Initiative to Promote Afghan Civil Society (IPACS)

Provinces	Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daikondi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghor, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost, Konar, Kunduz, Laghman, Lowgar, Nangarhar, Nimruz, Nurestan, Paktia, Paktika, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Wardak, Zabul
Program	Democracy & Governance (Increasing the presence and performance of the non-governmental sector)
Dates	January 2005 - January 2010
Partner	Counterpart International, Inc.
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The Initiative to Promote Afghan Civil Society, implemented by Counterpart International, promotes the development of a politically active civil society with an emphasis on women-focused organizations. During 2007, the U.S. Government (USG) will promote the development of a flourishing civil society through: capacity-building and technical assistance; implementation of a law enabling civil society organizations (CSOs); and the award and administration of small grants to CSOs, particularly those which are led by and/or serve women. Specific goals for this project are to:

1. Increase the sustainability and performance of CSOs;
2. Make CSOs more active and effective;
3. Increase the number of registered CSOs under the new law;
4. Improve advocacy and service delivery through training and disbursement of small grants;
5. Improve legislation and regulations that pertain to civil society; and
6. Increase the percentage of USG-supported CSOs that improve their ranking on the civil society capacity scale.

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