ARUSHA, Jan. 5 -- ON a warm December morning in Karatu District, Arusha Region, the atmosphere carried both celebration and reflection.

Community leaders, journalists, development partners and residents gathered to mark the closure of the Fourth Tanzania Poverty Reduction Project (TPRP IV), funded by the OPEC Fund and implemented by the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF).

What ended that day was not simply a project cycle, but a chapter of transformation written by communities themselves.

Standing before the audience, TASAF Executive Director Shedrack Mziray spoke with measured pride.

Since its launch in January 2020, TPRP IV had grown into one of Tanzanias most impactful community-driven development initiatives.

Its mission was cle...