DAR ES SALAAM, June 5 -- As Tanzania prepares to begin implementing the National Development Vision 2050 in July 2026, policymakers, researchers, development practitioners and social protection experts are converging around a common message: sustainable national development requires investment in people.

Briefing the media on Wednesday in Dar es Salaam, ahead of todays first International Conference on Human Empowerment and Social Wellbeing, organised by the Institute of Social Work (ISW) and supported by the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF).

Speakers described the conference as a timely platform for generating evidence-based solutions to some of the countrys most pressing social and economic challenges while contributing directly to...