Afghanistan's National Solidarity Program Has Reached Thousands of Afghan Communities, but Faces Challenges that Could Limit Outcomes

Abstract

SIGAR reviewed the multi-billion dollar National Solidarity Program (NSP) to assess the Afghan government's ability to manage and account for direct assistance from the United States and other international donors. This report addresses (1) the extent and use of U.S. and other donor assistance to the NSP, (2) the level of oversight and internal controls over donor funds, (3) whether NSP is achieving its intended results, and (4) key challenges facing NSP as it enters its third phase. To accomplish these objectives, we collected and analyzed documents, data, contracts, and agreements from NSP, MRRD, the World Bank, NSP facilitating partners, rural Afghan community development councils, Afghanistan's Control and Audit Office, USAID, and other NSP donors, including Denmark, Italy, and the United Kingdom. We conducted our work in Washington, D.C., and in Kabul and Parwan provinces in Afghanistan, from April 2010 to January 2011, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 22, 2011
Accession Number
ADA549504

Entities

Organizations

  • Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Communities
  • Contracts
  • Emergencies
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Local Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Money
  • Nongovernmental Organizations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Training
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Websites

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

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  • International Relations and European Studies
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