Afghan Non-governmental organizations and their role in the rehabilitation of Afghanistan / study prepared by Lynn Carter, with Andy Eichfeld.

“20 December 1991”.

“International Rescue Committee, rural assistance program, Peshawar”—title page.

“Includes bibliography”—(p. 55).

Contents: Preface—Acronyms—Executive summary—I. Introduction—II. Potential benefits and risks in funding Afghan NGOs—III. Donor funding of ANGOs—IV. Registration processes for ANGOs—V. Characteristics of ANGOs—VI. Coordination : ACBAR, SWABAC, ICC and the ANCB—VII. Technical assistance and training for ANGOs—VIII. Conclusion—Selected bibliography—Appendix.

Summary: “Afghan Non-Governmental Organizations (ANGOs) began forming in the early 1980s. There were few ANGOs until late 1989. These provided mostly health services and education for refugees. The soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan led to the sudden availability of large amounts of external aid, which in turn created a demand for organizations that could handle field implementation across the border. In 1990 and 1991, ANGOs began to form in considerable numbers in order to try to tap donor resources for rehabilitation. Donors, including multilateral and bilateral funding agencies and some international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), are largely responsible for the large increase in the number of Afghan NGOs. Most donors have been willing to make only small, short-term grants, divided into tranches, to ANGOs. This limits the potential for donor loss of funds due to NGO incompetence, risks of war, or malfeasance, but it means that a large number of implementing partners is required”—(p. iv, executive summary).

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