CRLP uses a principled, community-driven approach which delivers basic services at scale, preserving key economic and social institutions, and enabling women, the poor, and vulnerable groups (IDPs/returnees) to participate in and benefit from the project activities. The project has been able to deliver at scale by leveraging on community institutions. This has proven to be an effective approach in targeting resources to the poor, and promoting transparency, accountability and sustainability.
Environmental and Social Responsibility
CRLP addresses and identifies measures to avoid and minimize negative environmental and social impacts, as much as possible. Where these cannot be avoided, the impacts are adequately identified, assessed and necessary mitigation measures designed and implemented following relevant, existing Afghanistan environmental and social legislation (where available) and the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Standards (ESS).
Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM)
The project has developed a robust system to assist in resolving complaints in a timely, effective and efficient manner. The GRM provides a transparent and credible process for fair, effective and lasting outcomes. It also builds trust and cooperation as an integral component of broader stakeholder engagement, that facilitates corrective actions and helps the community to have ownership of the project.
Women Inclusion
CRLP makes deliberate effort to ensure and support women's participation in all aspects of project implementation
- decision-making on the sub-projects implemented;
- laborers in the rural and urban areas under Cash for Work and Labour Intensive Works;
- social grant beneficiaries in both rural and urban areas;
- participants in capacity building trainings.
Female community group members have played a key role in facilitating inclusive delivery by and for women.
Monitoring and Evaluation
CRLP has developed a monitoring and evaluation system with the following objectives:
- To ensure accountability to donors
- To ensure accountability to beneficiaries
- To manage performance of the program, grants and contractors
- To support learning and adaptation
Management Information System (MIS)
A Management Information System (MIS) has been created to manage project implementation data for the project activities and feed into the result framework indicators. The MIS also monitors progress and documents compliance with relevant Environmental and Social instruments; and automates progress reports for management and accountability purposes.
Third Party Monitoring
An independent Monitoring Agent (MA) supports the supervision of physical performance and financial monitoring for CRLP. This includes verifying that the Entry Criteria for Access conditions of the project are met and in place during the life of the project; Community Representative Groups (CRGs) and activities remain independent, CRGs are functioning and receiving training, women’s participation continues in project activities, labor-intensive infrastructure works are of satisfactory quality, beneficiary lists are accurate (without systemic exclusion or inclusion errors), targeted eligible beneficiaries are receiving the proper amount of assistance, workers are receiving the proper wages, and environmental and social risks are properly addressed.
Due diligence
Due diligence is an integral part of decision-making and risk management systems. Due diligence can best be described as a formal assessment, typically, of the potential legal, financial, operational and reputational risks and benefits that the project could be exposed to, or realize, in engaging with a potential Partner. A due diligence process is therefore a powerful management tool that will provide project with a better understanding of both the risks and rewards of engaging with a potential partner. Importantly, due diligence is an on-going, proactive and iterative process.
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