DFID’s bilateral support to growth and livelihoods in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is one of the most difficult places to deliver aid and DFID’s staff work hard under demanding conditions. We looked in depth at 5 programmes worth £97.7 million between 2006 and 2018.

Score: Amber/Red
  1. Status: Completed
  2. Published: 7 March 2014
  3. Type: Other
  4. Subject: Country focus, Livelihoods and social protection, Trade and economic development
  5. Assessment: Amber/Red
  6. Location: Afghanistan
  7. Lead commissioner: Mark Foster

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Our approach

This review examines the effectiveness of the Department for International Development’s (DFID) bilateral growth and livelihoods projects, which account for approximately 30% of DFID’s £190 million annual aid budget in Afghanistan.

We looked in depth at five programmes worth £97.7 million between 2006 and 2018. We examined the impact on intended beneficiaries of five case study projects that aimed to strengthen infrastructure and give people the necessary skills and resources to improve their livelihoods. We also assessed how DFID is preparing to deliver sustainable impact this year and beyond.

Review questions

  1. Objectives: What is the programme trying to achieve?
  2. Delivery: Is the delivery chain managed so as to be fit for purpose?
  3. Impact: What is the impact on intended beneficiaries?
  4. Learning: What works and what needs improvement?

 

Timeline

Review publication

Published 7 March 2014

Government response

Published 28 March 2014

ICAI follow-up

Published 18 June 2015