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Afghanistan and The World Bank
Afghanistan is a member country of the World Bank Group and has been receiving financial support from the organization since 2002. The World Bank provides loans and grants to Afghanistan to support its development and reconstruction efforts. The bank's assistance aims to help Afghanistan in several areas, including poverty reduction, infrastructure development, education, and governance, among others. Afghanistan also collaborates with the World Bank on various policy initiatives and reforms to promote economic growth and stability in the country.

Health Emergency Response (HER) w/UNICEF and WHO

 * This project ensures that national coverage of basic health services continue for the Afghan people. It sustains local basic health service providers. Such that basic health services continue across the country covering 70% of the total population. Their was over $216.8m in contracts signed for health care services for project duration. As well as 623K children having received vaccinations and over 3.6 million infants received nutrition services.

Emergency Food Security (EFSP)w/ FAO

 * This provides seeds other agricultural inputs, watershed management and cash for work for the farming communities. It sustains local farmers assocations. Aswell as involved a disbursement of $50 million procured seeds for 300k farmers for fall planting season reaching 2.1 million people, 20 micro irrigation schemes designs completed. 54 watershed sub projects to create job opportunities through cash for work activities for more than 280.000 beneficiaries being carried out.

Community Resilience Livelihoods (CRL) w/UNOPS

 * This project provides cash for work improved access to basic services and focuses on women and vulnerable population. It sustains critical community institutions for service delivery (CDCs) There were consuitations and cash-for-work activities started in 1.000 rural commu rites in 48 detricts and 17 provinces in November & December. 6 urban labor intensive work projects underway w ith a pipeline of 175 projects.Promising success of women working in labor intensive construction work in urban areas even after the ban.

Emergency Education Response in Afghanistan (EERA) W/UNICEF

 * This works with community based cducation institutions to provide leaming opportunities for boys and girls under the current context. This was specially challenging sector given ITA's approach to girl's ed lucation. 250 Community baded education classes have been established. To stilll enable secondary education for girls after the ban. 6 small innovative grassroot level block grants are supported.

NSO Capacity Building W/UNDP

 * This Project strengthens the capacities of seled, NGOs and COs involved in providing basic services for the most vulnerable. This was a challenging sector given IT's restrictions for NGOs/CSOs work Support will be increased to women-headed NGOs and NGOs employing women in sectors and areas with negotiated exemptions after the ban.