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USAID, through APAP, advances the Afghan Parliament’s institutional, technical, and political development. Its support was crucial in establishing the first Afghan Parliament in four decades. USAID assisted with the creation of Afghanistan’s current National Assembly by advising on its organizational structure, providing infrastructure, and training support staff prior to the first session. USAID’s continuing assistance to Parliament works with the members in both the upper and lower houses, parliament staff, leadership offices, and committees (this year placing at least one professional staff member to assist each committee). In additional to the legislative support, APAP activities improve Parliament’s constituency outreach efforts, communications, information technology, and national budget review. The assistance also enables Parliament to operate as a strong, independent, and effective legislative, representative, and oversight body on behalf of the Afghan people.
Fact Sheet APAP June 2011
16 October 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghan youth participate in debates and learn about issues facing the country and how their members of parliament are responding.
22 January 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan
USAID/APAP “My plan is to establish an organization called Law and Democracy, which will be dedicated to legislative affairs. It will conduct research and...
15 September 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan
Eighty-nine young people, including 40 young women, participated in the 2010 Afghanistan Youth Parliament (AYP) session held in June 2010. The three day event, organized...
31 October 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan
USAID’s Afghanistan Parliamentary Assistance Project (APAP) is enhancing the capacity of the parliament’s public relations employees to provide high-quality coverage of National Assembly events. A...
15 October 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan
Around the world, civil society organizations (CSOs) are in a unique position to advocate on behalf of people whose voices would otherwise go unheard. They...
31 October 2009 | Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan
The security situation in parts of Afghanistan has made it increasingly difficult for Afghan members of parliament (MPs) to maintain contact with their constituents. To...
15 June 2009 | Glencree, Northern Ireland
Working constructively with former adversaries to build a stable, prosperous country is just one of the challenges that Afghanistan’s Parliamentarians face every day. To strengthen...
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