USAID Afghanistan

USAID
Afghanistan
January 2004
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OUR MISSION
Working with our multi-national partners, we will promote
security and accelerate the political and economic
reconstruction of Afghanistan.
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Definition of Success
An Afghanistan that does not again become a base for
terrorism; that is committed to democracy and human
rights, and that can achieve progress through free market
and legal economic activity.
Prerequisites for Success:
– Security in the countryside
– Adequate funding for development
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US Assistance to Afghanistan
Total Assistance to Date: $2,160,000,000
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US FY04 Support to the National Development Budget: $2,109.56m
(millions)
Pillar I - $330.4
•Refugee & IDP Return - $92
•Education & Voc Training – $97.5
•Health & Nutrition – $98.6
•Livelihood & Soc Protection - $42.3
Pillar III - $958.04
•Trade & Investment - $45
•Public Admin Ref & Ec Mgm – $138.54
•Justice - $20
•Nat’l. police & law enforcement - $160
•Afghan National Army (ANA) – $549
•DDR - $45.4
Pillar II – $472.2
•Transport - $308.5
•Energy, Mining & Telecoms - $80
•Natural Resource Management - $5
•Urban Management - $78.7
Other – $218.3
•Support to Bonn Process - $111.7
•KPD/PPS - $45
•PRT - $54
•Human Rights - $7.6
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Agriculture and Rural Economy
In Afghanistan agriculture is a way of life for 70 percent of the population.
After years of civil war and drought, most of the productive assets have
been destroyed, crops have been uprooted, livestock lost, and farmers
are heavily indebted.
Program Goals
• 100% increase in average productivity for
500,000 families
• 615 irrigation projects to increase water
use efficiency by 50% and productivity by
20%
• 1000 km of village roads rehabilitated
• 1000 village market centers built
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Revitalizing Afghanistan’s Agricultural
Markets Program (RAMP)
RAMP has two principal objectives: increase productivity
and output and facilitate effective linkages between
producers, processors and markets.
Activities:
– Technology and market development ($40 million)
– Rural financial services ($25 million)
– Rural infrastructure ($67.5 million)
– Management and Technical Assistance ($17.5 million)
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Irrigation Projects
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Current Projects on
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Planned Project
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Increased Access to Basic Health Care
The health status of Afghanistan’s people is among the worst in the
world, with 25% infant and child mortality and 17% maternal mortality.
Program Goals
• Renovate/construct 400 rural health centers
• Provide basic services to 12 million people,
including 4.4 million women and children
• Train 3,400 community health workers, 1,000
midwives and 6,000 clinic staff
• Improve access to safe water systems, iodized
salt, contraceptives, mosquito nets and other
health products
• Strengthen Ministry of Public Health capacity at
the national and provincial levels
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Health Clinic Construction /
Renovation
>2 OHDACA
1-2 OHDACA
0 OHDACA
USAID Projects
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Projects Completed to Date
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(US, UNAMA, et al)
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Current Construction
Security Project
Phase 1 Construction
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Phase ITGA 2 Construction Support (#)
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Phase Economic 3 Construction (#)
Human Capital (#)
#s Correspond to
Construction Projects
As of: 08/01/04
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Education
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USAID is rebuilding Afghanistan’s devastated education system.
Through intensive programs that provide quality education and training,
the children and teachers of Afghanistan are coming back to school.
Program Goals
• 1,000 schools constructed or rehabilitated
• 14,000 teachers trained via radio
• 108 radio programs developed
• 5600 village mentors trained via accelerated learning
• 140,000 students graduated from accelerated
learning courses
• 280,000 grade equivalencies achieved
• 35 million textbooks distributed
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School Construction /
Projects Renovation Completed to Date
(US, UNAMA, et al)
Projects >10 OHDACA Completed
1-10 OHDACA
Current Zero Security Projects OHDACA Project on
Schedule
USAID Projects
ITGA Support (#)
Planned Projects
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Projects Correspond Significantly to Schools
Constructed/Renovated
Behind Schedule
Human Capital (#)
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Projects Completed to Date
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Current Construction
Security Project
Phase 1 Construction
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Phase ITGA 2 Construction Support (#)
Phase Economic 3 Construction (#)
Human Capital (#)
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Construction Projects
As of: 08/01/04
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Gender
A focus on Afghan girls and women has been integrated into sector
programs (education, health, agriculture, democracy and governance).
Additionally, specific gender-specific activities include:
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Activities
• Rehabilitated the Ministry of Women
Affair’s building and established the
first Women’s Resource Center
• Built kindergartens in 9 Ministries
• Building 17 multi-service Provincial
Women’s Centers
• Soon to launch an accelerated healthfocused
literacy program across 13
rural provinces to enable 5,500
women to train as Community
Healthcare Workers and Community
Midwives ($5 million obligated)
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Strengthening Democracy
USAID is supporting the Bonn process, including the Constitutional, Human
Rights and Judicial Commissions, the Constitutional Loya Jirga and June
2004 elections. USAID is also building capacity to implement other
legitimate government functions and providing support for a free and
independent media.
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Activities
• Provided critical assistance for the emergency and
Constitutional Loya Jirgas (register delegates, printed
constitution, etc.).
• Rehabilitated 4 provincial courthouses.
• Supporting political parties, interim Afghan Electoral
Commission and UNAMA in voter registration
• Trained 325 journalists and supported 31 radio stations with
equipment and training
• Catalogued and archived property documents in Kabul
• Provided IT and office equipment and internet access to the
three Commissions and the Ministry of Justice
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Economic Governance
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USAID is strengthening Afghanistan's economy by creating jobs in a
variety of sectors, enabling Afghans to support their families and help
rebuild their country.
Activities
•Managed the currency conversion
•Customs: streamlined Kabul posts, designed reform
program implemented it at 5 posts outside Kabul
•Budget: Assisted in developing first national budget;
assistance ongoing
•Facilitating central government control of provincial
budget execution through Mustofiats
•Tax Administration: Designed/implementing issuance
of TINs; implementing Large Taxpayer Office
•Working with Central Bank to establish national and
international money transfer services
•Continuing work with relevant ministries in trade reform and
public utilities
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Rebuilding the Kabul-Kandahar-Herat Highway
Phase I – Completed
As of December 31, 2003 all 482 kilometers are paved with at least one layer of four-inchthick
asphalt.
Vehicles travel between Kabul and Kandahar in less than seven hours
Thirty-five percent of the nation’s population lives within 50 kilometers of the road
Phase II – 2004: Additional asphalt, bridge work, shoulders. Kandahar to Herat section.
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Power Generation
Activities
• Kabul: Emergency diesel fuel provided (2.9 M
liters; 72 tanker trucks) to provide 4,200 Mwhours
• Kandahar: 10 Mw emergency generating plant
• Lashkar-Gah: 3 Mw emergency generating
plant
• Qalat: 2 Mw emergency generating plant
• Kandahar Long-Term Electricity Generation:
•Kajaki Hydroelectric Plant: Engineering
study complete; SOW approved by MoPW;
contracting for rehab of turbines
•Kandahar Diesel Generating Plant:
Engineering study complete; initial contract
awarded for building and related
infrastructure rehab; contract for rehab of
mechanical and electrical components
forthcoming
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Infrastructure
Secondary Roads (planned)
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Provincial Reconstruction Teams
•Work for military commander of AO
•Dedicated CFC focus on enabling reconstruction
•Work variety of projects
•16 PRTs by June 2004
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Current & Planned PRTs and Coalition Bases
Mazar-e Sharif
Konduz
Herat
Bamian
Bagram/Parwan
Asadabad
Kabul (ISAF)
Jalalabad
Ghazni
Sharan
Salerno
Gardez
Khowst
Farah
Gereshk
Lashkar Gah
Deh Rawod
Tirin Kowt
Qalat
Kandahar
KAF
Spin Boldak
Orgun-e
Shkin
Current PRTs
Planned PRTs
Firebases

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Public Affairs
Activities
•Joint US Public Affairs Coordination
Council (CFC, Embassy, USAID)
•Coordinated Public Affairs Plan in
development
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Radio Stations
Bamyan Radio Bamyan 55k 12hrs 08/16/03 89.1Mhz
Istiqlal Radio Station Logar 59k 02hrs 01/08/04 89.6Mhz
Radio Sharq Nangahar 360k 12hrs 09/30/03 91.3Mhz
Kallid Radio Station Kabul 2.8mil 24hrs 08/01/03 88.0Mhz
Millie-Paygham Radio StationLogar 63k 07hrs 10/23/03 94.0Mhz
Taraj-Mir Radio Station Baghlan 150k 15hrs 10/15/03 91.3Mhz
Qura-Bagh Shura Radio Station Kabul ??? 06hrs 01/01/04 91.3Mhz
Sahar Radio Herat 300k 1.5hrs 10/25/03 88.7Mhz
Radio Azad Afghan Kandahar 585k 04hrs 12/06/03 88.0Mhz
New Bahari-Balkh Balkh 580k 09hrs 01/04/04 88.5Mhz
Suli-Paygham Khost 140.5k 09hrs 01/15/04 93.1Mhz
Rabia Balkhi Balkh ??? ??? 01/08/04 ???
??? Kundoz ??? ??? 02/10/04 ???
Radio Chikh-Chiran Ghore ??? ??? End of JAN ???
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Radio Stations
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Projects Completed
585k
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USAID
Afghanistan
January 2004
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