Thematic Area: Poverty Reduction
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[Last Updated July 2008]
Project Start Date: February 2006
Project End Date: December 2009
Project Location: Kabul
Status of the Project: Ongoing
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The core objective of the project is to support long-term capacity for research, advocacy, and teaching on human development in Afghanistan. The project will also propose human development policy recommendations for Afghanistan to build national capacity to formulate and influence people-oriented strategies and solutions. This project seeks to enrich data collection efforts at the national level, including methodologies for data analysis; influencing UNDP programme/project formulation and policy support; and to serve as a platform for action among civil society actors.
The process of developing the Afghanistan National Human Development Report is now poised to contribute to a refinement of the Afghanistan National Development Strategy and National Development Budget by providing an overall human development vision for the country and direction for medium to long-term development building consensus on the development priorities of the government by launching policy debates and advocacy on human development issues and making recommendation for provincial development and identifying regional/provincial disparities.
Major Achievements (2007)
• National consultation conducted in five provinces (Nangarhar, Mazar, Herat, Paktya and Wardak and Ghazni);
• Background papers reviewed and used for drafting of the Human Development Report;
• The Peer review group completed the process of review and the NHDR team incorporated comments received from this group;
• The tem of the NHDR briefed UN team on progress made re the drafting process of the report and the outcome of the consultations with local people at provincial level;
• Special lecture series on policy issues with direct implication to human development of Afghans was conducted featuring high profile speakers such as Barnett Rubin of New York University (NYU), Jonathan Good hand of School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), and Antonio Donini of Tufts University.
• The preparation of Afghanistan Human Development Report (AHDR) 2007 was completed in June 2007;
• The Pashto, Dari and English versions of the report finalized and printed in Islamabad;
• The implementation of the AHDR 2007 outreach and advocacy strategy (which had been finalized in the previous quarter) was initiated during this quarter.
• In July, the report was presented in Rome conference to a number of audience representing donor communities, governments and other organizations working in Afghanistan especially in the area of Rule of Law and Human Rights.
• The AHDR launched on 27 September New York and this event was followed by a well received event in Washington DC at the United States Institute of Peace , organized jointly by CPHD, UNDP’s Liaison Office in Washington DC and the USIP.
• The NHDR launched on 18 November at Kabul University, where the main speakers were H.E. Ahmad Zia Masoud first vice president, Bo Asplund DSRSG, Dr. Sarwar Danish, Minister of Justice, H. E. Azam Dadfar, Minister of Higher Education and Chancellor of Kabul University.
Major Achievements (2008)
• Guest lectures conducted at Kabul University in a continuous base.
• To build the capacity of Kabul University, around 20 of its teachers sent to India.
• 6 months Human Development and Research Methodologies course conducted. This course covers 43 teachers of the university and has two parts, 1) Human Development which lasts for 4 months and 2) Research which lasts for two months. The course is ending by end of September 08 and the second one will be started afterward.
• CPHD established a network with national and international institutions.
• CPHD developed universities profiles for 11 public universities in Afghanistan.
• Rule of Law, Gender and human development training workshops held in partnership with Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales.
• Board of writers, advisors and editors has been indentified and selected for SERENA Magazine.
• The first volume of the magazine is going to be published in first week of August 08
• Articles on core concept of Human Development are translated in to two afghan national languages (Pashto and Dari)
• Preliminary works has been started for the next NHDR (2009).
• The project document for CPHD is revised and signed.
• AWP and the budget is developed for 2008
Future Priorities
• Organize guest lectures at Kabul University;
• Recruit consultant to assist the NHDR and CO team;
• Start a next course of Human Development and Research Methodologies at KU.
• International Exchange Programme: Consultation has been made on the type and size of an exchange programme that could be beneficial for the faculty and students of Kabul University. This component should be operationalised during the first/second quarter of 2008.
• Raise additional resources for exchange and capacity building programmes for 2008/9;
• To expand the capacity building and international exchange programs.
• Involvement of at least one other afghan national university for exchange and capacity building program.
Partnerships and Resources
Target Budget 2006-2007: US$ 1,000,732 UNDP Core
Received Budget (2008 and 2009): US$ 1,457,828
Donors: UNDP core resources.
Shortfall: 2008-2009 US$ 1,153.096
Focal Point:
Khwaga Kakar, Project Manager (khwaga.kakar@undp.org)
Mohammad Sediq Orya, Programme officer (mohammad.sediq.orya@undp.org)
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