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USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: IDEA-NEW implemented five program components: 1) Agricultural Production, 2) Agricultural and Rural Infrastructure, 3) Access to finance, 4) Value Chain Integration, and 5) Rural Enterprise Development.
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: RADP-West encompassed activities pertaining to farmer productivity and profitability, gender, agribusiness and alternative development: Wheat: Improve productivity, reduce farmers’ yield losses and strengthen linkages that connect farmers to markets, improving food security and boosting household incomes. High-Value Crops: Invest strategically in high-value crops – grapes, vegetables and orchard crops such as pistachios, pomegranates and peaches – to strengthen market competitiveness and build sustainable commercial exports. Livestock: Support farmers in maximizing opportunities for improved production, improving nutrition and reducing environmental impacts on livestock. Enabling Environment: Promote dialogue between the Afghan government and local producers, processors and traders to identify obstacles and opportunities to improve the quantity and quality of Afghan goods and facilitate market access and policies to better support farmers and agribusinesses. RADP-West trained and raised awareness among farmers to increase nutrition through cultivation of fruits and vegetables and by producing and serving more milk, meat and dairy products. The program also provided competitive, innovative grants to complement training and strengthen local businesses.
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: Objecives and activities include: Improve productivity of wheat cultivation to reduce farmers' losses, improve food security, and boost household incomes; Invest strategically in grape and raisin, melon, dried fruits and nuts production to strengthen the market competitiveness and environmental sustainability of Afghan goods; Support farmers in maximizing the opportunities for improving the conditions and environmental impacts associated with small ruminants (goats and sheep); Promote dialogue among Afghan Government officials and local producers, processors and traders to identify opportunities for improving the quantity and quality of Afghan goods; Increase market access and strengthen relevant local and/or provincial policies to better support the needs of farmers and agribusinesses; Develop broad and comprehensive strategies for gender integration across the project and empower women through targeted activities, such as nutrition training; Promote crop diversification, increase rural household incomes and employment, and improve food security, while also introducing alternatives to poppy farming in specific areas; Link farmer associations, processors, retailers, traders and other agribusinesses to financial institutions to facilitate financial support and give stakeholders the ability to invest in their own growth; and Engage target households and agribusinesses in nutrition-sensitive agriculture activities.
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: Strengthening MAIL/DAIL (District Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Offices) capacity to assess farmers’ needs, identify interventions, and design and prioritize training. Providing training for extension workers on agricultural research. Empowering female professionals working for MAIL and DAILs, as well as female university students, through mentoring, coaching and field practicums . Coaching thematic workgroups and training of trainers. Organizing Farmer Field Schools (FFS) that use local expertise to train other farmers on improved agricultural practices. Facilitating on-farm demonstrations on subjects such as livestock health, production of grain and vegetables, and on-farm water management. Support a grants program that equips the extension program to solve specific farmers’ production problems in targeted regions
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: Program Objectives: Rehabilitate poor performing irrigation infrastructure and restore fragile and degraded-upland watersheds; Conduct outreach campaigns, to strengthen the water regulatory framework in Afghanistan; Establish and train irrigation associations, water user associations, and forestry associations on sustainable water management and to resolve conflicts through community-based natural resource management practices; Support the Government of Afghanistan to strengthen water resource management capacity and coordinate with the USAID Regional Agriculture; Development Programs to increase agricultural water productivity; Provide grants to communities and non-governmental organizations, including women groups, for community watershed management
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: ADALAT’s (“justice” in Dari and Pashto) objective is to improve citizen access to justice. ADALAT increases efficiency and integrity in the formal justice system through training and the development of more robust court systems and procedures. At the same time, ADALAT works to create stronger links between the formal and informal justice sectors and greater consistency in the application of Afghan law by traditional dispute resolution actors.Finally, ADALAT seeks to satisfy citizen demand for quality legal services through expanded public legal education, improved legal education, and enhanced legal assistance.
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: Promote will provide 25,000 women with leadership training to give them the skills necessary not only to perform in their jobs, but also to rise to meaningful leadership positions in their careers. As the foundation to Promote, this group will also participate directly in future project activities in order to expand the effects of Promote. In close coordination with the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Promote aims to ensure women are always represented at the highest levels of policy and decision-making in Afghan society and government. This component facilitates women’s entry into decision-making roles in government service, encourages policy reform within the Government of Afghanistan at both the national and regional levels; increases support for women in government; and establishes an internship and fellowship program for high school and college female students interested in working within government ministries. To empower women as leaders in business, Promote aims to reduce barriers for women entering the workplace, particularly in non-traditional sectors such as technology, finance, and administration, leading to a more competitive and inclusive society. This component will work in the urban hubs of Kabul, Nangarhar, Kandahar, Balkh, Herat, and Mazar to improve business, vocational, and technical placement services for women; increase assistance and support to women-owned businesses to increase competitiveness; and reduce regulatory barriers to participation and advancement by women. Promote works to strengthen the capacity and influence of women’s activists and groups so they may better advocate for gender-sensitive policies and cultural practices at the local, provincial, and national level. USAID will provide targeted assistance and small grants to provide the resources needed to elevate the impact of women’s rights groups across the country. Empowered groups and coalitions will help sustain the project’s goals and become leaders of the long-term effort to ensure gender equity.
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: High-Impact Interventions: Scaling up high-impact interventions focusing on “better care on the day of birth." Capacity Building: Systematically train health care service providers, the Ministry of Public Health, and professional organizations. Support the implementation of the Harmonized Quality Improvement Program as the tool for providing quality services. Improve community-based health care services by strengthening and expanding Family Health Action Groups. Task shifting to Community Health Workers (CHWs): Supporting CHWs to provide an integrated package of High Impact Interventions through task-shifting.. Gender-sensitive. Approach: Strengthening integration of gender and respectful care in Family Planning/Maternal, Neonatal, Child Health (FP/MNCH) guidelines and protocols.. Establishment of Innovations Fund: Increasing access, utilization, and demand for health services through the establishment of an innovations fund.. Integration of Family Planning and Gender: Ensuring integration of Family Planning and gender equity throughout the Maternal Newborn Child Health (MNCH) continuum of care.. System Strengthening: Strengthen referral system between BPHS, EPHS, and private sector, including increased use of an established regulatory mechanism for midwives and nurses.
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: Support civil society engagement with government to increase CSOs' ability to advocate for policy priorities through supporting legislative working groups, convening community dialogues, providing women's empowerment and youth activism grants, and assisting citizen monitoring and reporting of government performance and service delivery. Increase CSOs' thematic expertise through helping CSOs deepen their research capabilities and technical area expertise, supporting the creation or strengthening of CSO networks based on sector, issue, and/or geography, and helping CSOs improve their legal enabling environment and image within their communities. Expand civic engagement through outreach efforts to citizens in all provinces, wider media outreach with messages focused on civic education topics related to citizens' roles and responsibilities in a democracy, encouraging raised voices on issues of concern to individual communities as well as increasing awareness of elections-related issues and advocating citizen engagement and voting. Improve access to quality, independent news through supporting media advocacy and policy reform, increasing journalistic professionalism, organized sector discussions, sponsor internships, and support public interest programming on civic participation and social issues through outlets such as Salam Watandar and Pajhwok News Agency. Increase CSOs' organizational capacity through institutional support grants to key partner organizations and supporting the Afghan Institute for Civil Society (AICS), which serves as an institute for certification of Afghan CSOs to operate effectively and manage funds independently.
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: Provided road maintenance along the 25 kilometers of the highway to repair defects and damage during warranty period
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: Assess the impact of community-based schools on learning outcomes Assess the performance of students and teachers after handing over management of CBEs from non-governmental organizations to the Ministry of Education Provide a series of six short-term, intensive executive seminars focused on building the research capacity of the Ministry of Education staff Provide overall technical and financial support to 69 CBE classes of which management will be transitioned from non-government organizations to the community
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: Increase access to drinking water services and increase the sustainability of water supply systems with higher levels of service through the involvement of small-scale enterprises to maintain them. Support health centers to adopt protocols which will be developed in the Afghan context and pre-tested to introduce a hygiene behavioral change program in health facilities and hospitals. Educate local partners and community groups to deliver messages that improve knowledge of hygiene and use of good hygiene habits in target communities in 16 target provinces.
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: Train farmers in improved production practices, particularly in the wheat, high-value crops, and livestock sectors; Strengthen agricultural value chains so farmers can increase production, connect with agribusinesses, and subsequently market their products; Increase the volume of products available for off-season sales and consumption by improving post-harvest technologies through improved packaging, on-farm storage, and warehousing; Train women in production and post-harvest storage, packaging, and other methods, as well as marketing techniques to sell products outside the home; Increase women’s awareness of diversified diets and balanced nutrition; Assist the Afghan government to draft modern and enforceable agricultural policies and regulations; Undertake agricultural constraints analyses on extension services, irrigation systems, quality and availability of seeds and planting materials, post-harvest handling and storage, opportunities for women, cooperatives and associations, and fertilizer and crop protection products to inform MAIL’s policy development processes; Facilitate increased coordination between the private sector, civil society, the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), and Provincial Directorates of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock; Support high-value crops, wheat and livestock agribusinesses, along with Veterinary Field Units (VFUs) and producer organizations to apply new financial management systems, administrative processes, and/or marketing strategies.
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: The objectives of the USAID-funded Building Livelihoods and Trade (BLT) were to provide education and training, economic opportunities, and livelihoods for Afghans. The seven-year (November 2008 - November 2015), $10.6 million activity aimed to: 1) build economic and trade opportunities for Afghans through the economic, social and cultural regeneration of Murad Khane, a traditional commercial and craft neighborhood in the center of Kabul’s Old City; 2) provide traditional craft education through the Turquoise Mountain Institute for Afghan Arts and Architecture; 3) develop a market for Afghan crafts domestically and internationally through business mentoring, marketing and sales support.
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: Develop a Municipal Governance Capacity Index Tool and conduct rapid capacity gap assessments. Prepare Capacity Building Plans for municipal officials at municipal, departmental and individual staff levels. Assist municipalities in systematic registration of properties and businesses. Review and update municipal standard operating procedures by DMM. Develop revenue generation action plans. Implement street address systems in municipalities. Implement small infrastructure and service delivery projects for 16 small- and medium-sized municipalities. Develop and implement solid waste management plans for all 20 municipalities
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: Monitor construction projects through site visits by a qualified engineer, as well as inspection of the implementing partners’ testing facilities, to verify compliance with technical standards, and contract schedules. Conduct site identification, review tender documents, bills of quantity, and designs. Conduct training in Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping of transmission and distribution systems. Manage and maintain a geospatial infrastructure database that provides vital project information and tracks security incidents to assist donors in effective planning and project monitoring. Provide training assistance, security, transportation, and office facilities to further infrastructure development objectives.
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Engineering Support Program (ESP) provides architectural, engineering and construction management services for infrastructure projects related to energy, transportation, drinking water, sanitation, health, education, and agriculture. ESP also trains Afghan government staff and technicians working for the national power utility, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), local contractor personnel, and university students on industry best practices and internationally accepted engineering principles and standards.
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: KEY EXPECTED RESULTS: 30,000 hectares of land under new or rehabilitated irrigation services; 25 percent increase in water conveyance efficiency; 20 percent increase in crop productivity in improved irrigated lands; 300 Water User Associations or Irrigation Associations formed to coordinate operations and maintenance of irrigation systems; 16,650 hectares of upper watersheds restored.
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: OBJECTIVES: To improve reading skills of students in grades one to three and introduce adults to reading and writing. To develop the organizational capacity of Afghan education institutions with the aim of enhancing governance, diversifying funding streams, and reducing dependency. To strengthen the education system to prepare Afghan youth for employment. To provide scholarships to selected young Afghan women to complete undergraduate and post-graduate programs.
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: The project aims to strengthen the capabilities of micro, small, and medium-sized private enterprises to effectively link Afghan farmers to domestic and international markets. The project improves the quality of production, marketing, and after-sales service of wheat, high-value crops, and livestock in Badghis, Farah, Herat, and Nimroz Provinces.
USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016. Objectives for Afghanistan: Project objectives include: Support selected government institutions in facilitated self-assessments to identify corruption risks in their internal procedures. Strengthen internal audit functions in the selected government agencies. Work closely with central government agencies, use business process reengineering and other techniques to develop tailored corruption risk mitigation plans and support their implementation. Monitor implementation of these reforms over time to promote learning and adaptation. Mobilize civil society groups in Kabul and selected provinces to act as “government watchdogs” to address corruption. Enable CSOs to analyze shortcomings in legislation addressing corruption. Support CSO initiatives that increase public awareness, advocacy, monitoring and oversight activities through a grants program.