Governance and Representation in the Afghan Urban Transition

The fourth section briefly outlines the method and sources used in this study of the CARD-F project before discussing, in section 5, the aims and objectives of the project drawing from the official documentation, how it was implemented and the assessments made of its impacts. [...] Key questions from the CARD-F programme staff and implementing partners concentrated on CARD- F’s background; the way it was designed; how the programme objectives changed in phase two; the programme governance and management at different stages; the role and interest of different partners and ministries; and the programme content and the way it was implemented. [...] Key challenges and limitations A key challenge that the research team faced in different stages of the study included the lack of access to the key project documents, to know clearly how the project was designed, implemented and monitored. [...] It then proceeds to examine in more detail the organisational structure of the project, the reasons for its shift in objectives during the first phase, the ToC of the project and key explicit and implicit assumptions. [...] And the government can use its employees in the implementation of the projects in rural areas.64 It was certainly the case that the staff of the CARD-F management unit were well paid in comparison with normal government staff, reflecting a more widespread practice of donors supporting enclaves in Ministries.65 The salary level of the director of CARD-F 62 DFID, “Business Case and Summary CARD-F ph.