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
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