The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has initiated a comprehensive program for building performance capacity of Afghan organizations in the government public sector, the for-profit private sector, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and the higher education sector. With BearingPoint, Inc. as the primary implementing partner, CDP contributes to the USAID/ Afghanistan’s strategic objectives of promoting democratic government, creating a thriving private sector economy, facilitating a better educated, healthier population, and enhancing overall development through:

Building near-term capacity directly within target institutions;

Strengthening Afghan capacity building institutions in the public, private, NGO, and educational sectors which will allow Afghans to provide sustained capacity building; and

Developing a critical mass of Afghans trained in management and other skills.

CDP will develop institutional and individual capacity with assistance organized in five components:

Public Sector: Working with target ministries at the national and subnational (provincial and district) levels to build capacity across common functions for improving the quality of service to citizens and the efficiency of operations.

Private, For-Profit Sector: Assisting Afghan businesses, directly and through professional associations, with emphasis on construction and professional service firms, to develop their management, technical, and vocational competencies, enabling growth through goods and services offered.

NGO Sector: Developing the basic management skills of Afghan NGOs through training and the creation of a certification program.

Higher Education Sector: Supporting existing alliance programs in building international standard administrative leadership and management skills, developing core competencies, and employing state-of-the-art technology for efficient delivery of university programs in Kabul and regional centers.

Participant Training and Technical Assistance: Supporting capacity building by providing technical assistance and funding for relevant training participation, program development, and organizational capacity development.