Schools in Kunar Province: Observations from Site Visits at 7 Schools that Received U.S. Reconstruction Funds
Abstract
As part of our ongoing examination of the Afghan education sector, we initiated this special project to determine whether schools in Kunar province that appear to have received CERP funds were open and operational, and to assess their condition. This review is not an assessment of CERP projects, but rather a review of the operational and structural status of schools in Afghanistan that were either built or rehabilitated using CERP funds. To accomplish our objectives, we identified schools that received CERP funding for site inspection using a SIGAR-consolidated dataset on CERP programs that identifies obligation and disbursement data for all CERP projects through the second quarter of fiscal year 2015. We decided to conduct site inspections in Kunar province based primarily on the total number of schools that were constructed or rehabilitated in the province. We visited a total of 11 such schools. To ensure the schools we visited were CERP-funded schools, we worked closely with DOD CERP subject matter experts to cross-reference school location data and photographs of school signage taken by site inspectors with internal DOD databases. Based on this review, we were able to verify that 7 schools received CERP funding for the construction of schools. For purposes of this report, we conducted our analysis only on those 7 schools that we were able to verify received CERP funding for school construction or rehabilitation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1139907
Entities
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction