Asian Development Bank

JFPR 9038: Integrated Community Development in Northern Afghanistan
Afghanistan (AFG)

Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction Grant Summary

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Name of Counterpart Project

Emergency Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project (EIRRP)

Grant Type

Project

Task Officer/ Department

Sunniya Durrani-Jamal
SARD

Budget

Total Budget: $3,461,960
JFPR Grant: $3,000,000

Executing Agency

Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD)

Implementing Agency

Project Implementation will be under the overall guidance of the steering committee comprising of the MoF, ADB, and MRRD. An oversight consultant will be hired by ADB to work with the MRRD staff in the project implementation and will be responsible for managing the work of implementing NGOs to be hired.

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Scope

The project covers community development within a rural/peri-urban context at the local level. At the national level, the project contributes to the objectives of the National Solidarity Program of the Islamic Transitional Government of Afghanistan.

Objectives

• To enhance the living standards of communities in northern Afghanistan through social and economic development.

• To enable communities to participate in and make informed choices leading to social development and sustainable livelihoods.

• participatory decision-making structures at the community level
• key Infrastructure - e.g., water pipelines, link roads - to promote the production and/or sale of goods and services
• availability of timely and effective extension services and inputs to foster growth in the forestry-horticulture sector
• access and marketing knowledge through a community-based micro finance facility to help create micro-enterprises

Main Project Components and Activities

• Community Mobilization
• Infrastructure Development
• Natural Resource Management
• Micro credit Development