Since 2002, the Government of Afghanistan and the international community have focused on reconstruction in four key areas: national government structures, education and health systems, civil society, and the private sector economy in Afghanistan. These emergency reconstruction efforts relied on foreign technical expertise. However, the Government of Afghanistan and USAID appreciate the need to shift program focus away from emergency reconstruction and toward developing Afghan capacity to plan and manage the economic and social development process over the long term. In response to this need, USAID/Afghanistan awarded Bearing Point a $218.5 million contract to implement Afghanistan’s Capacity Development Program. The objective is to obtain services and specified deliverables to contribute to the achievement of strategic objectives in all four areas.

This audit will (1) determine whether USAID/Afghanistan’s Capacity Development Program achieved intended results and (2) assess the program’s impact.

Source:  Office of Inspector General ANNUAL PLAN FISCAL YEAR 2009