International Development written question – answered at on 13 March 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which non-governmental organisations the UK funds which operate in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq; and how much funding has been allocated for these activities in each of the last four years.
DFID is currently funding non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Iraq through two principal mechanisms: the Political Participation Fund and the Civil Society Fund.
The £5 million Iraq Civil Society Fund (CSF) supports projects that strengthen the capacity of Iraqi civil society organisations through partnerships with international NGOs. Projects funded include building women's leadership capacity, training for Iraqi trade union leaders, developing child rights, social work training and education about the risks of mines. Support has been given to Christian Aid, Save the Children (UK), Mines Advisory Group (MAG), Help Age International, Women for Women International, Salvation Army, International Centre for Trade Union Rights, UNISON and the Women's National Commission. These partners have, in turn, supported a range of Iraqi partner organisations.
The £7.5 million Political Participation Fund (PPF) provides grants to grass-roots Iraqi civil society organisations to enable potentially marginalised groups to participate in the political process. Projects funded include an NGO conference, human rights conference attended by Ann Clwyd MP, campaign to encourage women to register for the elections, media, elections training, and campaigns and workshops on the constitution and referendum. Under the PPF, the international NGOs we have supported are AMAR, Arab Gulf Studies Centre, Institute of War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), and the Irish Human Rights Network.
We are also providing funding directly to:
BBC World Service Trust, to strengthen independent TV and radio broadcasting in southern Iraq
ILAC, to support development of the Iraqi justice sector
Prior to 2004, DFID provided long term project support to AMAR, ACORN, CARE, Christian Aid, and Save the Children (UK) for their work in Iraq. Immediately after the conflict in April 2003, we provided emergency humanitarian support through ACTED, AMAR, CARE, 4RS, GOAL, Help Age International, International Medical Corps (IMC), MedAir, Merlin, Mines Advisory Group (MAG), Muslim Hands, People in Need Foundation, Save the Children (UK), Solidarities, and War Child. We also contributed £28.5 million to the International Red Cross for their humanitarian appeals during 2003–05.
The following table shows our disbursements to NGOs in Iraq during the last four financial years:
2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06(23) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Long Term NGO Project Support | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Emergency NGO Humanitarian Assistance | — | 4.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
Civil Society Fund (CSF) | — | — | 2.1 | 1.7 |
Political Participation Fund (PPF) | — | — | 1.7 | 1 |
BBC-WST | — | — | 1.6 | 2.5 |
ILAC | — | — | 1.4 | 0.6 |
International Red Cross Appeals | 1.5 | 17 | 10 | — |
Total | 3.9 | 22.1 | 18.5 | 6.4 |
(23) To date.
DFID are funding the following NGOs which operate in Afghanistan:
Afghan Aid
Halo Trust
Tearfund
WOMANKIND
Afghan Action
BBC World Service Trust
Afghan's Women's Council
Afghan Civil Society Forum
Concern
Swiss Peace
Co-ordination for Humanitarian Assistance
The following table provides figures for bilateral funding provided by DFID to non-governmental organisations working in Afghanistan in each year since 2001.
£ million | |
---|---|
2001–02 | 22.5 |
2002–03 | 5.8 |
2003–04 | 2.5 |
2004–05 | 5.5 |
2005–06 | 5.8 |
DFID also provides multilateral funds to non-governmental organisations through Partnership Programme Agreements (PPAs). PPAs are long-term agreements of three to five years with civil society organisations who have a strong track record of work in international development and an ability to make a contribution to achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
As PPA funds are unearmarked, we cannot directly attribute funding to specific activities or countries. OXFAM, ActionAid, Christian Aid, and Save the Children UK however all have projects in Afghanistan and have received a total of £26.4 million this financial year through their Partnership Programme Agreements with DFID.
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