Base Year Annual Report (March 2003 – March 2004)
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USAID/RTI/Iraq Iraq Local Institutional Support and Development Program (Local Governance Project) Base Year Annual Report (March 2003 – March 2004) Version 1 Contract Number: EDG-C-00-03-00010-00 Baghdad, Iraq June 2004 Prepared by RTI International P.O. Box 12194 3040 Cornwallis Road Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2194 Prepared for USAID Baghdad USAID LOCAL GOVERNANCE PROJECT BASE YEAR ANNUAL REPORT Table of Contents Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................... ii List of Figures ....................................................................................................................................... iii List of Abbreviations..............................................................................................................................iv Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................v Background/Project Objective......................................................................................................... v Project Accomplishments ................................................................................................................ v Project Constraints and Limitations................................................................................................ vi Rapid-Response Grants.................................................................................................................. vii Sustainability of Effort................................................................................................................... vii Lessons Learned ...........................................................................................................................viii Part I. Technical Report ........................................................................................................................9 Overview.......................................................................................................................................... 9 Context at the Onset of LGP............................................................................................................ 9 Focus and Goals of LGP................................................................................................................ 10 Implementation Strategy................................................................................................................ 10 SO 4.1: Iraqi Citizens Benefit from Improved Local Governance ............................................... 12 Overview..................................................................................................................................12 Strategy ....................................................................................................................................12 Overall Accomplishments........................................................................................................13 Impact of Accomplishments.....................................................................................................15 Sustainability of Effort.............................................................................................................15 Program Adjustment and Plans for Option Year 1 (Year 2) ....................................................15 IR 4.1.1: Increased Access to Basic Services ............................................................................... 17 Overview..................................................................................................................................17 Accomplishments.....................................................................................................................17 Impact of Accomplishments.....................................................................................................18 Sustainability of Effort.............................................................................................................22 Program Adjustment and Plans for Option Year 1 (Year 2) ....................................................22 IR 4.1.2: More Transparent and Participatory Local Governance Processes ............................... 23 Overview..................................................................................................................................23 Accomplishments.....................................................................................................................24 Impact of Accomplishments.....................................................................................................27 Sustainability of Effort.............................................................................................................28 Program Adjustment and Plans for Option Year 1 (Year 2) ....................................................28 IR 4.1.3: More Effective and Efficient Local Service Delivery .................................................... 29 Overview..................................................................................................................................29 Accomplishments.....................................................................................................................29 Impact of Accomplishments.....................................................................................................34 Sustainability of Effort.............................................................................................................34 Program Adjustment and Plans for Option Year 1 (Year 2) ....................................................34 ii USAID LOCAL GOVERNANCE PROJECT BASE YEAR ANNUAL REPORT IR 4.1.4: More Effective Advocacy and Participation of CSOs ................................................... 35 Overview..................................................................................................................................35 Accomplishments.....................................................................................................................35 Impact of Accomplishments.....................................................................................................36 Sustainability of Effort.............................................................................................................36 Program Adjustment and Plans for Option Year 1 (Year 2) ....................................................36 Part II: Financial Report........................................................................................................................37 Overview..................................................................................................................................37 Exhibit 1. Rapid-Response Grants: Status by Region and Governorate ..........................................38 Exhibit 2. Cumulative Base Year Actual & Accruals and Budget by IR and by CLIN...................48 Exhibit 3. Cumulative Base Year Actual & Accruals and Budget by CLIN....................................49 Exhibit 4. Cumulative Base Year Costs by IR .................................................................................50 Exhibit 5. Base Year Level of Effort Expenditure Analysis (Unloaded Labor expenses) ...............51 List of Figures Figure 1. LGP Resident Expatriate Staff Deployment............................................................11 Figure 2. LGP Year 1 Program Strategy.................................................................................13 Figure 3. Number of Beneficiaries by Selected Sectors .........................................................18 iii USAID LOCAL GOVERNANCE PROJECT BASE YEAR ANNUAL REPORT List of Abbreviations CCN Cooperating country national CDP Civic Dialogue Program CPA Coalition Provisional Authority CSO Civil society organization CTO Cognizant Technical Officer DAI Development Alternatives, Inc. GST Government support team IFDD Iraq Foundation for Development and Democracy IGC Iraqi Women in Local Governance Group IOM International Organization for Migration IR Intermediate result IRDC Iraqi Reconstruction and Development Council IWLGG Iraqi Women in Local Governance Group KRG Kurdistan Regional Government LGP Local Governance Project LGPO Local Government Powers Order LGT Local Governance Team LOE Level of effort NGO Nongovernmental organization OTI USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives PSD Personal Security Detail QOL Quality of life SO Strategic Objective TAL Transitional Administrative Law TCN Third-country national TNA Transitional National Assembly USAID U.S. Agency for International Development UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund WHO World Health Organization iv USAID LOCAL GOVERNANCE PROJECT BASE YEAR ANNUAL REPORT Executive Summary Background/Project Objective The first year of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Iraq Local Institutional Support and Development Program, also referred to as the Local Governance Project (LGP), implemented by RTI International ended on March 25, 2004. During this period, LGP collaborated and worked closely with the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), Coalition Forces’ Government Support Teams (GSTs), and other USAID contracts to improve living conditions for all Iraqis and lay a foundation for peace, democracy, freedom, and prosperity in Iraq. LGP began work within Iraq in April 2003, when a near