The
National Solidarity Programme is a national flagship programme of the
Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. UN-HABITAT in Afghanistan was
involved in designing of the programme in 2003. The implementation of the programme
started in 2003. After completion of its role in design of NSP, UN-HABITAT
started to “Facilitate” the programme implementation as a key facilitating
partner of the programme. The NSP commenced in the year 2003/2004 and has been
continuing successfully as one of the most successful community development
programme in the country. NSP as the programme completed its 1st
phase and has embarked in to the second phase of NSP in the country. Under
NSP-II, more communities are to be reached as the governments aim is to cover
all rural communities in the country. This project Proposal and Contract
relates to facilitation of NSP implementation in 308 new communities in Heart,
Kapisa, Parwan and Nangrahar provinces where UN-HABITAT is currently
facilitating the programme to the communities covered from previous years. This
proposal is explicitly related to facilitation of implementation of the
programme activities in the new communities for a period of 2 years starting
from 1st of April 2007 to 31 March 2009. Facilitation of the
activities will be conducted in accordance with established principles,
approaches and system of operation of NSP.
The key
activities in the new communities over the next two years will include.
1. Raise
Community Awareness
2. Conduct
Community Development Councils Election and establishing CDCs.
3. Prepare
Community Development plans
4. Assist
Communities in Identification of projects
5. Assist
Communities in Design and Estimation of projects under NSP block grants.
6. Assist
Communities in Obtaining Blockgrants.
7. Assist
in the implementation of the projects
8.Assist in
developing operation and maintenance approach
9. Capacity
building of Community Development Councils (CDCs)
10.
Strengthening Women Participation in NSP
11. Conduct
capacity building activities for staff of Rural Rehabilitation Department
Details are elaborated in the project proposal
document.
