Between October 2010 and October 2013 Central Asia Development Group (CADG) carried out the USAID Community Development Program in 19 of the most troubled provinces in Afghanistan. Over the course of the program, CADG delivered 257 projects. This short deck provides a look at some of the topline program results.

1. Central Asia Development Group
Toplines for the USAID Community
Development Program
October 2010-October2013

2. Two Program Goals
Goal 1: Stabilize troubled districts in the South, East and
West of Afghanistan by employing at-risk residents on
infrastructure repair projects
Goal 2: (After Jan 2012) Use infrastructure repair projects
to improve relations between Afghan Government
(GIRoA) stakeholders and local communities in troubled
areas

3. Light Footprint
3 Years (Oct 2010 to Oct 2013), 19 Provinces, 257
Projects
~120 Expat staff members and 1,000 Afghan staff
members (at peak)
Staff members work directly with community members
in the field without employing arm’s length
subcontractors
Local communities are responsible for security- no
independent security contracts with Dyncorp/ G4S etc.

4. Where did the program operate?
Image: 2,500+ project worksites
drawn from 257 projects

5. How did CADG do over those 3 years?
Afghan Residents Employed: 213,488
Person Days Of Work Generated By
Afghan Community Members:
9,930,172
Canals Repaired: 1,188 Miles
Sidewalks Repaired: 8,247,857 ft2
Karez Well Systems Repaired: 2,681
Roads Graveled: 380 Miles
Water Gates Repaired: 817
Roadside Canals Repaired: 259 mi
Flood Protection Walls Repaired:
17,726,020 ft3
Municipal Canals Repaired: 56 Miles
Intakes Repaired: 241
School Buildings Repaired: 36
Check Dams Repaired: 44
Health Center (Clinic, Hospital)
Buildings Repaired: 15
Reservoirs Repaired: 61
Other Buildings (Shop Stalls,
Government Buildings) Repaired: 266

6. These are fairly big numbers. We put some of
them in context on the next few pages…

7. Number of Afghan residents
employed: 213,488
Clearing land leading to an intake in
Sharana district, Paktika Province
2010 Population of Irvine, CA:
212,375

8. Women employed: 2,523
Repairing sidewalks at a Girl’s school in
Nangarhar province

9. Miles of canals repaired:
1,188 miles
Driving distance from New York
to Kanas City: 1,193 miles

10. Sidewalks repaired:
8,247,857 ft2
Sidewalk repairs in Qualat
District, Zabul Province
Equivalent number of American
football fields: 143

11. Water gates repaired: 817
Water gates used to control tides in the
Everglades national park: 150
Restoring a water gate in Nimroz
province

12. Flood protection walls
repaired: 17,726,020 ft3
Repairing a flood protection wall in
Khost province
Equal to roughly half the volume
of the Empire State Building

13. Farmland protected by flood
control measures (est.): 842 mi2
Community members in Paktya province
finish repairs to a flood protection wall as
waters overflow in the foreground
Size of Los Angeles, CA: 468.7
square miles

14. Roads Gravelled: 380 Miles
Leveling a road near a displaced person’s
camp in Zhari district, Kandahar province
Equal to 74% of the streets in
Manhattan, NY (508 mi)

15. Estimated number of
community members who
received skills training:
60,400
A master mason inspects concrete drain
covers in Zabul province

16. Total number of buildings
repaired: 317
Repairing the damaged roof on a bazaar
shop stall in Naw Zad, Helmand Province
Number of skyscrapers in
Boston, MA: 336

17. This program succeeded by keeping itself simple and by focusing
on execution
The approach used in this program should be available to any
development firm willing to work directly and in the field