Tanzania COVID-19 Situation Report #1HIGHLIGHT: United Republic of Tanzania imported the first case of COVID-19 on 15th March 2020. Currently there are one seventy (170) confirmed COVID-19 cases: 112 are in mainland and 58 in Zanzibar; eight deaths; Five in mainland and 3 in Zanzibar. 72 new COVID-19 cases were reported on April, 18th and 19th 2020 in Tanzania.

The Tanzania response is being coordinated through the National Task Force (NTF). Key Players are GoT, WHO and other UN bodies, Donor Agencies, INGOs and local NGOs. SCI Tanzania Country program has been actively engaging on the Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) pillar among the eight NTF. Currently SCI is maximising the response base and scaled up involvement to 4 more pillars: coordination, Logistics and, IPC and surveillance. Several measures are now in place to control the spread of COVID-19: Cancellation of international flights, only cargo flights can land. Closure of the education institutions Discourage and limiting public gathering and events Heightened the Risk Communication and Community Engagement activities Recruitment of 100 staff to support Port of Entry COVID-19 activities Recruitment of 1000 doctors Identify, construct/rehabilitate quarantine Strengthened the Lab capacity Postponement of the national union celebration and redirecting the funding amounting TZS 500M to support COVID-19 interventions.

Response Coordination

•Together with the anticipated economic crisis, it is highly likely that a COVID-19 outbreak will affect more than 70% of the population. •Expected to exacerbate age and gender inequalities and place children, in particular girls in heightened risk of gender-based violence. •Caregiving burden may increase at home, putting them to greater health risks. •Children are at risk of becoming separated from their caregiver; may lack safe and appropriate care, through the absence, incapacitation or loss of primary caregivers. .•Potentials of protection risks due to the social and economic disruptions caused by the outbreak. •Vulnerable Children due to socio-economic exclusion or in overcrowded settings (children outside of family care, child headed families, children working and living on the street, in institutional care, and migrant, returnee and forcibly displaced children) are particularly at risk. •Closure of schools and the likely economic will increase child labour, negative coping strategies, delayed educational advancement, and nutrition issues for children who

Anticipated Impact of Covid 19 to Tanzanian Children

Tanzania COVID -19 CaseUpdate (Mainland and Zanzibar)

The Country Office is operational in the most affected areas of Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar based on the current confirmed cases.

The Country Office has made program adaptations and ensures we continue to deliver for children regardless of the situation.

SCI contributed 10 M TZS through Foundation for Civil Society to the National Task Force on fight against COVID 19. SCI has continued to engage in Zanzibar Government CP task force, shared Covid-19 SCI plans and continued to advocate for sensitization and support for frontline workers for heightened CP awareness(as Dept of Social Welfare inclination seems to be more focused on Psychosocial support). The CO has supported representatives of Regional and District Risk management and mobilization committees to conduct community awareness on COVID 19 and VAC during this pandemic period using the Ministry of Health developed messages in 29 wards.

SC Tanzania Covid 19 Operational Adaptation

SCI TZA Updates - Week of April 6-19

Child Protection

In Lishe Endelevu regions SCI is a member of Risk management and mobilization Committee leading in the awareness activities. We are invited in meetings to synergize efforts and distribute roles for each partner in the fight against COVID 19.In Iringa,Morogoro and Dodoma we are engaged in awareness raising and field visits with Regional Commisioners. Distribution of IEC materials is extensively carried out for for instance in Iringa we have reached a total of 192 streets of Iringa Municipal and 20 Villages of Kilolo district.In Zanzibar SCI through our community volunteers conducted house to house counselling on RMNCH, Cholera and COVID -19 preventive messaging to the beneficiaries at the local level. SOP were distributed for correct COVID-19 preventive messagesIn Zanzibar 80 community volunteers received one day mentorship training on contact tracing at the community level and were provided with tools for contact tracing procedures: identification, listing, follow-up and discharge In Zanzibar SCI Afya Bora team was sensitized on IPC training measures for COVID-19 in Pemba, in turn they conducted IPC assessment in Chake District hospitals and in 2 isolation facilities, visited 2 selected PoEs to ensure adequate measures are in place for infection prevention and control. Community awareness activities are ongoing through radio van. In Iringa- 4 Wards SCI reached 86 government Ward Development Committee and orientated them on COVID 19 awareness and WASH practices as part of nutrition training

Health Nutrition, WASH

Education

SCI Team in the Refugees response is part of the education working group and has been taking part in technical discussions ondesigning alternative modalities for education aimed at helping children to continue learning while at home.In Songwe SCI through its ECCD program, was praised for our support to GOT on COVID prevention efforts at communitylevel and we were asked to extend our efforts to a new district in the region.With more efforts in Songwe SCI distributed soap and COVID posters to 109 Community Facilitators, SBCC posters posted for whole community in in 35 villages and parenting booklets distributed to 1,700 caregivers.In Songwe SCI developed a List of teacher and head teacher contact information for SMS/ WhatsApp for awareness messagesAt the national level, SCI held meetings with UNICEF to collaborate on coordinating education issues; SCI nominated lead NGO/CSO coordination through TENMET while UNICEF continue working with government.

Through program adaptation Save the Children Tanzania focuses on ACCM and has been able to impliment below activities; • SCI manage to support training for 22 Journalist from various media houses on how to report on COVID 19 organized by Government in Morogoro. • SCI Tanzania have supported government to raise public awareness on COVID 19 through 5 local radio programs. • SCI also supports government through Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) pillar where we perform various tasks including developing content for IEC materials for mass dissemination with main focus of child friendly messages. • More than 35,000 people have been reached in Zanzibar and Dodoma region for two weeks through awareness raising sessions campaigns and distribution of IEC materials.A call to Tanzania government: • Tools such as radio programs, TV programs and online studies can help children access alternative education. It is vital that governments support teachers and equip them with the skills to provide quality distance learning including in the refugees’ camps. • Children who are out of school are at greater risk of being recruited into labour, abuse and exploitation. We need to jointly commit to the centrality of protection for people of concern and refugee response. • National stakeholders including civil society organizations should be meaningfully involved in the response, prevention, mitigation and defeat of COVID-19, in line with WHO core principles of human rights and health that call for accountability, equality, non-discrimination and participation.

Funding through Program Adaptations SCI Tanzania CO has reviewed its current projects and made operational and technical adaptations. A total of USD 694,069 has been allocated forinitial response activities.

Advocacy, Campaign, Communication and Media (ACCM)

Save the Children response plan Funding/Fund raising for SCI Tanzania and expected pipeline

New Funding

A Save the Children vehicle carrying speakers for community sensitizatization and awareness raising in Morogoro rural.community members mostly women and children seems not tobe aware of the COVID 19 preventive measures i.e social distancing.

An article published by Upendo Newspaper, one of the prominent Lutheran church paper in Tanzania. addressing Save the Children scaleup to address COVID 19 pandemic.

An improved Hand Washing facility placed at every Save the ChildrenTanzania office: A visitor washing her hands before entering thecountry office.

For Imediate Communication Please contact;Nuria Mshare - Communications and MediaEmail: nuria.mshare@savethechildren.org Mobile: +255 (0) 677 070 64

Jesse Orgenes - Response Team Lead Email: jesse.orgenes@savethechildren.org Mobile +255 (0) 677 057 29

Peter Walsh - Country Director Tanzania Email: peter.walsh@savethechildren.orgMobile +255 (0) 786 197 191

Row Labels

Count of Stage (1_prep; 2_submitted; 3_won)

Sum of Award Amount in USD2

1_prep 1 2_submitted 2 $952,796 3_won 1 $235,000 Grand Total 4 $1,187,796