Afghanistan's National Solidarity Program Has Reached Thousands of Afghan Communities, but Faces Challenges that Could Limit Outcomes

摘要

SIGAR reviewed the multi-billion dollar National Solidarity Program (NSP) to assess the Afghan government's ability to manage and account for direct assistance from the United States and other international donors. This report addresses (1) the extent and use of U.S. and other donor assistance to the NSP, (2) the level of oversight and internal controls over donor funds, (3) whether NSP is achieving its intended results, and (4) key challenges facing NSP as it enters its third phase. To accomplish these objectives, we collected and analyzed documents, data, contracts, and agreements from NSP, MRRD, the World Bank, NSP facilitating partners, rural Afghan community development councils, Afghanistan's Control and Audit Office, USAID, and other NSP donors, including Denmark, Italy, and the United Kingdom. We conducted our work in Washington, D.C., and in Kabul and Parwan provinces in Afghanistan, from April 2010 to January 2011, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.