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Government Civilian Programs
Moderator: CPT Mike Adams
Presenters:
Neilesh Shelat: USAID/CFSOCC-A DEVAD/VSNCC
Kristin Cairn: USAID/ SOTF-W DEVAD
George Hale: Former USAID/ SOTF-S and SE DEVAD
Meredith Wotten: USAID OTI
Guy Ewald: FAF Development
Need Names: Regional DAT/PATs
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Agenda
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Introductions
USAID Overview
Development Agency Disposition
Interagency Relationships
Planning for the use of civilian AID assets/
Open discussion
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Terminal Learning Objective #2
• USAID’s current plan for Afghan development
going into transition how this will impact at
the provincial and district level contrasted
with USAID’s past approach.
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Neilesh Shelat
USAID
SOF Academic Week
Orlando, FL
March 2012
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USAID Field Officer
• 2007:
•2008-2009:
•2009-2010:
•2010-2011:
•2011-2012:
•2012-2013:
Helmand, Kandahar & Herat
Ghazni PRT (US/US & US/Polish)
Wardak FOB /Sayedebad DST (US/Turkish)
Kabul/DevAd to CFSOCC-A
Washington DC Afghanistan Desk
Back to Afghanistan
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Essentials on USAID - www.usaid.gov
• Who are we?
• How do we work?
• Where are we?
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Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU)
USAID Assistance Supports Afghan and US Strategy
President’s Strategy
The core goal of the U.S. is to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda and its safe havens in Pakistan, and to prevent their
return to Pakistan or Afghanistan, as well as to pursue a more effective civilian strategy in Afghanistan which will ensure that:
the Afghan population is free to determine its future; the government has the monopoly on the use of force; citizens recognize
the government as legitimately representative of their interests; and, the government is able to provide basic requirements for
population and confidence to pursue broader development objectives.
COM ISAF Strategy
ISAF, in partnership with GIRoA,
conducts population-centric
counterinsurgency operations,
enables an expanded and
effective ANSF, and supports
improved governance and
development in order to protect
the Afghan people and provide
a secure environment for
sustainable stability.
Afghan National Development
Strategy (ANDS)
By 2020, the ANDS aims to create: a stable
Islamic constitutional democracy at
peace with itself and its neighbors,
standing with full dignity in the
international family; a tolerant, united,
and pluralistic nation that honors its
Islamic heritage and the deep seated
aspiration toward participation, justice,
and equal rights for all; a society of hope
and prosperity based on a strong,
private-sector led market economy,
social equity, and environmental
sustainability.
SRAP Af/Pak Stabilization
Strategy
In Afghanistan, our focus is building
the capacity of Afghan institutions
to withstand and diminish the
threat posed by extremism, and
to deliver high-impact economic
assistance – especially in the
agricultural sector – to create
jobs, reduce the funding that the
Taliban receives from poppy
cultivation, and draw insurgents
off the battlefield.
USAID’s Strategy
USAID supports the development of a politically inclusive system of governance that provides security and freedom of
movement, justice for serious crimes and facilitation of peaceful resolution of conflicts, delivery of some basic services,
and creation of an enabling environment for economic growth.
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Transition
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GIRoA Spending Expectations are Inconsistent with Future
Budget Restrictions
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*Source GIRoA 1389 Budget, (Total Pending = Operational Budget + Development Budget)
** Source: Afghan National Development Strategy 2008-2013, (Budgeted Core + External Expenditure)
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Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU)
Recent Cases Show a Sharp Decrease in U.S. Development
Assistance Once International Military Drawdown Begins
Iraq
Kosovo
2,000
200
1,500
150
1,000
100
500
50
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Before Troop
Reduction (2003)
After Troop
Reduction (2009)
0
Before Troop
Reduction ( 2000)
Haiti
After Troop Reduction
(2003)
Bosnia
250
200
150
100
50
0
250
200
150
100
50
0
Before Troop
Reduction (1998)
After Troop Reduction
(2002)
Before Troop
Reduction (1996)
After Troop Reduction
(2001)
• Following the withdrawal or significant reduction in troop levels, Iraq, Kosovo,
Haiti, and Bosnia saw significant decreases in development assistance levels.
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Other issues affecting USAID implementation
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The Interagency
•Quick Response Funds
(QRF)
•Public Diplomacy grants (PD)
•Afghan Women’s
Empowerment Grants
•Ambassador’s Small Grants
Fund
•Different contracts
•Delegation of
Authorities
Commanders Emergency Response
Program
Battalion, PRT, CJSOTF, DST
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•No dedicated funds, but
can tap into
CERP/DoS/USAID
•Provision of advice to
CERP/DoS/USAID on how
to spend ag-related
project funds
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Who else is out there?
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PRTs
DSTs
ADTs
USACE
NGOs
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The other funders in your AO who must spend their money and
may/may not coordinate
USAID
Intel
US
Maneuver
CERP
INL
Other
Countries
You
Non-US Mil
entities
NGOs
US Special
Forces
CERP
DoS QRF
and other
Grants
US PRT
CERP
US ADT
CERP
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Army
Corps of
Engineers
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What to expect when you get out there
Kandahar
Baghlan
Zabul
Daikundi
USAID
Several
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2
0**
DoS
Several
0
2
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USDA
>3
0
1
0**
ADT
0
0
1
0**
RoL
>2
0
0
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PRT
1
Hungarian
1
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Bn
1
0
0
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VSCC
1
0
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DAT/PAT
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2
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2
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Pitfalls
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You wanting a project more than the Afghans wanting a project
Being an ‘expert’ in your technical area
Dealing with non-US PRTs/military/governments
Projects started vs projects completed
Project monitoring stopping at the ribbon cutting
Assuming the Afghans will “take it over” when you leave
Buy-in vs acknowledgement (having an Afghan at the table)
Being a believer in, “if you build it, give them something, do
good things, then good things will happen”
• The other funders in your AO who must spend their money and
may/may not coordinate
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Realistic Planning Parameters Need to Inform Future
Assistance Planning
• By 2015…
• The coalition military presence will be reduced; Afghan-led
security in most of the country.
• USAID’s civilian assistance levels will decrease; programs will
focus on development objectives in support of transition.
• Security and development gains in the south and east may lag
behind the rest of the country, although positive trends will
continue.
• As Afghan self-sufficiency increases, USAID’s role shifts to
supporting GIRoA and other Afghan institutions as they build
capacity, engage the private sector, and leverage donor
support.
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USG and GIRoA Must Prioritize Assistance
Among Competing Resource Demands
– Identify minimum development conditions that should be in
place by 2015 to ensure that Afghanistan can successfully
continue along its chosen development path
– Align USG and GIRoA resource expectations based on
realistic planning parameters
– Focus security, governance, and development interventions so as
to increase the legitimacy of GIRoA in the eyes of Afghans
– Agree with GIRoA on near-term opportunities for foundational
investments that can induce sustainable, long-term growth
– Address policy trade-offs to deal with competing demands for
resources
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Relevant PoCs
• RC – E: Greg Huger: [email protected]
• RC – W: Randall Peterson: [email protected]
• RC – SW: Christian Barrett: [email protected]
• RC – S: Tom Pope: [email protected]
• RC – N: Chris Edwards: [email protected]
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Thank you
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Terminal Learning Objective #3-6
• TLO#s 3-6: Country-wide disposition of
development assets as they relate to VSO.
– MRRD/NSP overview
– OTI overview
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MRRD/NSP Overview
• Placeholder Slide
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OTI Overview
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FAF Development
Guy Ewald & Ralph Schweizer Mar 2012
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FAF Specializes In
• Post-Conflict Recovery and Reconstruction
• Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
• Agricultural Development
• Drainage Rehabilitation
• Water Systems Development
• Debris/Waste Removal
• 7 years experience in Afghanistan.
FAF Development
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Agriculture Development
• Agriculture Markets and Value Chain Development
(Pomegranate, Raisins, Nuts and Figs)
• Agribusiness and Enterprise Development
• Demonstration Farm/ CMO Project
• Irrigation Advice
• Food Security
FAF Development
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QUESTIONS
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Terminal Learning Objective #1,7
• TLO#1:Understanding the optimal relationship
between civilian AID agencies, MRRD and VSO
sites.
• TLO# 7: Understanding the significance of
interagency cooperation at the VSP.
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Vignette Slides
• Place holder
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Questions?
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