Quarterly Report November 2016 – January 2017 Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund Third Party Monitoring Supervisory Agent Management Systems International Date: February 22, 2017 Management Systems International (MSI) staff prepared this paper to contribute to the discussion and understanding of the important development challenges facing policymakers and practitioners. 8005414 ARTF Third Party Monitoring Program – Year II 1st Quarter Report: Nov 2016 – Jan 2017 1 Table of Contents Acronyms.......................................................................................................................... 4 Executive Summary ......................................................................................................... 5 1. Overview .................................................................................................................. 5 2. Findings ................................................................................................................... 8 3. Trend Analysis ....................................................................................................... 14 4. Second Quarter ..................................................................................................... 16 5. Beneficiary Story ................................................................................................... 17 EQUIP IMPACTING LIVES OF THE RURAL AFGHANS .............................................. 17 Afghanistan Rural Access Project .................................................................................. 18 1. Primary Objectives ................................................................................................ 18 2. Overview ................................................................................................................ 18 3. General Findings ................................................................................................... 21 4. Monitoring Data Utilization .................................................................................... 27 5. Trends ................................................................................................................... 28 6. Lessons Learned and Recommendations ............................................................. 28 Education Quality Improvement Program ...................................................................... 29 1. Primary Objectives ................................................................................................ 29 2. Overview ................................................................................................................ 29 3. General Findings ................................................................................................... 32 4. Data Utilization ...................................................................................................... 37 5. Trends ................................................................................................................... 37 6. Lessons Learned and Recommendations ............................................................. 39 Irrigation Restoration and Development Project ............................................................. 40 1. Primary Objectives ................................................................................................ 40 2. Overview ................................................................................................................ 40 3. General Findings ................................................................................................... 43 4. Data Utilization ...................................................................................................... 45 5. Trends ................................................................................................................... 45 8005414 ARTF Third Party Monitoring Program – Year II 1st Quarter Report: Nov 2016 – Jan 2017 2 6. Lessons Learned and Recommendations ............................................................. 46 National Solidarity Program - Infrastructure ................................................................... 47 1. Primary Objectives ................................................................................................ 47 2. Overview ................................................................................................................ 47 3. General Findings ................................................................................................... 50 4. Data Utilization ...................................................................................................... 56 5. Trends ................................................................................................................... 56 6. Lessons Learned and Recommendations ............................................................. 57 On-Farm Water Management Project ............................................................................ 59 1. Primary Objectives ................................................................................................ 59 2. Overview ................................................................................................................ 59 3. General Findings ................................................................................................... 62 4. Data Utilization ...................................................................................................... 65 5. Trends ................................................................................................................... 67 6. Lesson Learned and Recommendations ............................................................... 67 8005414 ARTF Third Party Monitoring Program – Year II 1st Quarter Report: Nov 2016 – Jan 2017 3 Acronyms ARAP Afghanistan Rural Access Project ARTF Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund BoQ Bill of Quantities CC Community Contracting CDC Community Development Council CDP Community Development Plan CM Citizen Monitors CPM Community Participatory Monitoring CTTC Champions Technical Training Center DLP Defect Liability Period EIIC Environmental Impact Identification Checklists EMIS Education Management Information System EMP Environmental Management Plan EQUIP Education Quality Improvement Program ESFP Environmental and Social Focal Point ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan FP Facilitating Partner GoA Government of Afghanistan GRM Grievance Redress Mechanics IA Irrigation Association IMS Information Management System IRDP Irrigation Restoration and Development Project ISD Infrastructure Services Department MAIL Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock MCG Maintenance Cash Grants MoEd Ministry of Education MoEW Ministry of Energy and Water MoF Ministry of Finance MoPW Ministry of Public Works MRRD Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development MSI Management Systems International NCB National Competitive Bidding NSP National Solidarity Program O&M Operation and Maintenance OFWMP On-Farm Water Management Project PED Provincial Education Directorate PAP Project Affected People PMU Provincial Management Unit QA Quality Assurance QC Quality Control QEG Quality Enhancement Grant RBG II Second Round Block Grants SA Supervisory Agent SBST Single Bitumen Surface Treatment TPM Third Party Monitoring TTL Task Team Lead 8005414 ARTF Third Party Monitoring Program – Year II 1st Quarter Report: Nov 2016 – Jan 2017 4 Executive Summary 1. Overview The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) Supervisory Agent (SA), led by Management Systems International and supported by Altai Consulting and the Champions Technical Training Center, conducted 429 subproject site visits in 33 out of 34 provinces across Afghanistan. A breakdown of the site visits conducted in the first quarter of Year II is shown in Figure 1. ARTF Projects Year II Target First Quarter Results Year II Remaining ARAP 150 41 109 EQUIP 750 190 560 IRDP 100 25 75 NSP 800 146 654 OFWMP 100 23 77 APSDP 8 4 4 TOTAL 1,908 429 (22%) 1,479 (78%) Figure 1: Year II site visit targets, first quarter results, and remaining visits broken down by ARTF project In addition to conducting 429 site visits by subject matter experts (i.e. civil engineers and social scientists), the SA also submitted 977 verified observations to Government of Afghanistan (GoA) ministries from 62 trained Citizen Monitors (CMs) located in 20 provinces. A total of 2,254 verified CM observations have been submitted to GoA ministries since April 2016. This includes observations submitted by seven CMs identified through crowdsourcing in Herat and Nangarhar provinces. The location and number of CMs by province is shown in Figure 2. CITIZEN MONITORS BY PROVINCE 7 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Figure 2: Citizen Monitors by project and province Figure 3 and Figure 4 illustrate and list the location of all 429 subprojects monitored in the first quarter. 8005414 ARTF Third Party Monitoring Program – Year II 1st Quarter Report: Nov 2016 – Jan 2017 5 Figure 3: Location of ARTF subprojects visited in the first quarter of Year II 8005414 ARTF Third Party Monitoring Program – Year II 1st Quarter Report: Nov 2016 – Jan 2017 6 MONITORING BY PROVINCE: QUARTER 1, YEAR II 46 32 27 26 24 19 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 5 4 4 1 1 Figure 4: Subproject site visits by province in the first quarter of Year II 8005414 ARTF Third Party Monitoring Program – Year II 1st Quarter Report: Nov 2016 – Jan 2017