Tanzania road safety initiatives (TARSI)
We work on capacity building and raising awareness of road safety-related policies. We highlight risks for road users, identify the challenges that they face, assess the infrastructures, and address such challenges accordingly by rising the voice to the decision-making platforms. It is our aim to be the leading organization in promoting and advocating for the appropriate road use to attain free of traffic accidents, death, and injuries in Tanzania.
Updates
Tanzania Road Safety Initiatives (TARSI) with other Government Institutions which are; the President’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government Tanzania (PO-RALG), Ministry of Works in Tanzania (MoW), Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA), Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS) and Land Transport Regulatory Authority of Tanzania (LATRA) is organizing a Training Course in Tanzania on Road Infrastructure Maintenance and Management to Ensure Road Safety to be conducted at Four Points by Sheraton Dar es Salaam New Africa Hotel in Dar es Salaam Region – Tanzania from 24th to 29th June 2024. The Course will be conducted for five days and the sixth day is for a visit
May 13th, 2024
All World Bank-financed projects in Tanzania are required to achieve a minimum 3-star iRAP safety rating, announced by TANROADS yesterday at the African Regional Seminar on Road Safety in Mwanza. Eng. George Daffa from the Tanzania Roads Agency (TANROADS) presented on the TanRAP experience implementing the iRAP Methodology to eliminate high-risk roads. His presentation confirmed the legal requirement of road safety audits including World Bank’s minimum condition that road designs and upgrades achieve a minimum 3-star safety standard to be eligible for bank financing. Tanzania’s Road Safety Policy requires road authorities to monitor the safety of their roads, identify locations with high crash rates and implement safety improvements.
Nov 29th, 2023
The Tanzania Road Safety Initiative (TARSI), along with key government bodies like the Ministry of Transport (MoT) and others, organized the African Regional Seminar on Road Safety from November 27th to December 1st, 2023. The seminar aimed to address road safety challenges in Africa through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and strategy development. The objectives included advocacy for road safety, aligning with national strategies and global goals to reduce traffic accidents. TARSI's collaborations with international stakeholders were highlighted, emphasizing the seminar's role in sharing best practices and innovative solutions.
December 1st, 2023
Global SDGs
Road Safety is now acknowledged in global environmental policies as essential to achieving sustainable development and should be a prerequisite for mobility, especially in developing countries where the number of road deaths is still too high. Safer transportation and mobility are central to sustainable development because they can strengthen economic growth and increase accessibility due to a safe and affordable transportation system.
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