Afghanistan Social Outreach Program (ASOP)

$68.92M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	DT Global
Country	Afghanistan
Start Date	May 16, 2009
End Date	Jan 19, 2012
Duration	978 days
Number of Grantees	32
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`188382-76`

Grant Description

USAIDs Afghanistan Social Outreach Program (ASOP) supports the Independent Directorate of Local Governance to develop district-level community councils (shuras) in the absence of formally elected district councils.

ASOPs approach involves electing a 30-50 person community council at the district level to involve traditional tribal shuras and religious leaders in government structures.

The councils are a platform to communicate views about local needs such as security, development, and community concerns.