financial institutions and banks and agreed to have a common platform in addressing them through the bankers’ association.

ILMIS LTA continued to provide its digital land data to ILMIS for back up and storage. ILMIS has indicated that it does not have the capacity to download the data remotely and required the data to be supplied on a hard drive. LTA is complying with this request, however discussions are underway for ILMIS to establish a direct fiber optic cable link to the Iringa District Land Registry.

LandPKS NTR

SAGCOT NTR

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KEY MEETINGS, COMMUNICATIONS, WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES

Table 4 shows the key meetings attended by LTA during FY ‘20 Q1. Table 4: Key Meetings and Communications

LTA Key Meeting Date Stakeholders Main Purpose Representatives

October 30 LTA team USAID Bureau for Economic To provide an overview of the Women’s Growth, Education and Global Development Prosperity Initiative Environment E3, MSI/NORC (WGDP) and objectives, to introduce the and Communications, CEL team, and to check with LTA team on Evidence and Learning initial planning and ideas for WGDP (CEL) team. activities

November 4 LTA team Institute of Research To support academic research as currently Assessment (IRA), a IRA is assessing the economic, social and multidisciplinary/interdiscipli traditional impact of issuing CCROs. The nary research institute, IRA team are also looking at the gender linked to the University of perspective on land ownership and Dar es Salaam, University of strategies to empower women’s groups in St John’s and University of income generating activities and the use of Dodoma, CCROs as collateral to access financial support. November 13 LTA team Mbeya Acting DED, Acting Official close down of LTA activity in Zonal Assistant Mbeya District Commissioner for Lands, Zonal Registrar of Titles and Acting RAS November 14 LTA team Mbeya Diocese - CARITAS Technical assistance on land registration initiative using MAST

December 11 - 12 LTA team Senior representatives from To discuss guidelines for village land the Ministry of Lands registration using beneficiary contribution model

December 12 COP USAID ACOR and EG To discuss the Sustainability Workplan and Private Enterprise Officer other deliverables

December 17 DCOP and Senior Minister of Lands To discuss LTA extension, completion of Land Itunundu village CCRO issuance and the Administration beneficiary contribution model Specialist

Table 5 shows Workshops and Conferences attended by LTA during FY ‘20 Q1.

Table 5: Workshops and Conferences Date Workshop/Conference Venue LTA Representatives

October 2-3 The National Debate on Dodoma To provide an overview of the LTA Field Customary Land Ownership Program Director facilitated by HAKIARDHI in Dodoma

November 13-14 Business to Business (B2B) Iringa, Gentle LTA Field Program Director workshop Hills

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November 19-21 Stakeholders’ workshop on Bagamoyo LTA Registration Officers implementation village land act, 1999

December 18-20 Close out and experience Morogoro LTA Registration Officer and Town Planner sharing meeting organized by TALA-Tanzania Land Alliance

FIELD OPERATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION

GOT, MLHHSD During the reporting period, LTA continued to coordinate closely with the Ministry of Lands on the process for updating legislation on village land registration to bring it in line with the LTA model. In October, the head of the Task Team advised the DCoP that the preparation of guidelines for post registration transactions and village land regulation amendments were underway and were subject to review by the Ministry’s legal department. In October, the Task Team conducted consultation meetings to solicit input and feedback with other village land registration implementers on the aspects of legislation challenges and fees and penalties applied during village land registration. The Ujamaa Community Resource Team and WARIDI, which received training on MAST and TRUST by LTA, were among the stakeholders who were given an opportunity to provide their input. In November, LTA sent a letter to officials from the Ministry of Lands to set up a meeting to discuss the LTA extension and obtain input and agreement from the Ministry on activities to be undertaken, especially the beneficiary contribution model previously discussed with and agreed to by the Ministry. In December, LTA hosted a delegation of four senior representatives from the Ministry of Lands to discuss the extension and the guidelines for village land registration and the beneficiary contribution model. LTA briefed the delegation on its implementation and shared the lessons learned, challenges and measures taken in addressing such challenges in course of project implementation in Iringa and Mbeya districts. LTA also reminded the Ministry of Lands delegation of the necessity for fast tracking the approval of the guidelines for implementation of the Village Land Act No. 5 of 1999. LTA informed the Ministry of Lands’ delegation that USAID had officially extended the LTA project for two years. The Ministry of Lands delegation, DLO and LTA team reviewed and discussed the beneficiary’s contribution model as proposed by LTA. Ministry of Lands, who were highly positive about the model, provided specific and general recommendations to be incorporated in the model.

LTA staff, DLO and Ministry of Lands meeting on December 10 and 11 at LTA office

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On December 17, LTA DCOP and Senior Land Administration Specialist participated in a Village Assembly at Itunundu village convened by the Minister of Lands. This meeting was aimed to discuss land ownership challenges facing Pawaga ward. LTA team briefed the Minister and Village Assembly on LTA’s implementation in 36 villages in Iringa District that ended in December 2019. During the briefing LTA informed the Minister that USAID had extended the activity for a further two years to December 2021. The Minister for Lands accepted the beneficiary model and advised LTA to write a letter to the Ministry requesting approval, he promised to respond immediately after receiving the letter. The Minister requested that LTA complete the VLR process in Itunundu village using the previous LTA implementation model, as that village had originally been part of Kimande, which was one of the original target villages for the LTA activity. The Minister confirmed that work did not need to include the preparation of a DVSP (Detailed Village Settlement Plan), which will be the responsibility of the Ministry.

Village Assembly convened by the Minister for Lands at Itunundu village on December 17

It has became apparent during this reporting period that government at all levels is in a state of flux with a structural reorganization of the Ministry of Lands including: the transfer of the Deputy Permanent Secretary to be the Administrator of the Judiciary; establishing 26 regional offices for land administration instead of the current eight zonal offices; shifting the line of reporting of DLO staff from the district authorities to the Ministry of Land; publishing a list of 183 District Land Office staff members throughout Tanzania who have been suspended pending investigations into inappropriate practices; and, instructing all district offices to move out of municipal areas into rural towns. All of these changes have had direct impact on LTA’s operations.

REGIONAL AND DISTRICT LAND OFFICIALS At the beginning of October, 31 rural districts, including Iringa and Mbeya, were ordered by the President’s Office to relocate their administrative offices to villages outside the townships and municipal urban council’s boundaries by no later than October 31. The rationale for this is to make them more accessible to rural residents whom they serve as local government, and that there cannot be two Directors of different jurisdictions (municipal and rural) present in the same jurisdictional boundary. The DEDs responded accordingly however no premises or facilities exist in the village to which they moved, with the result that they are now operating out of inadequate rented spaces. This is causing hardship and inconvenience in the performance of their daily duties and they are without basic facilities such as Internet. Iringa and Mbeya District Land Offices remain unaffected at this stage. On November 12-14, the COP and DCOP travelled to Mbeya for close down of LTA activity in Mbeya District. The COP and DCOP held meetings with DLO/LTA staff to inform that LTA implementation to five villages in Mbeya District has come to an end as per contractual agreement with USAID. There was a hand over note of equipment and furniture used for demarcation and registration to DLO office. The DLO will continue to use the items issued to support further land

FEED THE FUTURE USAID TANZANIA LAND TENURE ASSISTANCE (LTA) 26 FY ‘20 Q1 QUARTERLY REPORT: OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2019 registration activities through the beneficiary contribution model in four villages. The LTA team paid a courtesy call to Acting DED, Acting Zonal Assistant Commissioner for Lands, Registrar of Titles and Acting RAS informing them of the official close down of the LTA activity in Mbeya District. LTA received words of thanks and appreciation for its fruitful work on land registration in Mbeya Rural District. LTA undertook to provide remote assistance to DLO office to complete the work started in Isangala, Haporoto, Njelenje and Shamwengo villages.

LTA project close down meeting on November 13 at Mbeya DLO

LTA completed the rehabilitation of the building, which was allocated for the Iringa District Land Registry during the reporting period. In October, the Iringa District IT Department conducted a survey into options for local area networking and the DLO submitted a request to the Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited for an electricity connection, which was approved. The local area network was installed in November and the Iringa DLO started transferring its land records to the new renovated District Land Registry for storage. LTA collected counterpart copies of CCROs from the Village Land Registries, where they had been stored pending completion of the District Land Registry. In December, the Iringa DLO finalized transferring land records and started operating on December 16, 2019 from the newly renovated District Land Registry.

District Land Registry in operation on December

MAST/TRUST

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During the reporting period, LTA received and processed six post registration transfers of CCROs, including three from Muvwa village, two from Ilota and one from Hatwelo village in Mbeya District Council. No further transactions were recorded in TRUST for Iringa District Council during the reporting period. Table 6 shows the transactions processed through TRUST as at December 31, 2019.

Table 6: Trust Transaction Tracker as at December 31, 2020

No

Received

InProcess

Registered

Completed

Transactions Transactions

Transactions Village Name Village

UsingTRUST

Migrated to TRUST Migratedto Number CCROs of Number CCROs of 1 Kinywang'anga 765 - 1 1 - 2 Kilambo 2,002 - - - - 3 Kiponzelo 2,082 2,082 15 5 10 4 Usengelindete 1,576 1,576 - - - 5 Magunga 1,767 1,767 - - - 6 Lwato 534 534 - - - 7 Malagosi 1,048 1,048 - - - 8 Mgama 2,151 2,151 3 - 3 9 Mfukulembe 1,772 1,772 1 1 - 10 Udumka 1,068 1,068 - - - 11 Ilandutwa 925 925 - - - 12 Muwimbi 1,447 1,447 2 1 1 13 Mwambao 659 659 - - - 14 Nyamihuu 1,766 1,766 5 - 5 15 Ngano 1,048 1,048 - - - 16 Makota 1,526 1,526 - - - 17 Ikungwe 808 808 - - - 18 Isele 1,548 1,548 4 2 2 19 Holo 610 610 - - - 20 Mapogoro 3,441 3,441 - - - 21 Kimande 1906 1,906 - - - 22 Chamndindi 1,505 1,505 - - - 23 Matembo 1,101 1,101 - - - 24 Kisanga 1,871 1,871 - - - 25 Weru 1,216 1,216 - - - 26 Mlanda 1,849 1,849 3 2 1 27 Igunda 1,190 1,190 - - - 28 Kitapilimwa 1,480 1,480 - - - 29 Ihomasa 1,853 1,853 - - - 30 Lupembelwasenga 2,605 2,605 - - - 31 Kiwere 3,088 3,088 3 - 3 32 Kitisi 1017 1,017 - - - 33 Ikuvilo 2,343 2,343 - - - 34 Magubike 2,868 2,868 - - - 35 Igangidung'u 3,804 3,804 - - - 36 Kising'a 1,459 1,459 1 1 37 Hatwelo 875 875 1 - 1 38 Shibolya 2,180 2,180 - - - 39 Muvwa 2,036 2,036 3 - 3 40 Mapogoro 839 839 - - - 41 Ilota 881 881 2 - - TOTAL 66,509 63,742 44 12 30 Note: Of the 44 transactions received 34 were transfers, 1 was a mortgage from CRDB Bank in Mlanda village, 6 were new CCROs and 3 were surrenders of old CCROs.

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VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES AND RESIDENTS Local government elections, including Village Council elections, held on November 24, resulted in the replacement of 89.7% of Village Council members. This means that 89.7% of Village Council members in LTA target villages will need to be trained again on the VLR process and post registration transactions. LTA prepared comprehensive lists of previous and new Village Council members and conducted a comparison of the extent of changes in councilors for all 36 Iringa villages. Results show that out of 799 current Village Council members 291(36%) are women. Women’s representation has increased by 2% in the newly selected members compared to the previous members. During the reporting period LTA trained nine people, including three women (33%) and three youth (33%). LTA printed and registered 53 CCROs, and LTA delivered 373 CCROs to Village Land Registries. LTA delivered copies of all VLUP reports to the 36 target villages in Iringa and started the process of printing the VLUP maps on durable material for Village Councils to use in their ongoing enforcement of land use planning in the villages. Figures 1 and 2 show the status of implementation in Iringa and Mbeya Rural Districts respectively.

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Figure 1: Status of Implementation in Iringa Villages as at December 31, 2019

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Figure 2: Status of Implementation in Mbeya as at December 31, 2019

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VLUPS AND DETAILED PLANNING LTA completed all VLUPs for targeted villages before the current reporting period. In November, LTA delivered copies of the VLUP reports to 36 villages in Iringa and started the process of printing copies of VLUP maps on durable material to assist in land use planning enforcement is underway. In November, the National Land Use Planning Commission (NLUPC) has proposed improvements for the preparation of Village Land Use Plans (VLUPs) specifically relating to providing additional mapping. Initially, the Village Land Use Planning Guidelines, Second Edition of 2013 stipulated that VLUPs should be accompanied by three maps namely: the village location map, existing village land use map and the proposed village land use map for the next 10 years. The NLUPC has proposed the inclusion of the following 14 maps in the VLUP reports: 1. Village location map 2. Map of Village/Hamlet boundaries (indicative area). 3. Map of geographical features such as mountains / valleys, valleys, wetlands. 4. Water sources/drainage maps 5. Map of the main soil types and their distribution 6. Map of Village vegetation 7. Map of population distribution 8. Population density map 9. Livestock distribution map 10. Livestock unit density map 11. Map of social services, infrastructure and communication 12. Map of existing land uses. 13. Map of residential distribution (optional) 14. Map of proposed land uses (for the next 10 years). In addition to this, a soil map and its distribution should be prepared. The PLUM team is required to use the LandPKS Application to identify the main soil types in the village. Figures 3 and 4 show the status of VLUPs in LTA villages in Iringa and Mbeya Rural Districts respectively, as at December 31, 2019.

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Figure 3: Status of Village Land Use Plans and Detailed Village Settlement Plans, Iringa as at December 31, 2019

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Figure 4: Status of Village Land Use Plans in Mbeya Villages as at June 30, 2019

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VILLAGE LAND CERTIFICATES LTA continued to monitor the progress of VLC approvals during the reporting period. Tables 7 and 8 show the status of Village Land Certificates that require finalization as at December 31, 2019 in LTA villages in Iringa and Mbeya respectively.

Table 7: Status of Village Land Certificates, Iringa, as at December 31, 2019

VLC Reg. Boundary No Village VLC status No. Verification 1 Kibena 120 IRA Pending To be determined

Table 8: Status of Village Land Certificates, Mbeya, as at December 31, 2019

No Village VLC Reg. No. Boundary Verification VLC status 1 Isangala 29MBY To be determined Pending 2 Haporoto 8MBY To be determined Pending 3 Shamwengo 16MBY To be determined Pending 4 Njelenje 6MBY To be determined Pending

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VILLAGE BOUNDARY VERIFICATION The process of the village boundary verification is pending for 10 villages. Work on this process was postponed in November pending Village Council elections and will be resumed in FY ’20 Q2. Table 9 shows the target villages where of village boundary verification is complete.

Table 9: Completed Village Boundary Verification as at December 31, 2019

to be to

No.

Issued

Status

Village Village Village Village

Denied

Parcels

Approved Approved

Neighboring Neighboring

Parcels Parcels

CCROs to be to CCROs

No of Parcels of No Denial Letters Denial

1 Mapogoro Tungamalenga 45 Completed 45 0 45 Mapogoro 0 Idodi 3 Completed 3 0 3 Kitisi 0 2 Kitisi Idodi 155 Completed 155 0 155 Kitisi 0 Mapogoro 63 Completed 63 0 63 Mapogoro 0 3 Ikuvilo Igunda 25 Completed 25 0 25 Igunda 0 Igwachanya 7 Completed 7 0 7 Ikuvilo 0 Ng’enza 7 Completed 0 7 0 7 Ikuvilo 4 Kiwere Mgela 6 Completed 0 6 0 6 Kiwere 5 Nyamihuu Nyamahana 12 Completed 0 12 0 12 Nyamihuu Kidamali 16 Completed 0 16 0 16 Nyamihuu Magubike 4 Completed 4 0 4 Magubike 0 6 Udumka Mfukulembe 56 Completed 56 0 56 Mfukulem 0 be Muwimbi 19 Completed 19 0 19 Muwimbi 0 7 Muwimbi Udumka 16 Completed 16 0 16 Udumka 0 Ifunda 4 Completed 0 4 0 4 Muwimbi 9 Lwato Udumka 2 Completed 2 0 2 Udumka 0 8 Ilandutwa Itwaga 7 Completed 0 7 0 7 Ilandutwa Ibumila 0 Completed 0 0 0 0 Ilandutwa 9 Lupembelwasen Lyaamgungwe 21 Completed 0 21 0 21 Lupembelwas ga enga Msuluti 43 Completed 43 0 43 Lupembel 0 wasenga Ng’enza 1 Completed 0 1 0 1 Lupembelwas enga 10 Kimande Isele 10 Completed 10 0 10 Kimande 0 Kisanga 1 Completed 1 0 1 Kimande 0 Mbuyuni 40 Completed 0 40 0 40 Kimande Itunundu 52 Completed 0 52 0 52 Kimande Kinyika 1 Completed 0 1 0 1 Kimande 11 Weru Mwambao 4 Completed 4 0 4 Mwambao 0 Kibebe 61 Completed 61 0 61 Weru 0 Lupalama 32 Completed 30 2 30 Weru 2 Weru Kaning’ombe 18 Completed 18 0 18 Weru 0 12 Mlanda Magulilwa 44 Completed 44 0 44 Mlanda 0 13 Makota Sadani 2 Completed 0 2 0 2 14 Magubike Kidamali 1 Completed 0 1 0 1 Magubike Nzihi 4 Completed 0 4 0 4 Magubike 15 Isele Kinyika 121 Completed 0 121 0 121 Isele 16 Ikungwe Mufindi District 3 Completed 0 3 0 3 Ikungwe 17 Ihomasa Ulata 1 Completed 0 1 0 1 Ihomasa Mufindi District 45 Completed 45 0 45 Ihomasa 0 Wasa 1 Completed 0 1 0 1 Ihomasa Mahanzi 3 Completed 0 3 0 3 Ihomasa 18 Igangidungu Kihanga 4 Completed 0 4 0 4 Igangidung'u

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Makongati 10 Completed 10 0 10 Igangidung' 0 Igangidung'u u Chamgogo 89 Completed 89 0 89 Igangidung' 0 u 19 Holo Usolanga 1 Completed 0 1 0 1 Holo 20 Chamndindi Mboliboli 34 Completed 0 34 0 34 Chamndindi Kimande 2 Completed 2 0 2 Kimande 0 Ikengeza 13 Completed 0 13 0 13 Chamndindi Ny’ang’oro 4 Completed 0 4 0 4 Chamndindi Ndolela 1 Completed 0 1 0 1 Chamndindi 21 Kisanga Mboliboli 36 Completed 0 36 0 36 Kisanga Kimande 9 Completed 9 0 9 Kimande 0 Kinyika 52 Completed 0 52 0 52 Kisanga Itunundu 21 Completed 0 21 0 21 Kisanga 22 Kinywang’anga Kising’a 49 Completed 49 0 49 Kising'a 0 23 Mgama Lyaamgungwe 18 Completed 18 0 18 Mgama 0 Itwaga 13 Completed 0 13 0 13 Mgama Ilandutwa 13 Completed 13 0 13 Ilandutwa 0 Ibumila 8 Completed 0 8 0 8 Mgama 24 Ngano Igula 19 Completed 19 0 19 Ngano 0

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VILLAGE REGISTRY UPGRADES Table 10 shows the status of Village Registry upgrades for Iringa as at December 31.

Table 10: Iringa Village Registry Upgrade Tracker as at December 31, 2019

VILLAGE COMPLETION No VILLAGE NAME OFFICE OFFICE UPGRADE STATUS COMMENTS DATE STATUS 1 Kinywang'anga Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 1/20/17 Completed Office upgrade completed. 2 Kilambo Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 5/26/17 Completed Office upgrade completed. 3 Kiponzelo Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 7/10/17 Completed Office upgrade completed. 4 Usengelindete Political office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 8/15/17 Completed

5 Magunga Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 9/27/17 Completed Office upgrade completed. 6 Lwato No Village Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 9/20/17 Pending village office office – split Office upgrade pending. construction by VC. from Currently housed in Ilandutwa Ilandutwa offices 7 Malagosi Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 4/10/18 Completed Office upgrade completed. 8 Mgama Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 9/19/17 Completed 9 Mfukulembe Political office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 9/15/17 Completed

10 Udumka Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 9/18/17 Village offices under Office upgrade pending. construction by VC

11 Ilandutwa Political office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 9/18/17 Completed 12 Muwimbi Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 5/30/18 Completed Office upgrade completed. 13 Mwambao Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 9/21/17 Completed Office upgrade completed. 14 Nyamihuu Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 4/9/18 Completed Office upgrade completed.

15 Ngano Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 1/10/18 Completed Office upgrade completed.

16 Makota Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 5/30/18 Completed

17 Ikungwe Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 2/20/18 Completed Office upgrade completed.

18 Isele Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 2/26/18 Completed Office upgrade completed.

19 Chamndindi Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 3/14/18 Completed Office upgrade completed.

20 Matembo Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 4/9/18 Completed Office upgrade completed.

21 Kisanga Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 4/3/18 Completed Office upgrade completed.

22 Weru Political office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 5/11/18 Completed Office upgrade pending. 23 Mlanda Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 5/15/18 Completed Office upgrade completed.

24 Igunda Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 5/3/18 Completed Office upgrade by VC pending.

25 Kitapilimwa Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 5/30/18 Completed Office upgrade completed.

26 Ihomasa Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 6/21/18 Completed Office upgrade completed.

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27 Lupembelwasenga Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 7/30/18 Completed Office upgrade completed.

28 Kitisi Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 10/18/18 Completed Office upgrade completed 29 Kiwere Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 9/7/18 Completed Existing Village Land Registry upgraded prior to LTA. 30 Ikuvilo Political office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 9/25/18 Completed Office upgrade by VC pending.

31 Holo Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 11/21/18 Completed Office upgrade completed.

32 Mapogoro Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 11/29/18 Completed Office upgrade completed. 33 Kimande Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 11/30/18 Completed Upgrade of the village office completed. 34 Magubike Political office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 11/30/18 Village offices under Construction of Village office construction by VC underway. 35 Igangidung'u Political office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 9/15/18 Completed 36 Kising'a Village office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 9/15/18 Completed Office upgrade completed.

Table 11 shows the status of Village Registry upgrades for Mbeya target villages as at December 31. Table 11: Mbeya Village Registry Upgrade Tracker as at December 31, 2019

VILLAGE VILLAGE COMPLETION No OFFICE OFFICE UPGRADE STATUS COMMENTS NAME DATE STATUS 1 Ilota Village office Office upgrade completed. Chair, 3/20/19 Completed desk and cabinet delivery pending. 2 Hatwelo Village office Office upgrade completed. Chair, 5/30/2019 Completed desk and cabinet delivered. 3 Shibolya Political office Chair, desk and cabinet delivered. 9/06/2019 Completed

4 Muvwa Village office Office upgrade completed. Chair, 8/30/2019 Completed desk and cabinet delivered. 5 Mapogoro Temporary office Office upgrade completed. Chair, 10/25/2019 Completed desk and cabinet delivery pending.

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CCRO ISSUANCE In FY ‘20 Q1, residents collected 432 CCROs, as shown in Table 12 below. The overall collection rate at the end of the reporting period was 88%. Table 13 shows the current status of all land parcels demarcated and CCROs issued since the inception of the project.

Table 12: Status of CCRO Collections

CCROs CCROs CCROs CCROs Delivered to Collected Collection S/N Village Name Collected as at Collected in Village Registry since Rate (FY ’19 Q4) (FY’20 Q1) Office Inception

1 Kinywang'anga 765 706 - 706 92%

2 Kilambo 1,697 1,553 - 1,553 92%

3 Kiponzelo 2,082 1,578 27 1,605 77%

4 Usengelindete 1,573 1,355 - 1,355 86%

5 Magunga 1,756 1,386 3 1,389 79%

6 Lwato 533 496 - 496 93%

7 Malagosi 1,048 979 2 981 94%

8 Mgama 2,149 1,846 - 1,846 86%

9 Mfukulembe 1,770 1,661 3 1,664 94%

10 Udumka 1,065 924 - 924 87%

11 Ilandutwa 924 913 - 913 99%

12 Muwimbi 1,447 1,349 1 1,350 93%

13 Mwambao 659 621 - 621 94%

14 Nyamihuu 1,758 1,306 - 1,306 74%

15 Ngano 1,046 972 - 972 93%

16 Makota 1,526 1,421 8 1,429 94%

17 Ikungwe 808 753 4 757 94%

18 Isele 1,548 1,417 - 1,417 92%

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19 Holo 608 568 - 568 93%

20 Mapogoro 3,431 2,868 170 3,038 89%

21 Kimande 1,906 1,159 - 1,159 61%

22 Chamndindi 1,505 1,402 - 1,402 93%

23 Matembo 1,099 943 - 943 86%

24 Kisanga 1,868 1,678 7 1,685 90%

25 Weru 1,216 988 6 994 82%

26 Mlanda 1,849 1,591 2 1,593 86%

27 Igunda 1,190 1,113 - 1,113 94%

28 Kitapilimwa 1,480 1,426 2 1,428 96%

29 Ihomasa 1,853 1,687 1 1,688 91%

30 Lupembelwasenga 2,605 2,406 - 2,406 92%

31 Kiwere 3,088 2,152 10 2,162 70%

32 Kitisi 1,015 762 79 841 83%

33 Ikuvilo 2,348 2,093 4 2,097 89%

34 Magubike 2,871 2,556 22 2,578 90%

35 Igangidung'u 3,805 3,319 1 3,320 87%

36 Kising'a 1,459 1,275 - 1,275 87%

37 Hatwelo 875 785 - 785 90%

38 Ilota 880 777 25 802 91%

39 Mapogoro - Mbeya 839 778 8 786 94%

40 Muvwa 2,034 1,819 31 1,850 91%

41 Shibolya 2,180 1,988 16 2,004 92% Total 66,158 57,369 432 57,801 87%

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Table 13: CCRO Tracker

ied

tobe den

pendingprinting

printedto CCROs

resolvedthrough resolvedthrough resolvedthrough

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-

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- - -

pendingresolution

denialletters issued

No

-

within WMA within

-

VLCs

already

resolution

the system) the

Village Village Name

s s road within reserves

Parcels DemarcatedParcels

Parcels

Parcels inParcels DVSP area

Parcels withoverlaps

inter inter villagenegotiation

Disputedparcel resolved

Parcels within swampareas Parcels grazing within areas

Parcel

Parcels within socialservices

Numberof CCROs Registered

Parcels within forestreserves

Balanceof parcels demarcated

Parcels withmissing information

Parcels outsideVLCs

Disputedparcel

Disputedparcel

Parcels readyParcels registration for following

ExistingParcels (with oldCCRO numbers)

inter inter villagenegotiation

Parcels outsideof Parcels outsideof VLCs Parcels outsideof VLCs

inter inter villagenegotiation

Parcels demarcatedParcels in existing farms (COs)

and demonstration and purposes. (Deleted from Parcels withno information, usedfor training 1 Kinywang'anga 855 765 19 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 855 2 Kilambo 2,004 2,002 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,004 3 Kiponzelo 2,263 2,082 0 0 0 0 28 3 0 12 3 4 0 0 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,263 4 Usengelindete 1,594 1,576 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1,594 5 Magunga 1,902 1,769 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 112 0 0 0 1,902 6 Lwato 550 534 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 550 7 Malagosi 1,070 1,048 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1,070 8 Mgama 2,302 2,151 30 0 30 19 1 0 11 1 0 70 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 0 0 0 2,302 9 Mfukulembe 1,817 1,772 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,817 10 Udumka 1,167 1,068 73 0 73 0 2 0 12 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1,167 11 Ilandutwa 993 925 0 0 0 7 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 0 993 12 Muwimbi 1,569 1,447 16 0 16 4 7 7 0 0 0 15 0 0 11 5 0 0 0 0 46 11 1,569 13 Mwambao 663 659 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 663 14 Nyamihuu 1,824 1,766 0 0 0 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 1,824 15 Ngano 1,115 1,048 19 0 19 0 0 1 0 24 0 17 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1,115 16 Makota 1,543 1,526 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1,543 17 Ikungwe 816 808 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 816 18 Isele 1,711 1,548 0 0 0 116 8 0 0 7 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 1,711

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19 Holo 728 610 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 86 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 728 20 Mapogoro 3,635 3,441 49 0 49 0 26 60 0 2 3 9 0 0 0 31 0 0 8 2 4 0 3,635 21 Kimande 2,097 1906 11 0 11 93 29 8 0 1 0 6 16 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 8 4 2,097 22 Chamndindi 1,663 1,505 0 0 0 53 11 0 0 3 0 4 0 26 0 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,663 23 Matembo 1,135 1,101 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,135 24 Kisanga 2,057 1,871 9 0 9 109 34 27 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2,057 25 Weru 1,284 1,216 113 109 4 2 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 5 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 2 1,284 26 Mlanda 1,946 1,849 44 44 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 84 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,946 27 Igunda 1,237 1,190 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 14 0 14 0 9 0 3 1 0 0 0 1,237 28 Kitapilimwa 1,529 1,480 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 1 7 11 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,529 29 Ihomasa 1,939 1,853 45 0 45 5 11 6 0 0 0 2 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,939 30 Lupembelwasenga 2,720 2,605 43 0 43 24 0 9 0 0 0 1 1 24 0 8 0 1 4 0 0 0 2,720 31 Kiwere 3,153 3,088 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 18 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 31 0 3,153 32 Kitisi 1,241 1,017 172 146 26 47 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 130 0 0 1,241 33 Ikuvilo 2,402 2,343 29 4 25 14 0 6 0 0 1 2 4 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,402 34 Magubike 3,142 2,868 0 0 0 1 0 40 0 0 0 26 0 44 0 150 0 2 10 0 0 1 3,142 35 Igangidung'u 3,882 3,804 99 99 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 19 0 3 0 47 0 0 2 0 0 0 3,882 36 Kising'a 1,492 1,459 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 1,492 37 Hatwelo 908 875 0 0 0 16 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 908 38 Shibolya 2,436 2,180 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 2 0 56 0 0 109 0 8 0 0 0 0 17 2,436 39 Muvwa 2,206 2,036 0 0 0 77 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 35 0 7 0 0 0 0 16 2,206 40 Mapogoro Mbeya 854 839 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 854 41 Ilota 893 881 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 893 TOTAL 70,337 66,511 774 402 372 712 199 251 23 105 30 476 39 255 308 408 30 23 270 132 89 104 70,337

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DISPUTE RESOLUTION LTA demarcated and adjudicated a total of 70,337 parcels since inception and recorded 450 disputes. This represents a dispute rate of 0.6% of demarcated and adjudicated parcels. A total of 199 (42%) disputes have been resolved at various levels including the Village Land Council, Ward Tribunal, and District Housing and Land Tribunal. 251 disputes remain unresolved, representing 0.4% of all parcels mapped (Annex 1 Tables 20, 21 and 22). During FY ‘20 Q1, LTA tracked the 251 unresolved disputes, 52 from FY ‘17, 128 from FY ‘18, and 71 from FY ‘19, which represents an actual unresolved dispute rate of 0.36%. Of the 251 unresolved disputes, 236 are with Village Land Councils, 9 are with Ward Tribunals, and 6 have been elevated to the formal court system through the District Land and Housing Tribunal. During FY ‘20 Q1, LTA collected and delivered minutes of agreements for dispute resolutions to DLO for verification and approval. The District Land Officer identified certain errors, which require rectification including lack of enough information, missing signatures of disputing parties and witnesses and in some cases the village land council had made determinations instead of facilitating an agreed dispute resolution between the parties. LTA has noted this as a breach of procedure and will include additional dispute resolution training to Village Land Councils and Ward Tribunals on the mediation process and accurate documentation. In addition, during the reporting period there was low level of disputes resolution attributed by the local government elections.

SATELLITE IMAGERY During reporting period, LTA prepared a map showing satellite imagery already received by LTA for Iringa Rural District. The missing parts identified were the northeastern part, which will completely cover nine villages, which are Mkulula, Isaka, Nyakavangala, Kinyali, Mbweleli, Makatopora, Usolanga, Makadupa and Iguluba; and western part covering Wildlife Management Area (WMA) for the three villages namely Mahuninga, Makifu and Tungamalenga. Polygons for required imagery were prepared and were sent to USAID to request assistance in acquiring the missing imagery for the villages intended for implementation during LTA’s extension. On December 20 and 21, LTA received the satellite imagery links to the imagery USAID E3, which will be checked against the polygons to ascertain whether all imagery has been received.

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION

PERFORMANCE AGAINST INDICATOR TARGETS LTA Standard and Custom Indicators are set out in Table 14. Table 14: FY ‘20 Q1 Performance Indicator Table FY ‘20 LOP Target Indicator FY ‘20 LOP Performance Indicator Q1 Results (including FY Comments Number Target Actual Total ‘20) Standard Percentage of individuals trained Indicator 1 in land tenure and property Surveys in support rights as a result of USG of this indicator EG.10.4-2 assistance who correctly identify 80% completed in all 41 80% 86% LTA exceeded its LOP target for this indicator. key learning objectives of the villages by the end training 30 days after the of FY’19

training Standard Number of disputed land and Indicator 2 property rights cases resolved Village Council elections were held on November 24, which by local authorities, contractors, resulted in the Village Council being dissolved during EG.10.4-3 mediators, or courts as a result September. 89.7% of village councilors changed. Village Also of USG assistance. Councils did no work in resolving disputes during this 18 0 350 421 STARR quarter, as they need to be trained on dispute resolution. IQC (v) Exceeds LOP target by 20% Dispute rate remains low at under 0.6% The target for FY ‘20 was achieved by the end of FY ‘19.

Standard Percentage of people with Indicator 3 access to a land administration or service entity, office, or other Surveys in support EG.10.4-4 related facility that the project of this indicator technically or physically 75% completed in all 41 75% 84% LTA exceeded its LOP target for this indicator. establishes or upgrades that villages by the end report awareness and of FY’19 understanding of the services offered. Standard Number of parcels with relevant Indicator 4 parcel information corrected or Exceeds LOP target by 49% incorporated into an official land All 41 target villages completed by end of FY ‘19, and only EG.10.4-5 administration system as a result 1.080 373 44,280 66,036 residual parcels remained for registration and delivery to of USG assistance (CCROs villages. printed and delivered to Village Table 13 - CCRO tracker for remaining parcels. Registry Offices).

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Standard Numbers of people with secure Indicator 5 tenure rights to land, with legally Significantly high collection rates resulted in the project recognized documentation and exceeding the LOP target by 117%. 326 363 13,710 29,768 EG.10.4-6 who perceive their rights as secure, as a result of USG Annex 1 Table 25 assistance. Number of villages with Village Exceeds LOP target by 116% Custom Land Certificates (VLCs) Achieved by end of The number of VLCs required was underestimated prior to Indicator 1 incorporated into an official land 0 12 26 FY’19 inception of the project administration system as a result of USG assistance. LTA had completed the VLCs in 26 villages by the end of FY ‘19 Number of villages with Village Land Use Plans (VLUPs) in full Custom LOP target exceeded by 38%. compliance with applicable Achieved by end of Indicator 2 1 29 40 LTA completed VLUPs for all targeted, and two additional pilot requirements, standards and FY’19 beneficiary contribution villages in Mbeya by end of FY’19 approvals as a result of USG assistance. Number of villages with at least Custom 80% of parcels incorporated into Achieved by end of Indicator 3 an official land administration 1 41 41 LOP target met by end of FY’19 FY’19 system as a result of USG assistance. The process of issuing denial letters vests with Village Councils Parcels in villages receiving USG Custom to be overseen by DLO. No denial letters were issued during assistance that are not Indicator 4 120 0 4,920 4,220 the reporting period. incorporated into an official land

administration system. Table 13 – CCRO Tracker

Achieved by end of LOP target exceeded by 26% <$750 <$750 <$947.73 FY’19 The FY ‘20 target was achieved in advance.

Average cost per village land use Custom FY’19 target of <$1,500. plan corrected or newly Indicator 5 FY’17 target of <$2,000 established as a result of USG LTA believes that a realistic target for VLUPs is between Achieved by end of assistance. <$1,000 <$1,500 <$1,722.88 $1,500-$2,000 FY’19

The FY ‘20 target was achieved in advance during FY ‘18 and FY ‘19 Average cost per parcel Custom corrected or incorporated into Achieved by end of With the exception of the first village, LTA has consistently Indicator 6 an official land administration <$10 <$10 <$9.12 FY’19 maintained a CCRO cost of under $10.00 system as a result of USG assistance

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Custom Number of people reached LTA was in closedown mode awaiting formal extension. Indicator 7 through communication 1,554 9 2,446,692 7,095,423 Exceeds LOP target by 190%. campaign activities The LOP target was achieved by end FY’ 19. Custom Number of women's groups Achieved by end of Indicator 8 1 41 220 Exceeds LOP target by 436%. formed or strengthened FY’19

Custom Number of claimants filing land Achieved by end of Indicator 9 claims as a result of USG 466 19,586 33,259 LOP target exceeded by 70% FY’19 support Custom LOP target exceeded by 56% Indicator 10 Number of trainings delivered 11 2 484 753 Annex 1 Table 38 Number of individuals trained in Custom The LOP target exceeded by 53% land tenure and property rights Indicator 11 973 9 39,919 60,951 as a result of USG assistance Annex 1 Table 39

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WORK PLAN PROGRESS AGAINST MILESTONES

Progress in relation to the activities, outcomes, milestones and timeframes as set out in the FY ‘19 Work Plan is shown in Tables 15 – 18 below. The outcomes and milestones were met within the timeframes set out in the workplan. A new Work Plan will be prepared for the extension of the project commencing FY ‘20 Q2.

C3.1 ACTIVITY 1: LAND USE PLANNING AND TENURE REGULARIZATION: Assist village and district administration leaders and institutions in completing the land use planning process and delivering CCROs in selected villages within two districts namely Iringa and Mbeya.

Activity 1 concentrates on helping villages formalize their land holdings by registering VLCs where necessary, using participatory land use management (PLUM) processes to draft and register VLUPs where necessary, demarcate and map land parcels, resolve disputes over land use and occupancy, register and issue CCROs, and establish Village Registry offices.

Table 15: Activity 1 - Outcomes, Milestones and Timing

ACTIVITY 1: LAND USE PLANNING AND TENURE

REGULARIZATION: 1. For villages without VLCs selected for intervention, VLC registered for each of the selected villages in Iringa, and digitized at village, district, and national level; linking data with donor

and/or GOT-led land information systems as appropriate, or when requested by the Contracting Officer. Undertake audit of all Phase 2 villages to establish status of VLCs Completed Identify work required to register all VLCs Completed Ensure signature from Assistant Zonal Land Commissioner in Mbeya is obtained to Completed allow work to progress with VLCs Liaise with DLO to complete work, obtain necessary authorization and signatures for Completed registration of VLCs where required Identify the extent of changes needed to Iringa District village boundaries following Completed fieldwork by comparing mapped parcels with VLC boundaries. Continue fieldwork and demarcation and adjudication of all 36 villages in Iringa Completed District Meet with Village Council of adjoining village to request agreement regarding the Completed allocation of land parcels to the LTA targeted villages Where the village boundary is obviously inaccurate and a large number of parcels which clearly belong to an LTA targeted village have been cut off by a hastily drawn village boundary, either the District Land Surveyor will be requested to regularize, Completed alternatively obtain minuted agreements between the two village councils affected and include the parcels in the LTA targeted village and the parcels will be registered and CCROs issued Complete revision of boundaries where required and obtain necessary approvals of Completed all VLCs for Iringa LTA Phase 1 and 2 Villages 2. For villages without VLUPs selected for intervention, VLUP registered for each of the selected villages in Iringa, and digitized at village, district, and national level, linking data with

donor and/or GOT-led land information systems as appropriate, or when requested by the Contracting Officer. Undertake audit of all Phase 2 villages to establish status of VLUPs Completed Undertake audit of satellite imagery available for preparation of VLUPs Completed Source suitable satellite imagery where required Completed Liaise with DLO Land Use Planning team regarding their capacity to prepare VLUPs Completed and time required Liaise with Ministry of Lands PLUM team for assistance Completed Commence VLUP process in Iringa villages Completed Complete VLUPs for Phase 2 villages Completed 3. A record evidencing participation in VLUP development, particularly by women, youth, and

pastoralists for remaining Iringa villages.

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Record participation in VLUP development Completed 4. Joint Village Agreements developed where appropriate. Conduct fieldwork with DLO to identify any potential inter or intra village disputes Completed for Iringa Consult VEO and VCs and resolve all disputes for Iringa where possible On going Establish joint village agreements where required for Iringa Completed 5. CCROs delivered for a minimum of 80% of households in at least 36 villages in Iringa Rural District using the MAST application digitized at the district level, and data linked with

donor and/or GOT- led land information system projects as appropriate, or when requested by the Contracting Officer. Complete fieldwork in remaining Iringa targeted villages Completed Train parasurveyors and adjudicators in remaining Iringa targeted villages Completed Undertake outstanding demarcation and adjudication in remaining Iringa targeted Completed villages (Isele, Kisanga and Kilambo) Upload and correct data for remaining Iringa targeted villages Completed Produce maps of parcels demarcated for remaining Iringa targeted villages Completed Objections and corrections process for remaining Iringa targeted villages Completed Register and print CCROs for remaining Iringa targeted villages Completed Issue denial letters for claims rejected in remaining Iringa targeted villages Ongoing Deliver CCROs to Village Registry offices in remaining Iringa targeted villages Completed Arrange for issuance of CCROs in remaining Iringa targeted villages Completed Monitor collection of CCROs and record keeping in Village Registry in remaining Ongoing Iringa targeted villages Support village leaders and DLO to deal with registration of new CCROs and Ongoing subsequent transactions before and after the establishment of TRUST 6. District registry and, where appropriate, village registries rehabilitated and brought into fit

condition to store village land records. Assess status of Village Council offices in Iringa villages and identify space for Village Completed Registry Office Undertake refurbishment to provide each village with a secure office, lockable Completed storage (steel cabinet/s) for CCROs and furniture (desk and chair) Assess existing DLO office space, identify needs for additional space, including safe Completed storage for CCROs Undertake refurbishment and provide equipment as required Completed 7. Sustainability Plan, evidencing the ability of the targeted districts to continue the land

administration process independently, in villages not included in Activity 1. Continually assess and review processes to enhance capacity of GOT, DLO and Ongoing village leaders and ensure sustainability Report monthly on improvements and advancements or challenges in this regard Ongoing Address financial and logistical resources required for sustainable roll-out Ongoing Maintain a record of all costs associated with each stage of the process Ongoing Provide regular updates and liaise with Ministry of Lands, DED, DLO to strengthen Ongoing capacity and enhance sustainability Provide on site demonstrations and training for national, Iringa DLO and other Ongoing district officials to introduce the process and encourage uptake on a broader scale Submit a Final Sustainability Plan Completed

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C3.2 ACTIVITY 2: CAPACITY BUILDING Educate and build capacity of village land governance institutions and individual villagers to complete the land use planning and CCRO process, effectively manage land resources, respect women’s, youth and pastoralist’s land rights and build agriculture-related business skills.

Table 16: Activity 2 - Outcomes, Milestones and Timing ACTIVITY 2: CAPACITY BUILDING 1.Villager-level trainings in each of the villages targeted in Activities 1 and 3 and, where applicable, associated hamlets. Each training should be delivered on at least two occasions to ensure attendance, and should include material on the Village Land Act No. 5, the CCRO process, women’s land rights and agriculture-related business skills. Average ending aptitude in subjects covered must be at least 70%. Conduct Village Council Training for remaining Iringa villages Completed Conduct Village Assembly Training for remaining Iringa villages Completed Conduct Hamlet Trainings for remaining Iringa villages Completed Conduct Women’s Trainings for remaining Iringa villages Completed Conduct Youth Trainings for remaining Iringa villages Completed 2.Village authority-level trainings delivered in each of the villages targeted in Activities 1 and 3, including trainings on the Village Land Act No. 5, the VLC, VLUP and CCRO process, good governance, women’s land rights and negotiation skills. A portion of the village authority-level trainings may be satisfied through attendance of villager-level trainings. Average ending aptitude in subjects covered must be at least 70%. Introduce VLUP process to Village Council and elect Village Council Land Use Completed Planning Committee in Iringa targeted villages Conduct training on VLUP process in Iringa targeted villages Completed Support ‘learning while doing’ training for village representatives involved in VLUP Completed process in Iringa targeted villages 3. District-level trainings, including trainings on land administration and land use planning processes, land dispute resolution, record keeping and negotiation skills. Average ending aptitude in subjects covered must be at least 80%. At the conclusion of Activity 2, district authorities should be in a position to train villages within the district that were not included in LTA implementation. Support ‘learning while doing’ training for DLO staff in Iringa actively engaged in the Ongoing program Provide regular demonstrations and updates to DED and RAS in Iringa Ongoing Engage Head of DLO in Iringa in ongoing decision making and progress Ongoing Maintain continual training and updating of material for joint presentation to villages Ongoing by LTA and Iringa DLO staff 4. The formation of women’s groups in a minimum of 25 villages where they do not

currently exist, and a minimum of 2 specialized trainings with each of these groups. During women’s sensitization meetings in remaining Iringa villages make enquiries regarding established women’s groups and/or interest by women in agriculture- Completed related business skills Arrange information sessions for women’s groups in Iringa through DLO, village Completed leaders, District Departments of Agriculture and Community Development Support women to form groups to take advantage of agribusiness opportunities Completed Introduce women’s groups to other agencies, NGOs and networks to assist them in Ongoing their endeavors

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C3.3 ACTIVITY 3: EDUCATE AND BUILD CAPACITY AT DISTRICT LEVEL LAND GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS IN MBEYA DISTRICT TO (LAND USE PLANNING AND CCRO PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES): Assist villages and district administrations in completing the land use planning process and delivering CCROs in select villages within Mbeya Rural District.

Table 17: Activity 3 - Outcomes, Milestones and Timing ACTIVITY 3: EDUCATE AND BUILD CAPACITY AT DISTRICT LEVEL LAND GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS IN MBEYA DISTRICT (LAND USE PLANNING AND CCRO PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES) 1. Assist villages and district administrations in completing the land use planning process and

delivering CCROs in select villages within Mbeya Rural District. Introduce project to Mbeya Rural District Land Office, Mbeya DED and RS Completed Orientate Mbeya DLO staff in LTA activities Completed Selection of 5 pilot villages in consultation with USAID Completed Commence fieldwork in Mbeya Completed

2. For Mbeya villages without VLCs selected for intervention, VLC registered for each of the selected villages in Iringa, and digitized at village, district, and national level; linking data with donor

and/or GOT-led land information systems as appropriate, or when requested by the Contracting Officer. Undertake audit of five Mbeya villages to establish status of VLCs Completed Identify work required to register all VLCs Completed Liaise with Mbeya DLO to complete work, obtain necessary authorization and signatures Completed for registration of VLCs where required Identify the extent of changes needed to Mbeya Rural District village boundaries following Completed fieldwork by comparing mapped parcels with VLC boundaries. Meet with Village Councils of adjoining village to request agreement regarding the Ongoing allocation of land parcels to the Mbeya LTA targeted villages Rectify boundaries where required and resubmit VLC for approval Ongoing 3. For Mbeya villages without VLUPs selected for intervention, VLUP registered for each of the selected villages in Iringa, and digitized at village, district, and national level, linking data with donor

and/or GOT-led land information systems as appropriate, or when requested by the Contracting Officer. Undertake audit of five Mbeya villages to establish status of VLUPs Completed Undertake audit of satellite imagery available for preparation of VLUPs Completed Source suitable satellite imagery where required for Mbeya villages Completed Iringa DLO Town Planner utilized to demonstrate process used by LTA in Iringa and Completed transfer skills to Mbeya Mbeya DLO Town Planning department to commence VLUP process with the district level Completed PLUM team Complete VLUPs for Mbeya villages Completed 4. A record evidencing participation in VLUP development, particularly by women, youth, and

pastoralists. Record participation in VLUP development Completed 5. Joint Village Agreements developed where appropriate. Conduct fieldwork with DLO to identify any potential inter or intra village disputes for Ongoing Mbeya Consult VEO and VCs and embark on dispute resolution process if required Ongoing Establish joint village agreements if required Ongoing 6. District registry and, where appropriate, village registries rehabilitated and brought into fit

condition to store village land records. Assess status of Village Council offices in Mbeya villages and identify space for Village Completed Registry Office

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Undertake refurbishment to provide Mbeya targeted villages with a secure office, lockable Completed storage (steel cabinet/s) for CCROs and furniture Assess existing Mbeya DLO office space, identify needs for additional space, including safe Completed storage for CCROs Undertake refurbishment and provide equipment as required Completed 7. Village authority-level trainings delivered in each of the villages targeted in Activities 1 and 3, including trainings on the Village Land Act No. 5, the VLC, VLUP and CCRO process, good governance, women’s land rights and negotiation skills. A portion of the village authority-level trainings may be satisfied through attendance of villager-level trainings. Average ending aptitude in subjects covered must be at least 70%. Introduce VLUP process to Village Council and elect Village Council Land Use Planning Completed Committee in Mbeya targeted villages Conduct training on VLUP process in Mbeya targeted villages Completed Support ‘learning while doing’ training for village representatives involved in VLUP process Completed in Mbeya targeted villages 8. Villager-level trainings in each of the villages targeted in Activities 1 and 3 and, where applicable, associated hamlets. Each training should be delivered on at least two occasions to ensure attendance, and should include material on the Village Land Act No. 5, the CCRO process, women’s land rights and agriculture-related business skills. Average ending aptitude in subjects covered must be at least 70%. Conduct Village Council Training in five Mbeya villages Completed Conduct Village Assembly Training in five Mbeya villages Completed Conduct Hamlet Trainings in five Mbeya villages Completed Conduct Women’s Trainings in five Mbeya villages Completed Conduct Youth Trainings in five Mbeya villages Completed Commence training of parasurveyors and adjudicators in Mbeya targeted villages Completed

Undertake demarcation and adjudication in Mbeya targeted villages Completed Upload and correct data for Mbeya targeted villages Completed Produce maps of parcels demarcated for Mbeya targeted villages Completed Objections and corrections process for Mbeya targeted villages Completed Register and print CCROs for Mbeya targeted villages Completed Issue denial letters for claims rejected for Mbeya targeted villages Completed Deliver CCROs Village Registry offices in Mbeya targeted villages Completed Arrange for issuance of CCROs in Mbeya targeted villages Completed Monitor collection of CCROs and record keeping in Village Registry in Mbeya targeted Completed – Handed villages over to DLO for future follow up 9. District-level trainings, including trainings on land administration and land use planning processes, land dispute resolution, record keeping and negotiation skills. Average ending aptitude in

subjects covered must be at least 80%. At the conclusion of Activity 2, district authorities should be in a position to train villages within the district that were not included in LTA implementation. Support ‘learning while doing’ training for Mbeya DLO staff actively engaged in the program Completed Provide regular demonstrations and updates to DED and RAS in Mbeya Completed Engage Head of DLO in Mbeya in ongoing decision making and progress Completed Maintain continual training and updating of material for joint presentation to villages by LTA Completed and Mbeya DLO staff Train DLO staff in the use of MAST Completed 10. The formation of women’s groups in a minimum of 5 villages where they do not currently exist,

and a minimum of 2 specialized trainings with each of these groups. During women’s sensitization meetings in Mbeya make enquiries regarding established Completed women’s groups and/or interest by women in agriculture-related business skills Arrange information sessions for women’s groups in Mbeya through DLO, village leaders, Completed District Departments of Agriculture and Community Development Support women to form groups to take advantage of agribusiness opportunities in Mbeya Completed Introduce women’s groups in Mbeya to other agencies, NGOs and networks to assist them Completed in their endeavors

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C3.4 ACTIVITY 4: BUILD CAPACITY TO USE THE MAST APPLICATION THROUGHOUT THE SAGCOT AND NATIONALLY: Through Activity 1, LTA must test the feasibility of scaling MAST. Given the interest from others in doing the same, USAID would like to spread awareness of the MAST app, share lessons learned in Activity 1, and facilitate cross-learning within the SAGCOT, where USAID concentrates its investments, and nationally. Therefore, Activity 4 should be commenced no earlier than Year 3 of the LTA activity, and may involve the following indicative activities:

Table 18: Activity 4 - Outcomes, Milestones and Timing

ACTIVITY 4: BUILD CAPACITY TO USE THE MAST APPLICATION

THROUGHOUT THE SAGCOT AND NATIONALLY. 1. MAST communications and awareness-raising plan, developed prior to start of Activity 2. This plan must include plans, budget, audience, and impact targets and must be geared both towards the general population and towards specific institutions and audiences of interest. Arrange focus group to discuss and develop a plan to roll-out MAST at a national scale, Completed - taking into account the outcomes set out above Ongoing 2. Targeted training and/or demonstration modules developed and delivered to at least one

institution or association in each of the following categories: National Government: Ministry of Lands Task Force Completed Ministry of Lands Rural Directorate Completed Ministry of Lands and ILMIS Completed Mkurabita Ongoing SAGCOT Regional Administration or LGA-level Government Institutions: SAGCOT Centre Limited Completed USAID IP Meetings Completed Six Districts in Morogoro and Iringa Regions Completed Academia: Completed Ardhi University Completed CSO: PELUM Tanzania Completed African Wildlife Foundation and Sustain Africa Program Completed Care/WWF Coalition Completed Private Sector: CRDB Completed NMB Completed Access Bank Completed Donor: World Bank Completed Train LTSP in the adoption of MAST Completed Continue to support LTSP (DFID/DANIDA/SIDA) for adoption of TRUST Completed Demonstrate MAST to other stakeholders Completed - Ongoing 3. Coordination with GOT, Other Donors and Related USAID Projects/Related Donor and NGO

Interventions Coordination for the uptake of MAST and TRUST Ongoing

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PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR FY ‘20 Q2 (JANUARY – MARCH 2020)

Table 19 summarizes the key activities to be undertaken during FY ’20 Q2:

Planned Activity Date Finalizing CCROs printing and registration for 41 villages in Iringa and Mbeya January 6 - 31 Review of the training materials for VLR process is underway. January 6 - 17 Planning for LTA implementation in villages eligible for LTA extension activities using Beneficiary January 6 - 17 Contribution approach COP travel to Dar es Salaam for coordination meetings with USAID January 13 Technical meeting between DLO and LTA January 16 Training to District officials and Landscape Conservation in Western Tanzania on LTA systematic village January 20 -24 registration model Monitoring and Evaluation Learning Plan preparation January Finalize Sustainability Workplan January Coordination meetings between LTA and District level authorities on Beneficiary Contribution January Approach Obtain blanket approval from DED for establishment of VLR Committees and opening of bank accounts January or mobile money platform accounts Undertake audit of all remaining villages to establish status of VLUPs January Identify villages that can be grouped together for landscape planning January Investigate establishment of NGO January to March Establish formal link with ILMIS for ongoing land administration data sharing February Follow up with the Ministry of Lands on LTA project extension – Beneficiary Contribution Approach February Public outreach and awareness campaign February COP, DCOP and Land Administration Specialist attend USAID IP meetings February 3 - 5 COP, DCOP and Land Administration Specialist attend coordination meetings with stakeholders, February 6 - 7 including donors, banks, academia and NGOs Commence village boundary rectification and verification process using beneficiary contribution modal in February Iringa villages Commence Village Land Use preparation in beneficiary villages in Iringa February Ongoing implementation in four villages using beneficiary contribution in Mbeya region January March Demarcation and adjudication of land parcels in Iringa and Mbeya February March Submit MAST and TRUST communications, training, and awareness raising plan March 15 Facilitation and follow up of beneficiary contributions in selected villages in Iringa and Mbeya Ongoing Collection of counterpart CCROs copies for delivery to the District Land Registries and Delivery of Ongoing CCROs to the Village Land Registries in Iringa Obtaining Ministerial approval for Task Team Guidelines February LTA data storage and backup at the ILMIS Center, Ministry of Lands in Dar es Salaam Ongoing Compilation of LTA training materials to accord with Task Team guidelines Ongoing Monitor collection of CCROs and record keeping in Village Registries Ongoing Networking of women’s groups started or strengthened with other stakeholders Ongoing

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Follow-up on dispute resolution for FY ‘17, FY ‘18 and FY ‘19 Ongoing Post registration transactions Ongoing Provide regular updates and liaison with Ministry of Lands to strengthen capacity and enhance Ongoing sustainability Provide on-site demonstrations and training in MAST and TRUST for national and district officials to Ongoing introduce the process and encourage uptake on a broader scale Support ‘learning while doing’ training for DLO staff actively engaged in the program Ongoing Continue liaison, and support for Ardhi University, WCS, WARIDI, LCWT in their adoption of MAST Ongoing Provide training in MAST and TRUST for PELUM and DLO officials from Mufindi February Provide regular updates to DED and RAS Ongoing Continue liaison, and support for Ardhi University, WCS, WARIDI, LCWT in their adoption of MAST Ongoing

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ANNEX 1: MONITORING AND EVALUATION – DETAILED BREAKDOWN BY INDICATOR

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STANDARD INDICATOR 1: IDENTIFYING KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES (EG.10.4-2)

Table 19: Standard Indicator 1: Identifying Key Learning Objectives (EG.10.4-2) NTR All 41 LTA targeted villages and the surveys associated with this indicator and were reported by the end of FY ‘19 Q4.

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STANDARD INDICATOR 2: DISPUTES IDENTIFIED IN FY ‘17 AND RESOLVED IN FY ‘17, FY ‘18 AND FY ‘19 (EG10.4-3)

Table 20: Standard Indicator 2: Disputes Identified in FY ‘17 and Resolved in FY ‘18 and FY ‘19 (EG10.4-3)

Disputes Identified FY ‘17

at

No. Village

Disputes Pending Ward to Housing

Dispute Type # Resolved Level of Resolution

Identified Resolution

Council Council Council Council

Tribunal Tribunal Tribunal

at Ward land Ward at

LandTribunal

at Village at Land

VillageTribunal

District

Referred District Housing Tribunal Housing Tribunal

ResolvedBy Land

Referred

Pending Resolution Pending Resolution

Resolvedby District

Resolved Wardland

Pending resolution ReferredVillage Land 1 Kiponzelo Boundary 0 0 0 0 0 0

Counterclaim 31 28 3 Village Land Council 31 28 3 0 0 0

Land Use 0 0 0 Designation Sub Total 31 28 3

2 Ilandutwa Boundary 0 0 0 Village Land Council

Counterclaim 11 11 0 Village Land Council 11 11 0

Land Use 0 0 0 Village Land Council Designation Sub Total 11 11 0

3 Kitapilimwa Boundary 7 0 7 Village Land Council 7 0 7

Counterclaim 8 0 8 Village Land Council 8 0 8

Land Use 0 0 0 Designation Sub Total 15 0 15

4 Kilambo Boundary 0 0 0

Counterclaim 2 0 2 Village Land Council 2 0 2

Land Use 0 0 0 Designation Sub Total 2 0 2

5 Mgama Boundary 0 0 0

Counterclaim 1 1 0 Village Land Council 1 1 0

Land Use 0 0 0 Designation Sub Total 1 1 0

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Disputes Identified FY ‘17

at

No. Village

Disputes Pending Ward to Housing

Dispute Type # Resolved Level of Resolution

Identified Resolution

Council Council Council Council

Tribunal Tribunal Tribunal

at Ward land Ward at

LandTribunal

at Village at Land

VillageTribunal

District

Referred District Housing Tribunal Housing Tribunal

ResolvedBy Land

Referred

Pending Resolution Pending Resolution

Resolvedby District

Resolved Wardland

Pending resolution ReferredVillage Land 6 Udumka Boundary 1 1 0 Village Land Council 1 1 0

Counterclaim 1 1 0 Village Land Council 1 1 0

Land Use 0 0 0 Designation Sub Total 2 2 0

7 Muwimbi Boundary 0 0 0

Counterclaim 14 7 7 Village Land Council 14 7 7

Land Use 0 0 0 Designation Sub Total 14 7 7

8 Malagosi Boundary 0 0 0

Counterclaim 5 5 0 Village Land Council 5 5

Land Use 0 0 0 Designation Sub Total 5 5 0

9 Mwambao Boundary 0 0 0

Counterclaim 2 2 0 Village Land Council 2 2

Land Use 0 0 0 Designation Sub Total 2 2 0

10 Nyamihuu Boundary 1 1 0 Village Land Council 1 1

Counterclaim 0 0 0

Land Use 0 0 0 Designation Sub Total 1 1 0

11 Isele Boundary 1 1 0 Village Land Council 1 1

Counterclaim 7 7 0 Village Land Council 7 7

Land Use 0 0 0 Designation Sub Total 8 8 0

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Disputes Identified FY ‘17

at

No. Village

Disputes Pending Ward to Housing

Dispute Type # Resolved Level of Resolution

Identified Resolution

Council Council Council Council

Tribunal Tribunal Tribunal

at Ward land Ward at

LandTribunal

at Village at Land

VillageTribunal

District

Referred District Housing Tribunal Housing Tribunal

ResolvedBy Land

Referred

Pending Resolution Pending Resolution

Resolvedby District

Resolved Wardland

Pending resolution ReferredVillage Land 12 Makota Boundary 2 2 0 Village Land Council 2 2

Counterclaim 1 1 0 Village Land Council 1 1

Land Use 0 0 0 Designation Sub Total 3 3 0

13 Magunga Boundary 0 0 0

Counterclaim 20 0 20 Village Land Council 20 0 20

Land Use 0 0 0 Designation Sub Total 20 0 20

14 Usengelindete Boundary 4 0 4 Village Land Council 4 0 4

Counterclaim 0 0 0

Land Use 0 0 0 Designation Sub Total 4 0 4

15 Lwato Boundary 0 0 0

Counterclaim 2 2 0 Ward Tribunal 2 2

Land Use 0 0 0 Designation Sub Total 2 2 0

16 Ngano Boundary 0 0 1 Village Land Council 1 0 1

Counterclaim 1 0 0 Village Land Council

Land Use 0 0 0 Designation Sub Total 1 0 1

Total 122 70 52 120 68 52 2 2

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STANDARD INDICATOR 2: DISPUTES IDENTIFIED IN FY ‘18 AND RESOLVED IN FY ‘18 AND FY ‘19 (EG10.4-3)

Table 21: Standard Indicator 2: Disputes Identified in FY’18 and Resolved in FY’18 and FY’19 (EG10.4-3)

Disputes Identified FY’18

No. Village Disputes Number Pending Level of Dispute Type

Identified Resolved Resolution Resolution

Tribunal Tribunal Tribunal

Referred to Referred

Referred to to Referred to Referred

Resolved by Resolved

Resolved by Resolved

Ward Tribunal Tribunal Ward Tribunal Ward

trict Land and Housing Housing and Land trict

Village Land Council Council Land Village Council Land Village Council Land Village

Pending Resolution at Resolution Pending at Resolution Pending

District Land and Housing Housing and Land District Dis Housing and Land District Pending Resolution at Land at Land Resolution Pending Boundary - - - N/A ------Counterclaim 4 2 2 Village Land Council 4 2 2 - - - - - 1 Igunda Land Use Designation - - - N/A ------Sub total 4 2 2 N/A ------Boundary 2 2 - N/A 2 2 ------Counterclaim 15 9 6 Village Land Council 15 9 6 - - - - - 2 Ihomasa Land Use Designation - - - N/A ------Sub Total 17 11 6 N/A ------Boundary 20 13 7 Village Land Council 20 13 7 - - - - - Counterclaim 41 21 20 Village Land Council 41 21 20 - - - - - 3 Kisanga Land Use Designation - - - N/A ------Sub Total 61 34 27 N/A ------Boundary 1 1 - N/A 1 1 ------Counterclaim 2 2 - Village Land Council 2 2 ------4 Matembo Land Use Designation - - - N/A ------Sub Total 3 3 - N/A ------Boundary - - - N/A ------5 Ikungwe Counterclaim 3 3 - Village Land Council 3 3 ------

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Land Use Designation - - - N/A ------Sub Total 3 3 - N/A ------Boundary - - - Village Land Council ------Counterclaim 9 - 9 Ward Tribunal - - - 9 9 - - - 6 Lupembelwasenga Land Use Designation - - - N/A ------Sub Total 9 - 9 N/A ------Boundary 17 - 17 Village Land Council 17 0 17 - - - - - Counterclaim 69 26 43 Village Land Council 69 26 43 - - - - - 7 Mapogoro Land Use Designation - - - N/A ------Sub Total 86 26 60 N/A ------Boundary - - - N/A ------District Land and Counterclaim 3 - 3 - - - - - 3 - 3 8 Kiwere Housing Tribunal Land Use Designation - - - Ward Tribunal ------Sub Total 3 - 3 N/A ------Boundary - - - N/A ------Counterclaim 1 - 1 Village Land Council 1 - 1 - - - - - 9 Igangidung’u Land Use Designation - - - N/A ------Sub Total 1 - 1 Village Land Council ------Boundary 2 2 - N/A 2 2 ------Counterclaim 15 4 11 Village Land Council 15 4 11 - - - - - 10 Kitisi Land Use Designation - - - N/A ------Sub Total 17 6 11 Village Land Council ------Boundary - - - N/A ------Counterclaim 11 11 - Village Land Council 11 11 ------11 Chamndindi Land Use Designation - - - N/A ------Sub Total 11 11 - N/A ------Boundary 1 - 1 Village Land Council 1 - 1 - - - - - Counterclaim 5 - 5 Ward Tribunal 5 - 5 - - - - - 12 Ikuvilo Land Use Designation - - - N/A ------Sub Total 6 - 6 N/A ------13 Weru Boundary - - - N/A ------

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District Land and Counterclaim 5 2 3 - - - - - 5 2 3 Housing Tribunal Land Use Designation - - - N/A ------Sub Total 5 2 3 N/A ------Total 226 98 128 209 96 113 9 9 8 2 6

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STANDARD INDICATOR 2: DISPUTES IDENTIFIED IN FY’19 AND RESOLVED IN FY’19 (EG10.4-3)

Table 22: Standard Indicator 2: Disputes Identified in FY ‘19 and Resolved in FY ‘19 (EG10.4-3)

Disputes Identified FY’19

No. Village Disputes Number Pending Level of Dispute Type

Identified Resolved Resolution Resolution bunal

Tribunal Tribunal Tri

Referred to to Referred to Referred

Resolved by Resolved

Resolved by Resolved

Ward Tribunal Tribunal Ward Tribunal Ward

Housing Tribunal Tribunal Housing

Village Land Council Council Land Village Council Land Village Council Land Village

Pending Resolution at Resolution Pending at Resolution Pending at Resolution Pending

District Land and Housing Housing and Land District Housing and Land District Referred to District Land and and Land District to Referred Village Land Boundary 4 4 - 4 4 ------Council Village Land Counterclaim 33 25 8 33 25 8 - - - - - 1 Kimande Council Land Use Designation - - - N/A ------Sub total 37 29 8 N/A ------Village Land Boundary 8 - 8 8 - 8 - - - - - Council Village Land Counterclaim 32 - 32 32 - 32 - - - - - 2 Magubike Council Land Use Designation - - - N/A ------Sub total 40 - 40 N/A ------Boundary - - - N/A ------Village Land Counterclaim 1 1 - 1 1 ------Council 3 Mlanda Land Use Designation - - - N/A ------Village Land Sub total 1 1 ------Council Village Land Boundary 6 - 6 6 - 6 - - - - - 4 Kising'a Council Counterclaim 14 1 13 Village Land 14 1 13 - - - - -

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Council

Land Use Designation - - - N/A ------Sub Total 20 1 19 N/A ------Boundary - - - N/A ------Village Land Hatwelo_ Counterclaim 4 - 4 4 - 4 - - - - - 5 Council Mbeya Land Use Designation - - - N/A ------Sub Total 4 - 4 N/A ------Total 102 31 71 102 31 71 - - - - -

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STANDARD INDICATOR 3: AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SERVICES OFFERED BY LTA ACTIVITY (E.G.10.4-4)

Table 23: Standard Indicator 3: Awareness and Understanding of the Services Offered by LTA Activity (E.G.10.4-4) NTR All 41 LTA targeted villages and the surveys associated with this indicator and were reported by the end of FY ‘19 Q4.

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STANDARD INDICATOR 4: TYPE OF CERTIFICATE OF CUSTOMARY RIGHT (E.G.10.4-5)

Table 24: Standard Indicator 4: Type of Certificate of Customary Right (E.G.10.4-5)

Co- CCROs CCROs Co- Occupancy Guardian Parcels Printed Delivered Single Probate Occupancy No Village Name (Tenancy Institutions on behalf Mapped and to Village Occupant Administration (Joint in of minor/s Registered Registry Tenancy) Common)

1 Chamndindi ------

2 Holo ------

3 Igangidung’u - 20 20 15 1 4 - - -

4 Igunda - - 3 ------

5 Ihomasa ------

6 Ikungwe ------

7 Ikuvilo - 14 18 13 1 - - - -

8 Ilandutwa ------

9 Isele ------

10 Kilambo ------

11 Kimande ------

12 Kinywang'anga ------

13 Kiponzelo - - 34 ------

14 Kisanga ------

15 Kising'a - 1 1 1 - - - - -

16 Kitapilimwa - - 6 ------

17 Kitisi - - 197 ------

18 Kiwere ------

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19 Lupembelwasenga ------

20 Lwato - - 1 ------

21 Magubike - 13 13 11 2 - - - -

22 Magunga - 2 2 2 - - - - -

23 Makota ------

24 Malagosi ------

25 Mapogoro - - 31 ------

26 Matembo ------

27 Mfukulembe ------

28 Mgama ------

29 Mlanda - - 44 ------

30 Muwimbi ------

31 Mwambao ------

32 Ngano ------

33 Nyamihuu ------

34 Udumka ------

35 Usengelindete ------

36 Weru ------

37 Hatwelo ------

38 Ilota - 3 3 2 - - 1 - -

39 Mapogoro Mbeya ------

40 Muvwa ------

41 Shibolya ------

Total 0 53 373 44 4 4 1 0 0

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STANDARD INDICATOR 5: PEOPLE WHO PERCEIVE THEIR RIGHTS AS SECURE (E.G.10.4-6)

Table 25: Standard Indicator 5: People who Perceive their Rights as Secure (E.G.10.4-6) Gender and Age of Claimants who Collected

CCROs Identified CCROs Unique Parcels CCROs Printed Delivered to CCROs Claimants who No Village Name Male Female Youth Adults Mapped and Registered Village Collected Collected Registry CCROs

1 Chamndindi ------

2 Holo ------

3 Igangidung’u - 20 20 1 1 1 - 1 -

4 Igunda - - 3 ------

5 Ihomasa - - - 1 2 1 1 - 2

6 Ikungwe - - - 4 2 - 2 - 2

7 Ikuvilo - 14 18 4 3 2 1 1 2

8 Ilandutwa ------

9 Isele ------

10 Kilambo ------

11 Kimande ------

12 Kinywang'anga ------

13 Kiponzelo - - 34 27 28 14 14 3 25

14 Kisanga - - - 7 9 6 3 3 6

15 Kising'a - 1 1 ------

16 Kitapilimwa - - 6 2 2 1 1 1 1

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17 Kitisi - - 197 79 64 39 25 18 46

18 Kiwere - - - 10 7 2 5 1 6

19 Lupembelwasenga ------

20 Lwato - - 1 ------21 Magubike - 13 13 22 7 3 4 2 5 22 Magunga - 2 2 3 3 2 1 2 1 23 Makota - - - 8 8 7 1 5 3 24 Malagosi - - - 2 2 1 1 2 25 Mapogoro - - 31 170 144 80 64 36 108 26 Matembo ------27 Mfukulembe - - - 3 3 2 1 3 28 Mgama ------29 Mlanda - - 44 2 1 1 - - 1 30 Muwimbi - - - 1 1 1 - - 1 31 Mwambao ------32 Ngano ------33 Nyamihuu ------34 Udumka ------35 Usengelindete ------36 Weru - - - 6 3 3 - 1 2 37 Hatwelo ------38 Ilota - 3 3 25 24 13 11 8 16 39 Mapogoro-Mbeya - - - 8 5 5 - - 5 40 Muvwa - - - 31 29 19 10 10 19 41 Shibolya - - - 16 15 8 7 3 12 Total 0 53 373 432 363 211 152 95 268

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CUSTOM INDICATOR 1: VILLAGE LAND CERTIFICATES IN FULL COMPLIANCE

Table 26: Custom Indicator 1: Village Land Certificates in Full Compliance NTR

CUSTOM INDICATOR 2: VILLAGE LAND USE PLANS IN FULL COMPLIANCE

Table 27: Custom Indicator 2: Village Land Use Plans in Full Compliance NTR

CUSTOM INDICATOR 3: VILLAGES WITH AT LEAST 80% OF THE PARCELS INCORPORATED INTO AN OFFICIAL LAND ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM

Table 28: Custom Indicator 3: Villages with at least 80% of the Parcels Incorporated into an Official Land Administration System NTR

CUSTOM INDICATOR 4: PARCELS IN VILLAGES THAT ARE NOT INCORPORATED INTO AN OFFICIAL LAND ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM

Table 29: Custom Indicator 4: Parcels in Villages that are Not Incorporated into an Official Land Administration System NTR

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CUSTOM INDICATOR 5: AVERAGE COST PER VILLAGE LAND USE PLAN

Table 30: Custom Indicator 5: Average Cost per Village Land Use Plan NTR

CUSTOM INDICATOR 6: AVERAGE COST PER PARCEL CORRECTED OR INCORPORATED

Table 31: Custom Indicator 6: Average Cost per Parcel Corrected or Incorporated NTR

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CUSTOM INDICATOR 7: COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES – PEOPLE REACHED

Table 32: Custom Indicator 7: Communication Campaign Activities – People Reached

No. of No. of No Communication Activity Meetings/Activities/Flyers Participants

1 District and other/ DLNR Meetings 2 9 Total 2 9

Table 33: Radio and Television Broadcasts and Estimated Listenership NTR

Table 34: Type of Training and Audience

S/N Village/Location Type of training Objective Date 1 Iringa Training on the installation and configuration of Capacity strengthening for district officials from other districts involved in the October 21-23 MAST/TRUST onto the DLO’s server, implementation of village land registration using MAST computer, and mobile phones for district officials from Kilolo, Mvomero and Gairo Districts in Iringa and Morogoro Region 2 Iringa Training on preparation of Village Land Use Expanding the knowledge of academics on the use of MAST for the preparation November 4 Plans, and demarcation and adjudication using of the Village Land Use Plans, village boundary verification and village land MAST for researchers from the Institute of registration demarcation and adjudication using MAST Research Assessment (IRA) from St John’s University, Dar es Salaam University and Dodoma University

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CUSTOM INDICATOR 8: WOMEN’S GROUPS FORMED OR STRENGTHENED

Table 35: Custom Indicator 8: Women’s Groups Formed or Strengthened NTR

CUSTOM INDICATOR 9: UNIQUE CLAIMANTS FILING LAND CLAIMS

Table 36: Custom Indicator 9: Unique Claimants Filing Land Claims NTR

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CUSTOM INDICATOR 10: NUMBER OF TRAININGS DELIVERED AND NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAINED

Table 37: Custom Indicator 10: Number of Trainings Delivered and Number of People Trained by Type of Training Village/ Number of S/N Type of Trainings Women Men Youth Adults Total Location trainings Training on the installation and configuration of MAST/TRUST onto the DLO’s server, computer, 1 Iringa LTA office and mobile phones for district officials from Kilolo, 1 1 3 2 2 4 Mvomero and Gairo Districts in Iringa and Morogoro Region Training on preparation of Village Land Use Plans, and demarcation and adjudication using MAST for 2 Iringa LTA office researchers from the Institute of Research 1 2 3 1 4 5 Assessment (IRA) from St John’s University, Dar es Salaam University and Dodoma University Total 2 3 6 3 6 9

Table 38: Custom Indicator 10: Number of Trainings Delivered and Number of People Trained by Village

Parasurveyors Women’s Village District Village Village Women’s Youth Focus Pastoralist and Hamlet Group Boundary and Council Assembly Sensitization Group Group Adjudicator Meetings Strengthening Verification Other Meetings Meetings Meetings Meetings Meetings Training Meetings Meeting /DLNR

Total No

Total No of

of People Village/Location Trainings No Attending

Attended

No No Trainings of No Trainings of No Trainings of No Trainings of No Trainings of No Trainings of No Trainings of No Trainings of No Trainings of No Trainings of

People attended People

People People Attended People Attended People Attended People Attended People Attended People People Attended People Attended People Attended

1 Iringa LTA office 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 2 9 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 2 9

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CUSTOM INDICATOR 11: TRAINING BY GENDER AND YOUTH

Table 39: Custom Indicator 11: Training by Gender and Youth

% Females%

% Adults%

Females

% Youth%

% Males%

Adults

Youth

Males

Total Type of Training

District and Other /DLNR 3 33% 6 67% 6 67% 3 33% 9 Total 3 33% 6 67% 6 67% 3 33% 9

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ANNEX 2: GENDER AND AGE BREAKDOWN

GENDER BREAKDOWN OF CLAIMANTS Table 40: Gender Breakdown of Claimants NTR

TYPE OF TITLE REQUESTED BY GENDER Table 41: Types of Titles Requested by Gender NTR

MULTIPLE PARCEL HOLDERS BY GENDER AND AGE Table 42: Multiple Parcel Holders by Gender and Age for Each Village NTR

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ANNEX 3: SUSTAINABILITY MECHANISMS AND OBSERVATIONS

SATELLITE IMAGERY The availability of satellite imagery for mapping and demarcation is problematic for some organizations to implement MAST. LTA obtained panchromatic imagery (archive imagery, not in color but adequate for demarcation purposes) for some of its villages from USAID when up to date color imagery was not available as a result of cloud cover, whereas LTSP exclusively used commercially sourced archive imagery for which they had to pay. LTSP had difficulty incorporating this imagery into MAST but with the LTA GIS team’s assistance this was resolved. It is also important to source the satellite imagery well in advance so that it is available for the preparation of village boundary verification processes and VLUPs. In the absence of imagery the VLUPs had to be completed using lower quality Google Earth imagery that resulted in land use boundaries being inaccurate and sometimes inadequate. LAND USE PLANNING LTA used a streamlined process with efficient use of the district Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Team in accordance with the Village Land Use Planning Guidelines, Second Edition of bringing the average cost of VLUPs to under $2,000. The cost has become affordable for residents especially in larger villages where there are higher thresholds to pay for VLUPs. The National Land Use Planning Commission (NLUPC) has proposed improvements for the preparation of VLUPs and stipulated that VLUPs should be accompanied by three maps namely: the village location map, existing village land use map and the proposed village land use map for the next 10 years. The NLUPC has also proposed the inclusion of a further 15 maps in the VLUP reports which LTA will provide in future. LTA is preparing VLUP maps on durable material for display at village council offices to assist in enforcement of by-laws. DETAILED PLANNING During the quarter the Ministry instructed the Iringa DLO to identify densely populated areas where urban plans will be required. 27 areas were identified in the Iringa district and have been gazetted as future urban areas. Urban areas are governed by the Land Act No 4 of 1999 as opposed to Village Land Act No 5 of 1999 and once designated as urban areas no CCROs, only COs can be issued and therefore these areas will fall out of the scope of LTA. The need for detailed planning for rapidly growing areas has to be taken into account and was overlooked in the current program. Detailed Village Settlement Plans (DVSPs) were needed in 15 - 20% of the LTA targeted villages in Iringa. There appears to be a growing demand on the part of government for donor assistance to undertake DVSPs and Urban Plans. SECURE STORAGE OF DOCUMENTS AT VILLAGE REGISTRIES While Village Registry Offices can be rehabilitated at a relatively low cost, the ongoing maintenance and security of the documents needs to be considered. LTA has rehabilitated Village Registry Offices and provided furniture however it is an ongoing challenge for VEOs to manage and maintain the CCRO documents. DLO and LTA are undertaking follow up visits to provide technical assistance to VEOs on management and maintenance of the Village Land Registries.

SECURE STORAGE DATA AT DLO OFFICES During the quarter the DLO server was corrupted by a virus and shut down pending LTA’s assistance in providing additional anti-virus software. This issue will need to be addressed in training for all other DLOs and implementers.

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LTA has ensured the transferability of the LTA MAST and TRUST database to ILMIS for data backup and storage. ILMIS agreed to provide backup and storage of LTA’s MAST/TRUST data on the ILMIS central database and will continue to do the same for DLOs that use MAST and TRUST. LTA and ILMIS have also discussed how a sustainable centralized system that will link land data from DLO offices to ILMIS could be developed.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION LTA collected and delivered minutes of agreements for dispute resolutions to DLO for verification and approval. The District Land Officer identified certain errors, which require rectification including lack of enough information, missing signatures of disputing parties and witnesses and in some cases the village land council had made determinations instead of facilitating an agreed dispute resolution between the parties. LTA has noted this as a breach of procedure and will include additional dispute resolution training to Village Land Councils and Ward Tribunals on the mediation process and accurate documentation.

EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT LTA maintains tight control over all equipment used in the field such as smart phones and tablets, GPS devices and chargers. DLO will need to institute systems and procedures for managing all equipment used for MAST and TRUST in an efficient and accountable manner. When LTA withdrew from the Mbeya DLO it left furniture and equipment in their custodianship with directions as to their responsibility to care for and maintain the equipment and furniture.

TRANSPORTATION DLO does not have its own vehicles but relies on transport facilities from the DED vehicle pool, which is insufficiently resourced. The DED does not have the vehicles required to support scaling up of registrations. The current cost of CCROs accounts for transportation, mainly through private hire of vehicles, and suitable arrangements will need to be made to facilitate fieldwork on the scale required, including the possible out-sourcing of transportation services.

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ANNEX 4: POLICY AND GOVERNANCE OBSERVATIONS

VILLAGE COUNCIL ELECTIONS The local government elections, including Village Councils, conducted on November 24, have resulted in replacements of 89.7% of Village Council members, who were trained by LTA on the VLR process. Therefore, LTA will need to organize trainings for the new Village Council members to maintain awareness on VLR procedures.

STRUCTURAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES TO LAND ADMINISTRATION At the beginning of October 2019, 31 rural districts, including Iringa and Mbeya, were ordered by the President’s Office to relocate their administrative offices to villages situated outside the municipal urban council’s boundaries by no later than October 31. The rationale for this was to make them more accessible to rural residents whom they serve as local government, and that there cannot be two Directors of different jurisdictions (municipal and rural) present in the same jurisdictional boundary. The DED in Iringa responded accordingly, however no suitable government premises or facilities exist in the village to which they moved, with the result that they are now operating out of inadequate rented spaces. This is causing hardship and affecting the performance of their daily duties and they are without basic facilities such as Internet. The Iringa DLO staff members who are not in the registry have moved but those staff members working in the registry remain in Iringa. DLO staff members who work with LTA in other capacities have to travel to their new office location 16 km from Iringa to sign in each day before traveling back to Iringa to work with LTA. Iringa and Mbeya Land Registry Offices remain unaffected at this stage.

POLICY TO ADOPT MAST AND TRUST AND LTA PROCESSES The Ministry Task Team made a further visit to LTA to undertake a review of post- registration transactions and TRUST with a view to finally adopting all the guidelines for first registration and post-registration transactions using MAST and TRUST and LTA processes as the standard for village land administration. Delays on the part of the Ministry in approving the proposed guidelines remain problematic. The Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Lands who promised to approve the guidelines as soon as possible in FY ’20 Q1 was transferred to the Ministry of Justice and Constitution. Although TRUST was fully operational in FY’19 Q1, DLO decided to wait until the Ministry of Lands approves the additional transactions and fee structure before processing post- registration transactions through TRUST.

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (WMA) The Board of the Community Wildlife Management Areas Consortium, whose responsibility it is to administer the designated Wildlife Management Areas (WMA), has been disbanded. This has implications for the land occupied by the pastoralist community in Kitisi and another 20 villages that share a boundary with the Ruaha National Park. The issuing of CCROs to claimants whose land parcels fall in the currently designated Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) has been halted by the Minister pending the re-establishment of the board and re- demarcation of the WMA areas. The Minister of Lands has recently issued a directive to the effect that pastoralists are allowed to use WMA land without being interfered with. The matter was raised with the DPS during a visit to LTA in September 2019 and he undertook to follow up and to expedite the re-establishment of the relevant WMA Board, however the DPS has now transferred another ministry and this is likely to be delayed even further.

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ANNEX 5: LOCAL CAPACITY OBSERVATIONS

VILLAGE COUNCIL ELECTIONS The village council elections on November 24 resulted in the replacement of 89.7% of Village Council members, who were trained by LTA on VLR processes. LTA will have to provide additional training to these Village Council members to ensure they are informed of village land administration procedures, especially post registration transactions and TRUST. DLO OFFICE STORAGE SPACE The absence of storage space at the DLO office for its copies of CCROs remained a problem, however the Iringa District Commissioner (DC), on instructions from the Minister of Lands, confirmed that the building identified by LTA and DLO to be rehabilitated and used as the District Registry was under his authority and he directed the Iringa District Office HR Officer to provide an official letter to DLO giving permission for the transfer of this building to DLO, which LTA proceeded to renovate. The renovation is complete and the registry now has the capacity to store all of the 66,000 CCROs that have been produced by LTA. It will also serve as a one-stop center for TRUST and post-registration transactions. All CCRO’s were transferred from then old registry during the reporting period, and the DLO copies of CCROs, which were still with village registries, were collected by LTA and delivered to the new district registry.

VILLAGE REGISTRY STORAGE OF CCROS It is an ongoing challenge for VEOs to manage and maintain the CCRO documents. DLO and LTA are undertaking follow up visits to provide technical assistance to VEOs on management and maintenance of the Village Land Registries. DED STAFF LTA has drawn extensively on other district and ward level staff for public outreach, registration of CCROs, and agricultural and livestock extension services in support of women’s group strengthening activities. LTA has ensured maximum skills transfer from project staff to the District Department of Community Development, particularly in regard land rights and understanding of laws and regulations.

TURNOVER OF VILLAGE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (VEOS) There is a high turnover of VEOs who require retraining and familiarization with the project. In Iringa, only 4 of the 36 VEOs serving in LTA villages at the commencement of the program remained in office,

LIMITED CAPACITY OF VEOS AND VCS It became increasingly apparent in the process of implementing TRUST that the lack of understanding at village level on how to deal with post-registration transactions resulted in these transactions being conducted informally. Transactions are not being properly recorded or documentation provided to DLO for its records. Currently, there are transactions taking place without any record being kept in Village Land Registries or by DLO. LTA proceeded to conduct intensive training for village level institutions and villagers to ensure that proper procedures for post-registration transactions occur. VEOs are struggling to track dispute resolution and LTA is taking corrective measures by providing local officers with dispute tracking books so that they can accurately report on progress monthly. The capture of this data going forward will remain a challenge unless protocols are put in place for regular feedback to district level.

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Enforcement of the VLUPs and bylaws by the village councils and residents is weak. VEOs and VCs require training in this regard. LTA prepared VLUP maps and diagrams at a larger scale (A0) and plan to print these on durable material for display at village offices for easier reference and enforcement of VLUP by-laws. There have been occasional reports that residents have been asked for money when collecting CCROs or resolving recorded disputes. LTA management followed up with the villages implicated in charging residents for collection of CCROs and advised that this was unacceptable. The village leaders concerned confirmed that this would not occur in future. The Task Team also concluded that these charges are not permitted.

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ANNEX 6: KEY TECHNICAL ISSUE OBSERVATIONS

COORDINATION WITH ILMIS LTA continues to supply ILMIS with data for backup and storage. The data is delivered periodically on external hard-drive, as they are unable to receive the data electronically at this stage. In order to establish electronic transfers between ILMIS and DLO, ILMIS is planning to install a direct fiber optic link with Iringa DLO. LTA will investigate this further with World Bank and ILMIS.

ON-GOING MANAGEMENT OF GIS AND MAST/TRUST At present TRUST is not functional at the Iringa DLO office as the DLO computer that communicates with the LTA server has a virus and is therefore blocked from connecting with the server. LTA is addressing this issue.

LAND PARCELS STRADDLING VLC BOUNDARIES AND DISPUTES The Village Councils elections and the delay in awarding the extension interrupted the village boundary verification process. The remaining villages will be completed during the implementation of the extension.

COLLECTION OF REMAINING CCROS LTA has observed that the low numbers of claimants who have not yet collected their CCROs from the Village Land Registry are those who predominantly reside outside villages. LTA is compiling contact details from the database and is working with VEOs and VCs for them to call claimants and advise them to collect their CCROs. There were also instances in a few villages where VC’s were requiring payment for issuance of CCRO’s, which have been addressed by LTA.

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ANNEX 7: LESSONS LEARNED

EXPECT CONSTANT CHANGE It has become acutely apparent during this reporting period that government at all levels is in a constant state of flux as evidenced by the following:  Reorganization of ministries and changes in high level staff for example the transfer of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Lands to the Ministry of Justice and Constitution  Structural changes to the Ministry of Lands with 8 land administration zones being restructured into 26 regional offices for land administration  Relocation of 31 in narrative rural district offices from municipal areas to outlying villages  Village Council elections resulted in a change of 89.7% of Village Council Members  Exceptionally high rate of transfers of DLO staff members as a result of a decision which resulted in the removal of all DLO staff in the Morogoro region  The continued uncertainty of the reporting lines for DLO staff (district or ministry), how district level land staff will be paid, and whether they move to outlying offices with other district department or stay in the municipal areas based on the fact that they fall under the Ministry of Lands  The Ministry prepared a list of 183 District Land Office staff who were suspended pending investigations into alleged corrupt activities, which has yet to be resolved  Changes in staff and high numbers of senior staff in acting positions.

FULL SUPPORT OF MINISTRY, REGIONAL AND DISTRICT OFFICIALS The importance of maintaining clear communication with government from district, regional and national levels cannot be over-emphasized. LTA continued to enjoy the full support of all parties and facilitated changes in procedures and regulations relating to village land administration at a national level. LTA received a high-level delegation from the Ministry during the quarter to review the beneficiary contribution model being proposed by LTA as a sustainable way forward for VLR.

CLOSE ENGAGEMENT WITH DISTRICT AND WARD LEVEL STAKEHOLDERS In addition to working closely with the DLNR and the DED, LTA has made arrangements to engage more fully with the Iringa District Council, the District Management Team and Ward Executive Office (WEOs).

SOME VILLAGE LEADERS IMPOSING FEES Although it was clearly understood that the MAST pilot was free of charge for residents, VEOs in some villages have been reportedly charging residents for collection of CCROs and for dispute resolution meetings. Those responsible have been advised that they are not permitted to charge fees and will be reported if they persist. Similarly costs relating to post-registration transactions were not set and could give rise to improper practices. The Task team has yet to finalize and approve an appropriate fee schedule for post-registration transactions dealing with village land. In the absence of a fee scale for village land, the fee schedule for urban land is being applied for post-registration transactions.

RECORDING OF DISPUTES The District Land Officer identified certain errors in the recording of dispute resolution processes, such as lack of enough information, missing signatures of disputing parties and 84 FEED THE FUTURE USAID TANZANIA LAND TENURE ASSISTANCE (LTA) FY ‘20 Q1 QUARTERLY REPORT: OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2019

witnesses and in some cases the village land council had made determinations instead of facilitating an agreed dispute resolution between the parties. LTA has noted this as a breech of procedure and will include additional dispute resolution training to Village Land Councils and Ward Tribunals on the mediation process and accurate documentation.

REHABILITATION OF VILLAGE REGISTRY OFFICES Given the limitations on resources the rehabilitation of Village Registry offices was conducted in each village soon after the introduction of the project and while demarcation and adjudication is in process. This obviated subsequent later visits to monitor building and rehabilitation work requiring additional transport and personnel.

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