AREDP Milestones

Program Overview

The objective of Afghanistan Rural Enterprise Development Program is to increase employment, income of rural men and women, and the sustain ability of targeted local enterprises. AREDP is a national government-led multi-donor funded, program that jump-starts and facilitates private sector growth ...

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AREDP Milestone

AREDP started functioning after a presidential decree was issued in late 2007 based on the article 13^th of Afghan constitution on reducing unemployment, and poverty.

In late 2007 the President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan tasked the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) to design and implement a national program that follows in the footsteps of previous achievements and is aimed at reducing unemployment, poverty, and reliance on opium

Throughout 2008 AREDP preparation process was jointly undertaken by MRRD/AREDP and World Bank

The World Bank provided USD 1.76 million to MRRD/AREDP for AREDP’s Project Preparation Facility (PPF)

In April 2009, the final preparation mission for AREDP by the World Bank was convened

In July 2009, AREDP started its pilot phase in Jabal Seraj district of Parwan Province aiming to cover 20 communities in the district

In November 2009, a grant agreement for USD 2.2 million was signed with the Government of Denmark

In March 2010, an agreement was signed by the Government of Canada to provide USD 9.3 million for AREDP to extend activities to Kandahar

In April 2010 the World Bank approved a USD 19 million IDA grant to support AREDP

In June 2010 AREDP was officially declared effective by the World Bank

In October 2010, a grant agreement for USD 16 million was signed with ARTF using funding from DFID