1. Support to the Integrated Rural Development 2. Support to the Basic Human Needs 3. Support to the Maintenance of Infrastructure

1. JICA Programs in Afghanistan

2. Contents
 Support to the Integrated Rural Development
 Support to the Basic Human Needs
 Support to the Maintenance of Infrastructure

3. Their contribution in achieving the goals of the
ministry
 The program helped them build their capacity, and made them capable of working in
leadership positions
 Participants were able to get recruited in key position after their return

4. Human Resource Development Plan and how PEACE
aligns with the Plan
 The main focus of the Human Resource Development plan of the HR directorate
 Build capacity of the employees through short and long term programs abroad
 Learn from the experience of the developed world.
 Replace the new skilled work force with the one who are going to get retired in the leadership
levels.
Therefore, the plan is completely aligned with the PEACE program.

5. Support to the Integrated Rural Development
1. (Rural Development and Agriculture)
from 2004-2014
 JICA Support Program for Reintegration and Community Development in Kandahar
(June 2004 ―June 2009)
 Inter-Communal Rural Development Project (December 2005 ―November2009)
 National Agricultural Experiment Stations Rehabilitation Project (July 2005 ―June
2010)
 Improvement of Rice-based Agriculture in Nangarhar Province
 (September 2007 ―March 2011)

6. 1.1. Priority Aria of support : integrated Rural Support
 JICA Support Program for Reintegration and Community Development in Kandahar
Period of cooperation: June 2004 ―June 2009
 Outline: The program conducts training for Afghan citizens involved in development
work, including staff members at the Ministry for Rural Rehabilitation & Development
(Kandahar Branch), and implements community development projects to help resettle
returnees and internally displaced persons, reintegrate them into communities in
Kandahar Province and help them rebuild sustainable livelihoods

7. 1.2. Inter-Communal Rural Development Project
 Period of cooperation: December 2005 ―November 2009
 Outline: The project applies grassroots approach and utilizes local resources to improve
infrastructure that will benefit multiple villages in Balkh, Bamiyan and Kandahar
provinces, helping entire villages improve their quality of life.

8. 1.3. National Agricultural Experiment Stations Rehabilitation
Project
 Period of cooperation: July 2005 ―June 2010
 Outline: The project restores facilities, equipment and information management systems
related to research and technical development, helps disseminate information, assists in
capacity development, and builds domestic and international networks. The main objective
of the project is to reconstruct systems for research, development and information
dissemination centering on the country’s National Agricultural Research
 Centers. The project’s Japanese experts provide technical assistance in areas such as
laboratory management, research and technical development, farmland management, and soil
management to staff members at local and national agricultural research centers

9. 1.4. Improvement of Rice based Agriculture in Nangarhar Province
 Period of cooperation: September 2007 ―March 2011
 Outline: The project conducts experiments and R&D related to rice agriculture at the
Sishanbak Agricultural Experiment Lab in Nangarhar Province, which is run by the Ministry
of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock. Research findings are shared with organizations that
further disseminate the information in the model area. Three long term experts are currently
dispatched to Nangarhar Province. These experts are working at the
 Sishanbak Agricultural Experiment Lab, transfer technologies to their counterparts,
disseminate related knowledge and manage agricultural equipment.

10. 2. Priority area for support: Basic Human Needs
 Tuberculosis Control Project (September 2004 ―September 2009)
Programs supporting public health administration capacity (Healthcare sector)
 Reproductive Health Project (September 2004 ―September 2009)

11. 2.1. Tuberculosis Control Project
 Period of cooperation: September 2004 ―September 2009
 Outline: The project promotes Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS)
throughout Afghanistan by providing reinforcement support for the head office of the
country’s National Tuberculosis Control Project (NTP) and training NTP staff.
 Currently, Japanese experts work with the NTP to develop staff capacities through local
training initiatives and coordinate with the WHO to promote DOTS throughout the
country.

12. 2.2. reproductive Health Project
 Period of cooperation: September 2004 ―September 2009
 Outline: The goals of the Reproductive Health Project are to help train staff in the reproductive health
department of the Ministry of Public Health, provide local training for central and rural administrative officers,
and train people directly involved in providing medical care, such as nurses and midwives.
 At present, four long-term Japanese experts are working to enhance the capabilities of health service providers
through local training initiatives and training in countries such as
 Cambodia that have experienced postwar reconstruction. They also assist the Ministry of Public Health in
determining health policy and are participating in the effort to build a public health system in Kabul Province.

13. 2.3.Project on Basic Vocational Training in Afghanistan
 Period of cooperation: May 2005 ―March 2009
 Outline: The project thus far has provided welding, machining and other basic training to ex-combatants under
the DDR process by
 Afghanistan government in order to facilitate their reintegration into society.
 This process has now been completed (as of June 2006), and the scope of training has been broadened to include
domestic refugees, unemployed youth and the socially vulnerable. It is aimed at integrating these groups into
society. As of present, there are two long-term experts managing vocational training courses in
 Kabul, Mazar-e-Sharif and Bamiyan and working to enhance the vocational training capacities of the Skills
Development Department in the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled

14. 3. Priority area for support: Infrastructure development
 3.1. Study on Groundwater Resources Potential in Kabul Basin in the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan
Period of cooperation: March 2005 ―March 2010
 Outline: The increasing population around Kabul has led to increased use of groundwater. Water levels in
wells have dropped, and as a result, Kabul now faces the urgent task of securing water resources for its
future. This survey studies potential groundwater resources in the Kabul Basin and assist in water
planning for the city of Kabul. The Japanese members of the survey team are conducting surveys to
create a hydrogeological map of Kabul, and together with their Afghan counterparts, are sorting data and
making proposals related to water resources development in Kabul. They are also transferring technology
related to modern groundwater exploration and earthmoving.

15. 3.2. The Study for the development of Kabul Metropolitan Area in
Afghanistan
 Period of cooperation: March 2008 –August 2009
 Outline: The Master Plan for the Kabul Metropolitan Area (Kabul City and Dehsabz
Area) will be formulated as well as potential project list of development for the Master
Plan and the Action Plan for short, medium and longer term. It also develops capacity
on the side of Afghan authorities in urban planning.
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16. 3.3. The Study on Topographic Mapping for Greater Kabul
 Period: January 2008 to November2009
 Outline: For sustainable social and economic development of Kabul city where
population is growing rapidly with repatriated refugees, digital topographic maps will
be made for solving the city’s deteriorating urban problems. A technical assistance will
also be provided for necessary capacity development on the side of Afghan authorities

17. 3.4. Project for Capacity Development and Establishment of Road Maintenance
and Management System Period: March 2008 to February2011
 Outline: The project will develop necessary capacity in road maintenance in the
Ministry of Public Works for sustainable system of road maintenance activities.
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