Philbert Gerald Mrema
Senior Social Welfare, National Bureau of Statistics, Tanzania
Mr. Philbert Gerald Mrema is the Senior Social Welfare Officer at the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Tanzania. He brings over 10 years of experience in official statistics, with a strong focus on demographic analysis. Mr. Philbert Gerald Mrema has led and contributed to several key national statistical initiatives. These include serving as a data analyst for the Integrated Labour Force Survey (ILFS 2020/21), Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI 2021), and a national technical member for the 2022 Population and Housing Census. He was also involved in the Employment and Earnings Survey (EES 2023).
As a technical expert, Mr. Philbert Gerald Mrema actively advocates for the development and use of gender statistics drawn from various surveys and censuses conducted by the NBS. These statistics play a vital role in tracking Tanzania's progress toward the implementation of global and regional development frameworks, as well as in monitoring and periodically reporting the progress achieved as required. These frameworks include the Regional Framework for Southern Africa (2024-2030), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Tanzania Development Vision 2050 (DIRA 2050), the East African Vision 2050, and the African Union's Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want.
Mr. Philbert Gerald Mrema holds a Master of Arts in Demography from the University of Dar es Salaam. He will be presenting on the topic "Discrimination and Violence Against Women and Girls." I was originally assigned to present on Gender and Climate Change Statistics. However, our office conducted a Gender and Environment Survey in May 2025, and the data is currently undergoing cleaning. As a result, there is limited information available on this topic at this time.
Mr. Philbert Gerald Mrema is the Coordinator of Gender Statistics at the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in Tanzania. His responsibilities include coordinating gender technical teams, reviewing survey questionnaires, training enumerators and supervisors, and ensuring quality control during data collection and processing.