What outcomes has the NSP achieved?
There are four important outcomes of the NSP: (i) improvement of social cohesion by enhancing collective decision-making and action, (ii) improvement of the socio-economic welfare of the population, (iii) empowerment of the population, especially inclusion of women in the decision-making process, and (iv) improvement in community’s trust towards the Government, where the Government had to win its legitimacy by delivering tangible results in a timely manner. The NSP underwent a World Bank (WB) review mission in May 2006 which reviewed (i) the implementation status of the on-going NSP, (ii) the government proposal to expand the NSP, and (iii) and options for mainstreaming income generating activities in the current phase of NSP. The WB found NSP’s implementation progress” highly satisfactory” . A Mid-term evaluation carried out by the University of York concluded “the benefits of the NSP justify the overhead costs of the Programme” and “The NSP is now recognized both by the people of Afg
