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NSP III –salient features

PROJECT PERIOD AND COSTS PERIOD - Five Years: Sept 2010 to SEPT 2015 COSTS - $ 1.5 billion (IDA 40m, ARTF 1.3bn, Comm. Cont. 160m) PROJECT PROCESSING: BOARD PRESENTATION – June 29, 2010 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE:

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NSP III –salient features

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  1. PROJECT PERIOD AND COSTS PERIOD - Five Years: Sept 2010 to SEPT 2015 COSTS - $ 1.5 billion (IDA 40m, ARTF 1.3bn, Comm. Cont. 160m) • PROJECT PROCESSING: BOARD PRESENTATION – June 29, 2010 • PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE: TO BUILD, STRENGTHEN & MAINTAIN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS (CDCs) AS EFFECTIVE INSTITUTIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNANCE & SOCIAL-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NSP III –salient features

  2. Converging Tracks – Local Governance & CDCs • Under Leadership of MOF, Agreement Reached among Key Ministries – MRRD, IDLG & MAIL - Gradual Transformation of CDCs Into Village Councils GOVERNMENT’S VISION

  3. Leverage Social Capital & Expand Role of CDCs • Support other National Programs at Village Level • Form Linkages with Govt. Line Ministries • Cluster with other Communities to Combine Resources and Implement Joint & Larger Projects • Ensure Equity by Being in Every Village GOVERNMEnT’S VISION (Cont’d)

  4. REACH EVERY RURAL COMMUNITY IN AFGHANISTAN • NSP1&II Unfinished Agenda – 22000 CDCs Formed, 10000 Still to be Formed (For 6000 Contracts Issued, 4000 Remaining) • App 17,000 CDCs Completed Block Grant & Need Further Support • High Risk Strategy for Insecure Areas and Reintegration • PROTECT, MAINTAIN & ENSURE QUALITY & SUSTAINABILITY OF SOCIAL & PHYSICAL CAPITAL • INSTITUTIONS (CDCs): Strengthen - Governance, Participation, Inclusion, Transparency Ensure – CDC Have Key Role in Local Development, CDP Includes New Priorities for Local Development • INFRASTRUCTURE (Sub-Projects): Strengthen – Technical Quality & Design Ensure - Continued O&M of Completed Projects NSP III KEY ELEMENTS

  5. LEVERAGE SOCIAL & PHYSICAL CAPITAL • Enhance CDCs Capacity to Link with other Ministries/Programs • Cluster CDCs To do: Larger Projects, Link with Sub-National Gov. • Maximize Value Added of FPs to Support Innovation in Service Delivery, Measure Maturity of CDCs, Enhance Women’s Involvement, Pilot Community Based-Recovery • DON’T FIX WHAT’S WORKED WELL • E.g. Institutional Architecture – apex, intermediary, community • STREAMLINE & STRENGTHEN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT • Better Support to CDCs by FPs and NSP Provincial Staff • Stronger Due Diligence & Monitoring– at every level KEY ELEMENTS (cont’d)

  6. Findings of Impact Evaluation Show: NSP has Empowered Women, Improved Inclusion, Participation in Elections and Decision Making Active Participation of Women Throughout the Project Cycle Gender Balanced Staffing, incl. Gender Focal Points – FPs & NSP (Input Monitoring) Gender Related Trainings Gender Disaggregated Data Gender Strategy Part of Operations Manual ENHANCING THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN NSP III

  7. KEY PRINCIPLES GoING FORWARD • KEEP PROCESS PARTICIPATORY - FPs/KEY MINISTRIES/DONORS/COMMUNITIES • KEEP IMPLEMENTATION FLEXIBLE • KEEP TO FUNDING COMMITMENTS • KEEP CDCS ENGAGED IN OTHER PROGRAMS (DO NOT PROLIFERATE) • KEEP CLOSE TO THOSE WE SERVE – MAINTAIN QUALITY OF HEART & VOICES OF COMMUNITIES AUDIBLE

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