BIC launches new report on emergence of Afghan civil society
3 March 2005
Engaging the IFIs in Afghanistan examines the current face of Afghan civil society and its formation during the war years. Most closely examined are civil society organizations best poised to engage with the influential lending programs of the international financial institutions (IFIs).
The Bank Information Center (BIC) is pleased to announce the release of its latest report:
This report examines the current face of Afghan civil society and its formation during the war years. Most closely examined are civil society organizations best poised to engage with the influential lending programs of the international financial institutions (IFIs) -- such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank -- in Afghanistan.
Following IFI reengagement in Afghanistan in early 2002, Afghan and international civil society organizations (CSOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have reported mixed results when dealing with the IFIs. IFIs tend to reach out to NGOs and CSOs when implementing partners are required, but such outreach usually comes late in the project cycle, after a project has already been designed and approved. Afghan civil society organizations have been strengthening their capacities and should be actively involved in IFI development policy/project decision-making, especially given the wide-ranging social and economic policy impacts of programs supported by the IFIs.