Audit of USAID/Afghanistan's Afghan Civilian Assistance Program

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USAID/Afghanistan develop a plan that will provide sufficient work time for the agreement officer's technical representative assigned to the Afghan Civilian Assistance Program to properly monitor and evaluate the programmatic needs for the program so that it can be implemented effectively and on schedule.

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USAID/Afghanistan require the International Organization for Migration to adhere to a schedule in preparing and submitting the required planning and program reporting documents, such as implementation plans, monitoring and evaluation plans, and program reports to help the mission monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Afghan Civilian Assistance Program.

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3

USAID/Afghanistan require the International Organization for Migration to take appropriate action to adequately staff the Afghan Civilian Assistance Program at a level sufficient to provide timely and effective assistance to eligible beneficiaries.

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4

USAID/Afghanistan require the International Organization for Migration to review its policy on the eligibility period for which applicants under the Afghan Civilian Assistance Program can apply and receive benefits to determine whether a more appropriate eligibility period should be used.

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5

USAID/Afghanistan require the International Organization for Migration to review its policy on completed and closed-out grants to determine whether the policy should be revised, and, if appropriate, revise the policy in order that completed grants can be closed out more rapidly.

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6

USAID/Afghanistan require the International Organization for Migration to review its policy on the acceptance of identification from applicants under the Afghan Civilian Assistance Program to determine whether the policy should be revised and, if appropriate, revise the policy to require that national identity cards be used for identification.

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7

USAID/Afghanistan require the International Organization for Migration to review its procedures on the distribution of education and tailoring kits to program beneficiaries, under the Afghan Civilian Assistance Program, to determine whether the kits are being distributed expeditiously and, if not, initiate actions to remedy the distribution.

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