LTC Lynda Granfield

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IJC-GIRoA Key Ministries
Understanding the Independent Directorate of
Local Governance (IDLG) Role in Sub-national
Governance efforts
LTC Lynda Granfield Ministerial Embed,
FUOPS Afghan Hand
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Make it Matter
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Purpose

• Thoughts on how to create top down and bottom up
  linkages for Sub-national governance (SNG)
  between the center, province and district levels.
• To be able to define and understand IJC roles,
  Ministerial Embed program and focus of Key Leader
  Engagements (KLE) with Ministries
• To gain insights the Independent Directorate of
  Local Governance (key select Ministry) for IJC on
  their organizational structure, mission,
  initiatives and challenges.

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Stakeholders National Sub-National Level
JICA
International Community
CAAT
STAG
Asian Development Bank
Stab Ops
AF/PK Hands
World Bank
UNDP
Implementing Partners
TF 2010
FRIC
8 Top Embassy
USFOR-A
Aussie AID
Stakeholders identified are operating at ALL
levels in support of Governance and Development
Shafayfiat
49 CF Countries
DFID
UAE
UNAMA
DCOS Ops
CIDA
(National and Sub-National)
NGOs
NTM-A
CJMED
(National and Sub-National)
BMTF
Countries w/PRTs
CJ4
USACE
EC/EU
USAID
CSTA
Un Habitat
Gtz/Kfw AID
SCR
TF 435
Italian AID
IJC STAB
Shafayfiat
MOJ
MoEc
IDLG
CJ9
Stab Ops
MAIL
MoPH
NROLFSM
SOF/VSNCC
MRRD
MoCN
TF 2010
MoCI
Platforms
CJ4
MoM
MoPW
OCCR/P
MoD
Reintegration
MoI
CJ5
(National and Sub-National)
(National and Sub-National)
AISA
MoEW
AF/PK Hands
MOF
MOE
Implementing Partners
SCR
IARCSC
USFOR-A
CJ3
MoLSA
USACE
IDLG
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Understanding and developing linkages for
Governance

• National Develops and implement policy,
  legislative reforms and the necessary strategic
  objectives and framework to create long-term
  security, stable economic growth, social
  development and local democracy
• Links provincial and national priorities with the
  Central Budget authority of MOF for operational
  and development budget cycle down to Provincial
  Mustofiat
• Develops and implements national polices through
  sound legislative and regulatory framework
  through the executive, legislative and judicial
  branches
• Creates the necessary decentralize support to
  province and district through improvements to
  local governance capacity and basic services
• Province Create linkage between highly
  centralized system and limited role of the
  delivering limited basic service and budget
  execution authority
• SNG Policy limits the role of the Provincial
  authority in the fiscal reality that provinces do
  not have budgets, instead, there is only the sum
  of budgets of each Ministry active in the
  provincenormally not even executed by the
  Provincial Line Directors in the Province.
• Low capacity to coordinate the role of the
  provincial line departments, provincial council
  and the provincial development committee and
  plans.
• Provincial Council law gives Provincial Councils
  many duties with no authorityno approving plans
  or budget formulation at the provincial level or
  holding provincial authorities accountable.
• MOF representative at ProvinceMustofiat
  authority and role to collect tax and generate
  revenue for the central government, not the
  Province
• 34 Provinces

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Understanding and developing linkages for
Governance

• District Primary role to act as the interface
  between the formal face of the government and the
  various informal, village-level governance
  structures
• In 2008, status of district was gradually
  elevated to become basic unit of planning for
  security operation and development programming
  for many stakeholders (District Delivery Program
  (DDP)
• Typically well-serviced by schools and
  health-clinics, strong presence of National
  Solidarity Program (NSP)
• Seeks to promote representation, public services
  grievances, accountability and transparency
  especially local councils and other
  representative bodies.
• Enables collective and participatory
  decision-making and transparent administrative
  processes (District Development Assembly,
  District Council)
• Increasing the Tashkeil of district-level
  structures in insecure and secure districts
• Merit Based Hiring of District Governor positions
• Presence of several ad-hoc shura and councils
  created by Donor Community to address lack of
  capacity of Line Directors to deliver basic
  servicescreates conflict and confusion and
  significant overlap
• 372 Official Districts (364 Perm, 8 Temp)

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Understanding and developing linkages for
Governance

• Municipalities Coordinator of City Activities
• Potential for positive role in providing services
  and supporting good governance due to their
  status in the SNG Policy and Constitutional
  mandate
• Have the authority to raise revenue, such as land
  taxes and Safayi (cleaning charges)
• Constrained by need for Municipalities to secure
  approval direct from MOF for budgetwith budget
  approval they are in an excellent position to
  deliver basic services
• Higher level of accountabilitycitizens have
  easier access to municipal administrationlinkage
  between tax and service delivery is more direct
• Public admin reforms slowpay and grade reform
  and merit based hiring have been slow
• 153 Municipalities to include Kabul city
• Village Lowest level of community
• Unite local communities and empowers leadership
  (over 40,000 villages).
• Attempts to strengthen transparent and
  accountable decision-making
• Work of MRRD and NSP
• Balance of traditional shura, and jirga conflict
  resolution with formal governance structures
  found at the District and Municapal level

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IJC Ministerial Partnering

• Counterinsurgency operational focus. Different
  from
• ISAF HQ (strategic partnering)
• NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) for
  Afghan National Security Forces, Ministry of
  Defense and Ministry of Interior
• Embassies/bilateral program staff
• UN/World Bank
• IJC embeds work for FUOPS, Ministerial Outreach
  and are located
• Independent Directorate of Local Governance
  (IDLG)
• Ministry of Finance (MoF)
• Independent Administrative Reform and Civil
  Service Commission (IARCSC)
• Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development
  (MRRD)
• Ministry of Education (MoE)
• Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock
  (MAIL) Afghan Land Authority
• Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Economy

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Ministerial Partnering at IDLG

• Afghan work days (Saturday to Wednesday) at IDLG
• Mornings/Evenings/weekends at ISAF and IJC
• COMISAF/COMIJC guidance , situational awareness
• Coordination with other embeds, NATO SCR, ISAF,
  IJC and RC J9 staff
• Liaison and Strategy Advisor
• Help IDLG understand IJC (Plans, support
  requests, general information, incidents)
• Help ISAF/IJC/Donor community understand IDLG
  (policy, programs, operations, key leader
  engagements)
• Sub-national Governance (SNG) leaders
• FUOPS Activities process from RC to IJC on KLE
  with IDLG leadership
• Facilitate information sharing and coordination
  both ways
• Understanding common efforts and putting subject
  matter experts from IDLG and international
  community together
• Strategy advice to leaders of IJC and IDLG
• Awareness of and coordination with other
  international community individuals and agencies
  (from embassies, NGOs, contractors, etc)

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NAWEED 1391 Gov Dev Objectives
NATO/ISAF UNCLASSIFIED

• Support budget process and connect sub-national
  priorities to national level
• Support and monitor effective and transparent
  civil service and merit based appointments
• Coordinate and enable Rule of Law support from
  NTM-A and NATO Rule of Law Field Support Mission
  (NROLFSM-A)
• Support the capacity building of development
  related Sub-National and National entities
• Support agricultural value chains
• Support strategic infrastructure projects which
  support COIN objectives, which require security
  and which are sustainable long term

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NATO/ISAF UNCLASSIFIED
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Critical Path for IJC Operational Efforts
NATO/ISAF UNCLASSIFIED
Working Group Cross-Talk
Decision
Inform
Steering
Guidance
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Cross-Talk
Lethal
Joint Targeting Board (JTB) Chair DCOS JOPS
ROE 429

• KLEs
• Plans
• Assessment
• BFCs
• Deep Dives
• Daily Updates (CUA)
• Higher CMD Interaction (COMISAF Update, 38302,
  other forums)

JTCWG
COMIJC DCOMIJC COSIJC
Joint Targeting Coordination Board (JTCB) Chair
DCOS JOPS

• Activities Board
• Chair COMIJC
• Prioritize, de-conflict, synch all operational
  activities across LOOs and across CJOA-A
• Ensure info ops targeting efforts are synched
  w/ CDRs objectives

Cross-Cutting
ORA WG
Activities WG
Activities Steering Group (ASG) Chair COSIJC
Comm Strat WG
Non Lethal
Note Critical path is shown linearly here, but
in reality, it is a continual cycle with feedback
built in.
Cross-Talk
Make it Matter
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1/27/2017
NATO/ISAF UNCLASSIFIED
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Sub-National Governance

• (Organization, Vision, Strategy, Programs,
  Challenges)
• The Way Forward

Directorate for Strategy and Programs Date 26th
Oct 2011
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Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG)

• IDLG Establishment - (Presidential Decree - 30
  August 2007) MoI and OAA
• Our Vision to make a difference in citizens
  life through good governance.
• Our Mandate
• Improving sub-national governance to achieve
  stability, security and development
• Establishing and strengthening government
  institutions at sub-national level
• Ensuring public Participation in Decision Making,
  access to information, and
• Ensuring delivery of effective public services

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How Local Government Governance Works
Presidents Office
Authority/ Resource
Participate
IDLG 20,000 Emplys
Wolesi Jirga
Line Ministries
Supreme Court
National Assemblies
Elect
Report
34 PGO 153 Msplty
Provincial Line Dep.
Provincial Council
Courts of Appeal
PRT
PDC
NGOs
3648- 372 DGO Msplty.
District Line Dep.
DDA
Primary Courts
District Community Council
CDC
FP
CDC
D I S T R I C T P O P U L A T I O N
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An improved model of local government Governance
Presidents Office
Authority/ Resource
Participate
IDLG
Wolesi Jirga
Line Ministries
Supreme Court
National Assemblies
Elect/ Select
Advise/ Monitor
PG Office
Provincial Line Depts.
Provincial Council
Courts of Appeal
PDC
DG Office
District Line Depts.
District Council
Primary Courts
Village Council
NGO
Village Council
D I S T R I C T P O P U L A T I O N
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IDLG Roles and Programmatic Areas NPP4
National Basis for Local Governance Provincial and District Administration Municipal Administration Local Representation, Accountability and Transparency
1 - Prioritization of the Sub-national Governance Policy 8 - Provincial District Infrastructure Equipment 13 - Provincial Municipal Administrations Refurbishment and Equipments 18 - Provincial Councils Capacity Development
2 - Legislative Reform 9 - Public Administration Reform 14 - Municipal Capacity Development Administrative Reforms 19 - District-level and Village-level Representation
3 - Sub-national Planning and Finance 10 - Provincial District Capacity Development 15 - Improved Municipal Finance Revenues 20 - Public Grievances Mechanisms
4 - Provincial Strategic Planning 11 - Sub-national Presence, Coordination and Service Delivery (PBGF, DDP) 16 - Municipal Service Delivery 21 - Local Council Co-ordination Information Sharing
5 - Institutional and Capacity Development in IDLG Centre 12 - Cross-Cutting Themes APRP, Gender, Transition... 17 - Community-based Development and Governance in the Municipalities 22 - Support to Newly Elected Representatives
6 - Media and Strategic Communications
7 - ME, Surveys and Reporting
LEADING ROLE - IDLG 6 Priority Programs ALGFDP,
ASOP, PBGF, ASGP, RAMP-UP DDP
PARTERNERING ROLE - Gender, Elections, Peace
Process, TransitionCiv-Mil Integrated Approach
(OMID/NAWEED Planning)
COORDINATION MONITORING ROLE - Line
Ministries, PRTs/TSTEnsure Service Delivery
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IDLG support to Integrated Civil-Military Efforts

• IDLG Support to Civ-Mil Integrated efforts
• Contributing to development of OP OMID, follow-up
  and reprioritization during winter campaign
• IDLG 6 Priority Programs alignment to support and
  sustain stability (DDP, PGBF, RAMP-UP, ASOP,
  AGSP, ALGFDP)
• Merit Based Recruitment and Appointment of DPG
  and DGs
• Support and rapid provincial assessments in
  support of Transition
• IDLG is member of Non-security ministries lead
  by MOF to address joint civ-mil planning and
  implementation efforts and coordination
  mechanisms at strategic, operational and tactical
  levels
• Outcomes of Kabul Process- Cluster concepts and
  National Priority Programs (NPPs)
• Prioritized reform initiatives
• Selected Institution building
• Improving and increasing direct services to the
  population
• NPP4-The National Program for Local Governance
  (NPPLG)
• Legislative and Public Administrative Reform
• Rule of Law
• Municipal Governance
• Promotion of democratic and accountable
  institutions
• Public Participation of citizens in local
  governance issues

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IDLG support to Integrated Civil-Military Efforts
(cont)

• IDLG Support to Governance Cluster and National
  Priority Program 4
• Clarifying the Roles and Responsibilities of
  IDLG, frame expectations with IDLG mandate
  across three fundamental roles of leadership,
  partnership, coordination and monitoring
• Implementation of SNG Policy (reforms to
  Legislative and SN Planning and Budget reforms)
• Capacity development at Central and SNG level,
  Tashkeil, and Infrastructure improvements
• Reform Municipalities, Capacity Development,
  Urban Service Delivery, Revenue generation
• Restructure IDLG (Provincial, District,
  Municipalities, and Local Councils)
• Supporting cross-cutting mandate

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IDLG support to Integrated Civil-Military Efforts
(cont)

• IDLG Expectation of ISAF/IJC
• NPP and SNG Policy is the base to improve local
  governance till 2014 and beyond
• PRTs support NPP4 by shifting focus from
  basic-service providing to capacity building
  efforts
• Support to IDLGs programsDDP, ASOP, ALGFDP
• Support capacity building to the Provincial and
  District Governors and their offices
• Do not bypass IDLG and the PGs for any issue
  pertaining to local governance
• Support on-budget process and invest in GIRoA
  government functions (not one-off solutions)
• Support assessment of local governance positions
  through IJC assessment process
• Support local infrastructure through ALGFDP
• IDLG is not one stop for governance nor is MRRD
  one stop for development
• Strategic communications through IDLG for PGs

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Contact Information

• LTC Lynda Granfield- IDLG until May 20
  lynda.m.granfield_at_afghan.swa.army.millyndagranfie
  ld_at_gmail.com93 (0)705-738-165
• LTC Don Hagan- Chief, Ministerial Outreach
• DSN 318-449-9519
• Ms. Najla Farzana-MOF
• Ms. Glenda Green-MAIL/ALA
• Ms. Fran Cook-IDLG/DDP
• Ms. Elizabeth Royall-MOE
• Mr. Neal Rappaport (MoC)
• Ms. Francine Uenuma IARCSC

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• Questions?

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• Back-Up slides

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Sub National Governance Roles Relations
1/3 of the Meshrano Jirga are elected from the
PCs for a period of 4 years. Each DC elects one
person for a period of 3 years.
President
Meshrano Jirga (House of Elders)
IDLG/Ministries
Provincial Council (PC) elected body primary
representative of the people within provincial
government

• Provincial Development Committee (PDC) Composed
  of sector reps chaired by PG. Main roles
• Coordinate developmental activities of the line
  ministries
• Prepare Provincial Development Plans (PDPs)
• Improve donor coordination
• Monitor implementation of development projects

PG testifies once a month
Provincial Governor (PG) (Appointed by President)
Provincial Councils (PC)(Elected)
Provincial Line Departments
PDC
Accountableto PC
PAA
Provincial Administrative Assembly (PAA) body
for overall administrative coordination among PC,
Line departments, civil society and other
relevant stakeholders within provincial
government Implement PDPs.
Dep Prov Gov (DPG) civil service)
(SNG Policy plans for 2013)
District Councils (DC) (elected)
District Governor (DG)(civil service merit based
recruited)
District Offices of Line Departments

• Merit-Based. SNG Policy dictates merit-based
  appointments for DPGs and DGs. Individuals
  compete for these positions through the process
  administered and agreed by the IARCSC and IDLG.
  Those selected are submitted to the President for
  approval
• Until Elections. DCC, DDA and CDC continue
  until DC and VC are elected

DAA
Municipalities Except Kabul Municipality
IDLG (GOV) ASOP (DCC or Shuras)
MRRD (DEV) DDA (CDC reps)
District Administrative Assembly (DDA) Performs
district overall administrative Coordination
IC, NGOs, Civ-Societies, PC, PRTs, etc.

• Afghanistan Social Outreach Program (ASOP)
• 108 district community councils (as of Apr 11)
• Stipends provided by donor funding
• Focus on insecure districts
• Interim councils in selected districts until
  district council elections (est. 2013)

MRRD (DEV) CDC (elected)
Village Councils (VC) (elected)
District Development Assembly (DDA) Performs
district planning functions until DCs established
through elections
Jirgas
(estimated for 2013)
Shuras

• Community Development Council (CDC)
• In all provinces (not all villages)
• Performing village governance, development
  functions until village council elections

Local Community councils in all villages (Local
Shuras)
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District Delivery Program (DDP)
Purpose To demonstrate to the Afghan people that
their government is strengthening and delivering
services

• Goals
• Visible local government presence
• A government system beginning to function and
  providing basic services
• Foundation for Economic Stability and
  Sustainable infrastructure

• Foundation Principles
• Enabling and empowering local government, with
  support from Kabul, to serve the needs of the
  people
• Delivery of services is the vehicle or means to
  empower local governance

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IDLG References

• Afghanistan National Development Strategy, June
  2008
• Kabul conference communiqué, 20 July 2010
• Sub-national Governance The Way Forward,
  September 2010
• APRP Program Document, July 2010
• District Delivery Program Roles and
  Responsibilities, March 2010
• Sub-national Governance Policy Spring 2010
• Draft NPP4 document Dec 2011