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activities to the US and Australia. As well as the previously mentioned Ruleof Law study by the Max Planck Institute, the Netherlands commissioned a“needs assessment” of water management in Uruzgan. These studiesserved as a basis for the development of concrete activities in thesesectors. In 2010, the findings of the two studies were shared with theAmericans and Australians.The DCU operates independently from the military personnel stationed inthe province. The departure of the Dutch military in August 2010 did not, inprinciple, have any direct effect on the work of the relief organisations. Theprojects of the DCU and GTZ were able to continue uninterrupted.A number of Dutch-financed activities were also carried out by the Afghangovernment without direct Dutch involvement. Most of the long-termprogrammes are national programmes and were already being carried outby Afghan partners. These are the programmes run by the MRRD (NSP,NABDP, NRAP), BPHS, MAIL/FAO and AICSC/IDLG and the educationprogramme EQUIP. It is the task of the World Bank to ensure that theAfghan ministries spend the funds provided by the ARTF wisely. For anumber of short-term activities, other donors were approached for cofinancing.The Dutch POLAD/OSAD also worked closely with local authoritiesand the Combined Team Uruzgan (CTU, the successors to the TFU) in orderto assure the security and feasibility of the infrastructural projects. The CTUconsiders the construction of the road between Tarin Kowt and Chora tohave a high priority.The following results, given by sector, are taken from the TLO report andare, where possible, checked against other reports. It should be borne inmind that reliable statistical data from the province of Uruzgan are veryscarce. This hampers data comparisons. The TLO also pointed out thatthere is a risk of certain government statistics being manipulated. It isalleged that, in order to receive more central government funding, somedepartments artificially inflate the number of teachers or police officers ontheir payroll.4.5.7 Humanitarian aidIn the period of 2006 – 2010, the Netherlands contributed to a number ofUN organisations and the ICRC in Afghanistan via the Humanitarian ActionPlan, an overall plan embracing the whole of Afghanistan and overseen bythe UNHCR. Local organisations in Uruzgan have given humanitarian aidand emergency assistance to victims of floods and hailstorms in Deh Rawodand a few other areas.4.5.8 Health carePriority was given to increasing the availability and accessibility of basichealth care. The national programme Basic Packages of Health Services(BPHS) was already being financed in Uruzgan by the European Commissionin cooperation with Cordaid. In Uruzgan, the NGO AHDS (AfghanistanHealth and Development Service) is responsible for the introduction of theBPHS. Thanks to the many years it has had a presence in the province,AHDS now enjoys good access to communities and has – by local standards– extensive expertise. Compared with the European Commission, theNetherlands financed a considerably broader-based BPHS programme. Theaim was, within the space of two years, to make health care accessible toall the inhabitants of the province.Before 2006, only a small fraction of the population of Uruzgan had accessto medical care. Four years later, the number of clinics in all districts exceptPage 70 of 133
Gizab had increased and there was a form of medical care available in allsix districts of Uruzgan. The number of operational health care facilitiesgrew from nine to seventeen. The number of health care staff rose from 89to 124 and the number of doctors also rose from 19 in 2006 to 31 in 2010.The number of community health workers rose from 130 to 300, including100 women (see the histogram below for a comparison of the qualifiedmedical personnel in Uruzgan in 2006 and 2010). The district hospital ofTarin Kowt expanded into a provincial hospital. There was also an increasein the number of first-aid stations and women’s access to basic health carefacilities was improved. In addition, the following activities took place:education in the field of sexual and reproductive rights, training of qualifiedpersonnel, treatment of drug addicts, and awareness campaigns for healthrelatedissues and vaccination programmes.The expansion of health-care centres was often subject to delays due to theinstability in the areas where they were to be set up (in the more stableareas the infrastructure had already been put in place). Moreover, it wasnot easy to get qualified personnel, such as female doctors and nurses. Andthen the expectations of the population were often higher than what couldbe provided. The community health workers, for example, are really onlyvolunteers who are greatly overstretched, while only being able to offer firstaid. Not all the clinics have qualified personnel. The consequence is thatmany cases are still dependent on the hospital in Tarin Kowt.Histogram from TLO report: Comparison of qualified medical personnelin Uruzgan in 2006 and 2010.TL: total number of qualified medical personnelF: number of female medical personnel4.5.9 EducationThe Netherlands had set itself the goal of enlarging the number of selfsustainingschools and school-going children, including girls. For the lastcategory in particular, more female teachers were required. TheNetherlands supported the launch of the national education programmeEQUIP in Uruzgan. This launch was possible thanks to a Dutch and a localNGO (ANCC/Save the Children). The first stage was to provide education inthree districts. The ultimate goal was to achieve this in all centres ofPage 71 of 133
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1 IntroductionThe government would,
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The structure of the final evaluati
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Page 25 and 26: In December 2005, the Netherlands g
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Page 33 and 34: tasks to fulfil in the area of secu
Page 35 and 36: such as the Bushmaster, that was be
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Page 39 and 40: northern part of Deh Rawod in 2007.
Page 41 and 42: in large and small bases, while con
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Page 45 and 46: Apart from facilitating training an
Page 47 and 48: If operations in close proximity of
Page 49 and 50: As previously mentioned, the preven
Page 51 and 52: - Between 2006 and 2010, the number
Page 53 and 54: government of Chora in January 2010
Page 55 and 56: At the beginning of the Dutch missi
Page 57 and 58: intermediary of TLO and political a
Page 59 and 60: interest for filling judicial posit
Page 61 and 62: During the Uruzgan mission, a great
Page 63 and 64: structurally change governance in U
Page 65 and 66: development programmes. Before the
Page 67 and 68: also the way in which Afghans perce
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Page 75 and 76: purpose of these loans, cooperative
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Page 113 and 114: Annex A, Afghanistan Compact Benchm
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Page 117 and 118: Afghan Cultural HeritageA comprehen
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Annex B, Results of the socio-econo
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EducationTLO data:• In 2006 there
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Overview of the number of children
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Annex C, Chronology200522 December:
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July: microcredit provider World Co
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Annex D, List of abbreviations3DADZ
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