"Based on pilot town halls in Afghanistan, this piece examines how citizens can participate in the formulation of the national budget. Initial findings identified citizens’ stronger-than-expected…
"This brief discusses various aspects of the Citizens’ Charter approach to poverty reduction. These include incorporating a deeper understanding of poverty dynamics into the program’s architecture,…
"Policymakers and the international community struggle with how to deliver essential services in the context of violent conflict... Community Driven Development (CDD)… has been utilized as a tool to…
"A foundation of post-conflict state-building is whether the state can deliver services to poor people on a large scale. Successful delivery of services provides tangible incentives for people to…
"This brief discusses Afghanistan’s community context, the lessons learned from the National Solidarity Program, and the design and outcomes of the new electoral system in the Citizens’ Charter…
"Afghanistan’s Citizens’ Charter (CC) program is national in scope… the core model of facilitation must be able to adapt to a broad range of socio-economic environments. This brief unpacks the black…
"The comparative advantage of Community Driven Development (CDD) projects when it comes to controlling corruption is that they can harness social controls… to complement the more standard tools of…
"This brief discusses various aspects of the Citizens’ Charter approach to poverty reduction. These include incorporating a deeper understanding of poverty dynamics into the program’s architecture,…
"Afghanistan’s Nomads and Semi-Nomads are highly vulnerable and are generally excluded from development interventions. The Citizens’ Charter intends to work with this population to provide key…
This report examines the implementation gaps in fragile state development "and how development partnerships can better support fragile states to build state functions, deliver on their citizens’…
