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Afghan War News > General Info > Development > National Solidarity Programme (NSP)
The National Solidarity Program or NSP was created by the Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development or MRRD in 2003. The purpose of NSP is to develop the ability of Afghan communities to identify, plan, manage and monitor development projects in their own communities. Communities elect their representatives and leaders to form Community Development Councils or CDCs to implement the development projects.
Funding for NSP. Funding for NSP comes from (of course)
the international community. Various international organizations (the
World Bank) and countries provide funds to include most western nations. A
list of donors can be found on the NSP website at the link below.
Facilitating Partners. There are a large number of
Facilitating Partners (FPs) - otherwise known as Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs) involved in the NSP. A few of the many FPs include
the Afghan Khan Development Network (AKDN), International Rescue Committee
(IRC), Oxford Committee for Famine Relief (OXFAM), and United Nations
Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat). A list of FPs can be found
on the NSP website at the link below.
National Solidarity Programme (NSP).
Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD).
Katz, David J., Community-Based Development in Rural Afghanistan,
United States Institute for Peace (USIP), April 24, 2017.
Rahimi, Farid Ahmad Farzam. Role of Community Activities on Rural
Development in Afghanistan. April 2013.
Beath, Andrew, Fotini Christia, and Ruben Enikolopov. Randomized
Impact Evaluation of Afghanistan's National Solidarity Programme - Final
Report. MIT, Harvard, New Economic School, February 14, 2012.
Nagl, Dr. John A., Dr. Andrew M. Exum, and Ahmed A. Humayun. A Pathway
to Success in Afghanistan: The National Solidarity Program. Center
for a New American Century, March 16, 2009. This paper advances the
argument that a counterinsurgency is not won by guns alone; that essential
services and strengthening governance is as vital. It states that programs
like the National Solidarity Program deserve funding and support.
Nixon, Hamish. The Changing Face of Local Government? Community
Development Councils in Afghanistan. Afghan Research Evaluation Unit
(AREU). 2007.
The Univerisity of York. Mid-term Evaluation Report of the National
Solidarity Programme (NSP), Afghanistan. May 2006.
Kakar, Palwasha. FINE-TUNING THE NSP: Discussions of Problems and
Solutions with Facilitating Partners. Afghan Research Evaluation Unit
(AREU), November 2005.
Boesen, Inger W. FROM SUBJECTS TO CITIZENS: Local Participation in the
National Solidarity Programme. Afghan Research Evaluation Unit
(AREU), August 2004.
February 10, 2014. "Irrigation Canal Unites Two Communities". World Bank. Story depicts how two communities worked within their Community Development Councils to implement a canal project funded by the NSP. August 1, 2013. "Empowering women in Afghanistan". MIT News. News story provides info on village and community level programs such as the National Solidarity Programme (NSP) that provides economic and social advancement opportunities for Afghan women.
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