October 7, 2011

New Project Won: Iraq—Consultative Service Delivery Program II

ACDI/VOCA has won a 22-month, $5 million grant from the World Bank to implement the Consultative Service Delivery Program II.

Development Program Aims to Strengthen Local Capacity

CDSP II aims to strengthen the capacity of the local government and communities in Iraq’s northern provinces to create improved social services. This includes creating institutional norms of responsive and accountable development processes driven by the community.

In addition, ACDI/VOCA will work to expand the outreach of government and community collaborations into more areas.

World Bank Initiative Builds on Earlier Work

CDSP II builds on the successful Consultative Service Delivery Program, which strengthened the capacities of local community action groups and built sustainable linkages to local government using a community-driven grants process within Kurdistan and the northern provinces.

The area is rife with ethnic, religious, security and linguistic challenges. Strong civil and public sector institutions that are driven by the community are key to Iraq’s future.

For more information on our work in Iraq.