1.  PROJECT PERIOD AND COSTS PERIOD - Five Years: Sept 2010 to SEPT 2015 COSTS - $ 1.5 billion (IDA 40m, ARTF 1.3bn, Comm. Cont. 160m)  PROJECT PROCESSING: BOARD PRESENTATION – June 29, 2010  PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE: TO BUILD, STRENGTHEN & MAINTAIN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS (CDCs) AS EFFECTIVE INSTITUTIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNANCE & SOCIAL-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

2.  Converging Tracks – Local Governance & CDCs  Under Leadership of MOF, Agreement Reached among Key Ministries – MRRD, IDLG & MAIL - Gradual Transformation of CDCs Into Village Councils

3.  Leverage Social Capital & Expand Role of CDCs  Support other National Programs at Village Level  Form Linkages with Govt. Line Ministries  Cluster with other Communities to Combine Resources and Implement Joint & Larger Projects  Ensure Equity by Being in Every Village

4. 1.REACH EVERY RURAL COMMUNITY IN AFGHANISTAN  NSP 1&II Unfinished Agenda – 22000 CDCs Formed, 10000 Still to be Formed (For 6000 Contracts Issued, 4000 Remaining)  App 17,000 CDCs Completed Block Grant & Need Further Support  High Risk Strategy for Insecure Areas and Reintegration 2.PROTECT, MAINTAIN & ENSURE QUALITY & SUSTAINABILITY OF SOCIAL & PHYSICAL CAPITAL  INSTITUTIONS (CDCs): Strengthen - Governance, Participation, Inclusion, Transparency Ensure – CDC Have Key Role in Local Development, CDP Includes New Priorities for Local Development  INFRASTRUCTURE (Sub-Projects): Strengthen – Technical Quality & Design Ensure - Continued O&M of Completed Projects

5. 3.LEVERAGE SOCIAL & PHYSICAL CAPITAL  Enhance CDCs Capacity to Link with other Ministries/Programs  Cluster CDCs To do: Larger Projects, Link with Sub-National Gov.  Maximize Value Added of FPs to Support Innovation in Service Delivery, Measure Maturity of CDCs, Enhance Women’s Involvement, Pilot Community Based-Recovery 4.DON’T FIX WHAT’S WORKED WELL  E.g. Institutional Architecture – apex, intermediary, community 5.STREAMLINE & STRENGTHEN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT  Better Support to CDCs by FPs and NSP Provincial Staff  Stronger Due Diligence & Monitoring– at every level

6. 1. Findings of Impact Evaluation Show: NSP has Empowered Women, Improved Inclusion, Participation in Elections and Decision Making 2. Active Participation of Women Throughout the Project Cycle 3. Gender Balanced Staffing, incl. Gender Focal Points – FPs & NSP (Input Monitoring) 4. Gender Related Trainings 5. Gender Disaggregated Data 6. Gender Strategy Part of Operations Manual

7. 1.KEEP PROCESS PARTICIPATORY - FPs/KEY MINISTRIES/DONORS/COMMUNITIES 2.KEEP IMPLEMENTATION FLEXIBLE 3.KEEP TO FUNDING COMMITMENTS 4.KEEP CDCS ENGAGED IN OTHER PROGRAMS (DO NOT PROLIFERATE) 5.KEEP CLOSE TO THOSE WE SERVE – MAINTAIN QUALITY OF HEART & VOICES OF COMMUNITIES AUDIBLE