Empowering citizens Engaging governments Rebuilding communities

Contents
Foreword
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Overview 1
Chapter 1 Building community trust 6
ICAP: The first step to rebuilding civil society 8
Establishing services, assisting civilians, creating jobs 13
Insecurity: Operational limitations in an unstable environment 16
Chapter 2 A complete stabilization package 22
CSP origins: A new approach for international development 23
Breaking down CSP’s design 26
The complete package: Programmatic and military integration 28
Chapter 3 Successes and setbacks 34
Community infrastructure and essential services: CSP’s entry point 35
Business development programs: Light at the end of the tunnel 40
Vocational training: “A sustainable program when we left” 44
Youth activities: Different from everything else 49
Chapter 4 Converting roadblocks into a roadmap 54
CSP’s three-year life cycle as a “force multiplier” 56
Strategic recommendations for future COIN programs 58
Epilogue 66
Acronyms 68
Notes 69
Boxes
1 ICAP: Program and results 9
2 Awni Quandour: IRD’s original elder statesman 11
3 The evolution of ICAP, USAID’s longest-running program in Iraq 20
4 CSP: At a glance 25
5 CSP: Project development process 29
6 CSP: Results 36
7 Enhancing internal controls and program oversight 41
8 CSP and the changing perception of sustainability 46
9 Stabilization in Iraq: 20 tactical lessons 63
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1 Self-sustaining project work cycle 31
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