Promoting MA in Aid relationshipsPromoting MA in Aid relationships, Dar es Salaam 17, Dar es Salaam 17thth Nov 2005 Nov 2005

Afghanistan

Afghanistan

► Landlocked (647,500 sq. kms)

►Population: 23.85 M (GR 2.5%)

► 39% urban Vs 61% rural

►Literacy rate: 28.7% (12.7 F)

►HDI Rank: 173 of 178

Country Background

• 23 years conflict and political instability

• International neglect

• Sever drought

• The largest migration and internal

displacements

• Wide spread of land mines

• Geographical constraints

Country Background

International Assistance Background

• During the conflict 1978 – 1996 ( Bilateral,

EC, UN…)

• During Taliban Government (1996 – 2001)

• New government (2002)

• Afghanistan’s Aid Coordination Authority

• MoF

Continuous dialogue

• Islamabad (Nov 2001)

• Bonn (Dec 2001)

• Tokyo (January 2002)

• Berlin (March 2004)

• Afghanistan ( April 2005)

• London ( January 2006)

• Regular Consultative Group Meetings

• National Development Framework (2002)

• Securing Afghanistan’s Future (2003)

• National Priority Programs

• Sectoral focus (16th)

• Afghanistan Development Forum

• National Development Strategy (Nov.

2005)

Some Government Policies re AID

• Three sectors per donor

• Not Loan for social Sectors

• All aid should be shown in the budget

• Donors to use the government channels as

a first option

• Trust Funds as a second option

• Directly as a last option

Stakeholder roles

• Donors as financier

• Government mainly as Policy maker,

regulator and Evaluator/Monitor

• Civil Society largely as implementer

• Buying the capacity for in short term

while Building the capacity for long

term

THANK YOUTHANK YOU