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Ahmadzai, Azmat, Celine, Ismati, Shahim Kathmandu, Nepal February 2010
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- 1. Background
The National Solidarity Programme (NSP) first began as a component of the Emergency Community Empowerment & Public Works Project in June 2002.
It became a full fledged National Priority Programme (NPP) in 2003 under Afghanistan’s National Development Framework
Over the last several years has grown to become the government’s flagship programme that is nationally executed.
Social Capital – Creation of CDCs, Training, used as the local institution,
Physical Capital – CDCs receive block grants, prioritize its projects and implement
Financial Capital – CDCs receive fund in their bank account, control over financial resources, contribute minimum 10%, practice collection of fund for immediate needs.
Current status:
75% of rural Afghanistan is covered, 29000 villages, 22000 CDCs,
$700 Million, provided to CDCs as Block grants since 2003
35000 small scale sub projects are completed and more than 15000 are ongoing,
Achieve national coverage, 22000 to 31000 CDCs, 29000 villages to 42000.