Clean And Green Cities Programme: A Basic Labour Stimulus And Stabilisation Package For Nine Strategic Afghan Cities (Cgc)

The Overall Objective of the program is: "Stabilization of target cities and the Afghan government to bridge the critical juncture in 2016/17” giving sufficient stabilization until the large-scale Urban Solidarity Program (Citizens Charter in Cities) starts.The Specific Objective (SO) is “Improved state-society relations, urban stabilization and job creation”, where urban citizens see municipalities delivering basic neighborhood services, thus leading to increased hope and government legitimacy.The two expected Results (R) are: R1: A cleaner, safer, and healthier urban environment and public spaces;R2: Improved urban and household economies, especially for the poorest and most vulnerable households through labor-intensive employment;The program has three components with associated activities, differentiated by their implementation location and approach:Component 1: Urban upgrading and environmental improvement of high-profile public spaces in five major cities.A1.1: Participatory mapping, rapid diagnosis and selection of priority public spaces to upgrade;A1.2: Sub-project design, development, contracting with a focus on local materials, high-visibility and labor-intensive projects;A1.3 Sub-project implementation, control, monitoring and evaluation and handover.Component 2: Labor-intensive neighborhood renewal in four secondary citiesA2.1: Community Development Council (CDC) and Gozar Assembly (GA) mobilization, registration, training, and action planning;A2.2: Sub-project design, development, contracting with a focus on local materials, high-visibility and labor-intensive projects;A2.3 Sub-project implementation, control, monitoring and evaluation.Component 3: Labor intensive clean-up, repair and maintenance in five major citiesA3.1: Rapid diagnosis and development of “citywide cleaning and greening strategy”;A3.2: Proposal development and contracting through Gozar Assemblies, with a focus on high-visibility and labor-intensive projects whilst ensuring citywide coverage;A3.3 Implementation, control, monitoring and evaluation;