Tanzania

In Tanzania, erratic rains during farming seasons leave agricultural productions in boom and bust cycles, making the population particularly vulnerable during drought. The Carter Center's Agriculture Program and the Tanzania Ministry of Agriculture worked together from 1988 to 2005 to build a future of better food security. Based on the trust forged during these programs, Tanzania invited The Carter Center to assist with an initiative to repatriate Rwandan refugees and curb violence in the region.

Waging Peace

Following the Rwandan genocide of 1994, the presidents of Uganda and Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) asked President Carter to facilitate a meeting between themselves and the presidents of Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania – countries collectively known as the Great Lakes region of Africa – to negotiate a regional initiative to combat the climate of genocide, repatriate 1.7 million Rwandan refugees, and curb violence in the region. President Carter was joined in this effort by former Tanzania President Julius Nyerere, former Mali President Amadou Touré, and South Africa Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

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Fighting Disease

From 1988 to 2005, The Carter Center collaborated with the Tanzanian Ministry of Agriculture to increase food security. The Tanzanian program was part of a joint venture between the Carter Center's Global 2000 Program and the Sasakawa Africa Association, led by the late Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Norman Borlaug until his death in 2009. The effort has helped more than 8 million sub-Saharan African small-scale farmers to improve agricultural production.

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