USAID's Measuring Impacts of Stabilization Initiatives: Program Generally Achieved Its Objectives, but USAID's Lack of a Geospatial Data Policy and Standards Affected Its Implementation
Abstract
From September 2003 through December 2015, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) spent more than $2.3 billion on more than two dozen stabilization activities and programs in Afghanistan. The stabilization programs were intended to support at-risk populations, extend the reach of the Afghan government to unstable areas, provide job opportunities, build trust between citizens and their government, and encourage local populations to take an active role in their development. Beginning in 2011, with the drawdown of coalition troops throughout Afghanistan, USAID faced increasing challenges in overseeing its stabilization programs. To address these challenges, in March 2012, USAID awarded Management Systems International Inc. (MSI) a contract to implement the Measuring Impacts of Stabilization Initiatives (MISTI) program to monitor and evaluate eight on going stabilization programs costing approximately $762 million. The agency estimated that MISTI would last 3 years and cost approximately $15 million. The contract ended in October 2015 and ultimately cost $19.3 million. The objectives of this audit were to (1) assess the extent to which MSI met its contract requirements and USAID provided oversight; (2) assess the extent to which the MISTI program met its objectives; and (3) identify challenges MSI faced in conducting third-party monitoring under MISTI and the extent to which USAID has addressed those challenges.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1139946
Entities
People
- John Sopko
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction