Community-Based Municipal Support Programme

Afghanistan is rapidly urbanizing as can be seen in the target cities with nearly 5% annual population growth. This urban growth is an irreversible process, and due to the extreme poverty many households are living in informal settlements without access to public services. Urban poverty and social exclusion are on the rise and half of the Afghan population is expected to be living in cities by 2050. To be able to make cities functioning and capable of managing such expected rapid urban growth strengthening institutional capacity of municipal governance is essential. In response UN-Habitat helps the municipalities to improve their capacities to support local development through effective, efficient and accountable delivery of public services. In addition, UN-Habitat addresses the challenges of urban poverty with improving access to basic services and infrastructure through community empowerment.

• • Policies and Laws on local development, decentralization and roles and responsibilities are clarified among of IDLG, MUDA and Municipalities
• • Municipalities are equipped and trained in applying principles of good governance
• • The People’s Process has been institutionalized
• • Inclusive (women, youth, vulnerable groups) Communities are organized and trained in developing, prioritizing action plans and present plans to the MAB
• • Municipal Departments have the capacity to develop infrastructure plans and technical specifications for sub-projects, and capacity of reporting and monitoring and evaluation
• • Improvement of Municipal Revenue-management System (safaie tax)
• • Municipality has the capacity to manage and spend local, national and donor funding
• • Municipalities are delivering public services
• • Communities are empowered and capable of developing and implementing action plans