United States Agency for International Development
Iraq Reconstruction and Humanitarian Relief
Weekly Update #9, Fiscal Year (FY) 2004
November 25, 2003


This fact sheet highlights overall accomplishments and some weekly
activities from USAID's reconstruction efforts in Iraq.  For more
information on USAID's programs in Iraq please see:  www.usaid.gov/iraq

USAID assists the people of Iraq to reconstruct their country by working
within the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). USAID programs are
implemented in coordination with the United Nations, nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) and private sector partners.  The USAID Mission in
Iraq carries out programs in education, health care, food security,
infrastructure reconstruction, economic growth, community development
initiatives, local governance, and transition initiatives.

Program Descriptions and Updates 

1. Restore Essential Infrastructure

Electricity -- objectives include: the emergency repair or rehabilitation
of power generation facilities and electrical grids. A team of engineers
from the Iraqi Electric Commission, USAID, Bechtel, and the Corps of
Engineers has been working since May to restore capacity to Iraq's power
system, which had been looted and was dilapidated from decades of neglect
and mismanagement.  Accomplishments to date:

- Power capacity in Iraq on October 6 peaked at 4,518 MW, surpassing the
pre-war level of 4,400 MW.

- Necessary long-term repairs and scheduled maintenance are being made
at generating plants throughout the country to build a sustainable power
grid.

- Electricity crews are repairing thermal and gas turbine units - an
essential piece for stable power generation as they increase efficiency,
prevent failures, and increase outputs.

- Ministry of Electricity and USAID partners crews have:


   - Helped the Corps of Engineers put engineers back to work on the 
     boilers at the Doura Power Plant in Baghdad.

   - Provided technical personnel at key power stations to assist the
     Commission of Electricity.


a. - Installed a new turbine bearing at unit 3 of the Bayji Plant.


Highlights this week: 

- On November 15, power generation peaked at 3,744 MW and 74,385 MW hours
of electricity were produced. Power production peaked at 3,637 MW on
November 16, and the system produced 72,591 MW hours, approximately 70% of
estimated demand.

- Since October 1, Baghdad has received an average of 1,241 MW a day and
had never dipped below 900 MW.

   - Since the beginning of November, the system has generated an average
     daily peak of 3,573 MW and 69,765 MW hours

- Seven thermal generating units and six gas turbine generating units are
offline for planned maintenance. Mussayib thermal unit 2 is expected to be
back online midweek producing more than 200 MW. Bayji gas turbine output
was up to 120 MW November 16, up from 60 MW on November 15.

- Six gas turbine units and seven thermal generating units are currently
offline for scheduled maintenance.

- Power production and transmission throughout Iraq returned to normal
levels November 20, after two critical 400-kV lines--Baghdad East-Kirkuk
and Bayji- Baghdad West--were repaired and brought back into service. The
repairs were a team effort of Iraqi engineers and contractors, Corps of
Engineers and USAID partner Bechtel.

- The major rehabilitation of Doura units 5 and 6 has been underway since
November 2. This week, workers have begun disassembling the turbines and
have continued plant cleanup. A subcontract for work on the switchyard,
control systems, and traveling screens is expected early next week.

- Power production peaked at 3,588 MW November 20, and the system
generated 67,148 MW hours. Sixty MW were imported from Syria, and 108 were
imported from Turkey.



Airports -- objectives include: providing reconstruction material and
personnel for the timely repair of damaged airport facilities; the
rehabilitation of airport terminals;  the creation of systems to permit
humanitarian, international commercial and passenger flights and
reconstruction material and personnel; and preparation for the eventual
handover of airport operations to the Iraqi Airport Commission Authority.


Accomplishments to Date:

- Approximately 60 non-military flights per day arrive and depart smoothly
at Baghdad International Airport.

- Completed emergency infrastructure work at Baghdad International Airport
for civil air operations. Work included the repair of Terminal C and
administration offices, installation of three of the four "Rapidscan" X
ray machines in Terminal C, and installation of VSAT communications
systems and 6.5 megawatt power generators.

- Iraqi customs commenced operations in the Baghdad arrivals hall as of
October 21, 2003.

- Al Basrah International Airport is nearly ready for commercial
operations to begin.  Completed projects include runway, taxiway, and
apron striping, installing two baggage x-ray units, rehabilitating
toilets, passenger lounges, signs, and baggage carts, and installing VSAT
satellite communications.

- Evaluation of reconstruction requirements at Mosul Airport are complete.



Bridges, Roads, and Railroads --objectives include: the rehabilitation and
repair of damaged transportation systems focusing on the most economically
critical networks.


Accomplishments to Date:

- Demolition of irreparable sections of three key bridges (Khazir, Tikrit
and Al Mat) completed in preparation for reconstruction. These bridges
link Baghdad to major cities in the North as well as neighboring
countries.

- Al Mat Bridge: A key link on Highway 10, which carries over 3,000 trucks
daily on the main route between Baghdad and Jordan.

- Completed construction of a 1.5-kilometer, four-lane bypass for the
damaged bridge

- an essential bypass to transport humanitarian goods.

a. - Khazir Bridge: Critical to the flow of fuel and agricultural products
to the Northern Region.

b. - Tikrit Bridge: An important link for passengers and commerce over the
Tigris River between Tikrit and Tuz Khurmatu.

- Repairs on a floating bridge on the Tigris River in Al Kut are complete,
improving traffic for approximately 50,000 travelers a day.

- Work on railways is an integrated US-Iraqi effort; Iraqi Railway
Administration contributes equipment and labor while USAID contributes
project management, material and parts.

- Repairing 72 km of track from Umm Qasr to Shuiaba Junction, near Basrah
to ensure that grain shipments from the seaport to mills are not
jeopardized due to faulty track.

- Completed explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) of the rail line project
near Shuiaba Junction (Basra governorate).


Highlights this week: 

- Al Mat bridge, near Ar Rutbah in Al Anbar Governorate, is a key link on
the route from Baghdad to Amman and is one of three priority bridges being
rehabilitated by USAID partner Bechtel in cooperation with the Ministry of
Public Works and Iraqi firms.  During the repair of piers at Al Mat
bridge, engineers have found a significant breakdown of concrete, the
schedule has been revised, and work is now expected to be completed by
early February.


Seaport -- objectives include: port administration, hiring of port pilots
to guide ships up the channel, coordinating onward transport from the
seaport, and facilitating cargo-handling services such as warehousing,
shipment tracking, and storage.

Accomplishments to Date:

- Reopened to commercial traffic June 17; first passenger vessel test
completed July 16.

- The first bulk cargo grain ship to arrive at Umm Qasr, finished
unloading 52,000 tons of grain on November 14. The newly refurbished
grain-receiving facility moved the grain from the ship to dockside silos
without major problems in 14 days.

- Umm Qasr port resumed normal port operations.  In October, 27 ships
entered the port and were processed by the Port Authority, 84,844 metric
tons of food was unloaded from World Food Program ships (rice and sugar),
1800 containers were unloaded onto the port, 18 cargo ships were received,
and 46.5 metric tons of goods were unloaded from smaller vessels.

- Emergency wreck removal and dredging operations are completed, allowing
for all 21 berths to be available for deep-draft ships. Two Iraqi dredgers
will maintain the harbor.

- Completed renovation of grain-receiving facility, which can process up
to 600 metric tons of grain an hour.

- Port tariffs were applied on June 20, opening the way towards financial
sustainability for port operations.

- Generators have been installed, energizing all three 11-kV ring mains
and restoring power to most parts of the port.

- Work is complete on security fencing at the old and new ports and grain
facility.

- Containers and other types of cargoes are arriving.

Highlights this week:

- Banastar, the first bulk cargo grain ship to arrive at Umm Qasr,
finished unloading 52,000 tons of grain last week. The newly refurbished
grain-receiving facility moved the grain from the ship to dockside silos
without major problems in 14 days.

a. - 52,000 tons of wheat, when milled into flour, will feed 27 million
Iraqis for 5 days, at the rate of 300 grams a day in the public
distribution system ration.

b. - The bulk grain unloading facility represents a four-fold increase in
the capacity of the Umm Qasr Port to unload ships. Previously, 12,000 ton
ships carrying bagged flour required two weeks to be unloaded.



Telecommunications -- objectives include: linking 21 cities by fiber optic
cable and preparing 1.2 million wired lines to be operational; repairing
the nation's fiber optic network from north of Mosul, through Baghdad and
Nasiriyah to Umm Qasr by November 2003; and repairing the 2,000 km cable
to connect 20 cities to Baghdad.


Accomplishments to Date:

- Purchased tools, equipment, and parts to enable Iraqi engineers to
restore parts of the network.

- Audited 400 km of the fiber optic backbone, confirming that only two of
twelve fibers are active.

- Replacing 12 transportable exchange switches to connect 240,000
subscriber lines in Baghdad.

- The international satellite gateway system at Al Mamoun is ready for
service and integrated with the Al Mamoun switches.

- Training of Iraqi engineers on the new equipment has commenced.



2. Support Essential Health and Education


Health -- objectives include: supporting a reformed Iraqi Ministry of
Health; delivering essential health services; funding medicines and
supplemental nutrients; establishing a rapid referral and response system
for the most serious cases; providing medical equipment and supplies;
training and recruiting health staff; providing health education and
information; and determining the specific needs of the health sector and
of vulnerable populations such as women and children.


Accomplishments to Date:

- Over 30 million doses of vaccines have been procured and distributed by
the Ministry of Health (MOH) since July, which was supported by USAID and
UNICEF.

- An estimated 3 million out of a total of 4.3 million Iraqi children
under the age of 5 have been vaccinated.

- 20 delivery rooms in hospitals and primary health care centers have been
rehabilitated serving 300,000 residents in Basrah.

- More than 100,000 pregnant, nursing mothers and malnourished children
under 5 years have received 2.5 kg of high protein biscuit supplementary
food rations.

- In Najaf and Karbala', emergency health programs supporting 18 Primary
Health Centers have been completed with over 92 midwives and 247 health
promoters trained.


Highlights this week:

- A citywide school hygiene education campaign has begun in urban Kirkuk.  
USAID/OFDA partner International Rescue Committee is conducting a two-day
interactive hygiene workshop at each of Kirkuk's 273 schools. The team has
held these workshops at 77 schools in which 27,156 students and 956
teachers participated. At each school, a hygiene curriculum booklet is
distributed to the health center.

- Iraqi health educators visited seven schools in An Najaf Governorate
this week to discuss personal health and sanitation with students.
Personal hygiene was discussed with the children using microscopes,
slides, and overheads, and small gifts are awarded to students who drew
the best health message in a competition. Under the project, which is
implemented by USAID partner International Rescue Committee, 42 schools in
the governorate with 18,660 students have been visited by health
educators.

- Two orientation sessions in Kirkuk and two in Mosul were held this week
to train health workers on promoting hygiene. The orientations are part of
a project implemented by USAID partner International Medical Corps to
rehabilitate water and sanitation facilities in six northern hospitals and
clinics and educate the facilities' staff on the link between sanitation
and health.



Education -- objectives include: increasing enrollment and improving the
quality of primary and secondary education, ensuring that classrooms have
sufficient materials, facilitating community involvement, training
teachers, implementing accelerated learning programs, and establishing
partnerships between U.S. and Iraqi colleges and universities.

 
Accomplishments to Date:

- Provided technical assistance for the resumption of the MOE functions.

- Created Education coordination groups in North, South and Central Iraq.

- Provided assistance for resumption of MOE salaries.

- Funded 5.5 million examinations for transitional grades, which ensured
the smooth continuation of school.

- Conducted secondary school status survey in all permissive areas in the
country (3,300 schools in total).

- Rehabilitated 1,774 schools during the first term of school year
2003-04.

- Awarded 298 grants worth $4,246,360 to rehabilitate schools and
education Directorate General (DG) offices country-wide.

Provision of Materials, Equipment and Supplies:

a. - Distributed 1,195,281 secondary school kits.

b. - Distributed 100% of 142,762 student desks, 85.8% of 24,418 teacher
desks, 91% of 57,204 teacher chairs, 69.9% of 24,370 metal cabinets and
100% of 58,000 chalkboards.

c. - 808,000 primary student kits delivered.

d. - 81,735 primary teacher kits delivered.


- Edited 48 math and science textbooks grades 1-12

- Of the planned 5.5 million textbooks, delivered 68% to Baghdad DG's and
87% to remaining governorates country-wide.

- Trained 258 secondary school Master Trainers in Baghdad.

- Training for approximately 33,000 secondary school teachers and 3,000
secondary school administration staff on-going through January 2004.

- Began accelerated learning program in Baghdad, Nasiriyah, Diwaniyah,
Karbala' on November 15 and in Arbil on November 22 for approximately 500
students.

- Established the Education Management Information System (EMIS) Unit at
the Ministry of Education.

- Administration and Management Technical Advisor in place at MoE.

- Social Mobilization Advisor in place at MoE.

Awarded 5 grants with a potential value of $28 million to strengthen
partnerships between American and Iraqi universities- Awards include:  1)
a consortium led by Research Foundation of the State University of New
York (SUNY/Stony Brook)  partnering with Baghdad University, Al
Mustansiriyah University/Baghdad and Mosul University in the field of
Archeology and Environmental Research; 2) University of Hawaii/College of
Agriculture and Human Resource will partner with University of Mosul/Hamam
Al-Alil for strengthening academic programs, research and extension
programs and 3) Human Rights Institute, DePaul University/College of Law
and the International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences
(Italy) will partner with University of Baghdad for reforming the legal
education; 4) Jackson State University for Public Health and Sanitation
partners with University of Mosul and 5) University of Oklahoma with
Al-Anbar University, Basra University and University of Salahaddin for
Higher Education Partnership.


Highlights this week:

- The Ministry of Education is upgrading the quality of teaching in Iraqi
classrooms.  The program to certify 195 teachers and administrators as
master trainers concluded November 16 in Baghdad.

   - Ten master trainers, from the first group that was trained in Baghdad
     in September, were the lead trainers and presenters at the seminars.
     Participants expressed interest in being trainers for upcoming 
     sessions, as master trainers replicate this model in each governorate
     throughout Iraq through January 2004.

- The Ministry of Education led an international review of the Iraqi
educational system November 3-6 in Amman, Jordan, focusing on the current
educational situation and future priorities.

a. - During the seminar, the Minister of Education reaffirmed his
priorities in the education sector, including the need to build Ministry
capacity and continue efforts to rehabilitate schools, reform curricula,
and train teachers.

   - Participants included the Minister of Education and Ministry staff;  
     representatives from UNICEF, UNESCO, the United Nations Humanitarian
     Information Center, the World Food Program, the

   - U.N. Development Program; senior advisors of the Coalition
     Provisional Authority; and staff from USAID's Baghdad and Washington, 
     D.C. offices.

b. - An important outcome of the seminar was the establishment of the
official Iraqi Baseline School Statistics. The nationwide statistics,
which incorporate UNICEF and UNESCO data, include the number of students
and teachers, the number of school sessions and buildings, and the gender
distribution of students.

- USAID's education program opened in Salah ad Din Governorate this week,
in the Tikrit offices of the Directorate General for Education. Two
engineers visited 20 schools that were identified by the Directorate as
priorities for rehabilitation.  The schools are located in Tikrit, Al
Dhiloeia, Balad, and Al Ishaqi.



Water and Sanitation -- objectives include: rehabilitating and repairing
essential water infrastructure to provide potable water and sanitation to
communities and improve irrigation.

Accomplishments to Date:

- Immediately after the war, USAID repaired over 1,700 critical breaks in
Baghdad's water network, significantly increasing Baghdad's water flow.

- At Baghdad's Saba Nissan water plant, repairs and new machinery will add
225,000 cubic meters (40% increase in water supply to eastern Baghdad) a
day to the water supply by May 2004, benefiting 640,000 Baghdad residents.

- Completed 98% of the ongoing restoration at the Safwan water pumping
station, on schedule to be completed in early November and will benefit
40,000 people.

- Began rehabilitating the Sweet Water Canal that provides drinking water
to 1.3 million residents of Basrah City. It is currently running at less
than half capacity.

- Project will renovate the entire system including the canal, reservoirs,
and water treatment plants, restoring operation to full capacity and
significantly improving water pressure and flow to Al Basrah.

- All of Baghdad's sewage treatment plants will be repaired and running at
full capacity by October 2004, serving 3.8 million residents.

- Repairing the Diwaniyah and Karbala' sewage treatment plants, which are
currently discharging untreated waste into the Euphrates River, to serve
200,000 residents.

- Rehabilitating An Najaf and Al Hillah sewage treatment plants to serve
194,000 residents.


Highlights this week:

- The first 180 meters of the bypass pipeline at Old Rustimiyah are
complete, and work has begun on constructing a manhole to connect the
bypass to the incoming line. Projects are continuing to repair concrete in
clarifiers and aeration basins and clean sludge and liquid out of the
basins.

- Work is progressing on installing piles and moving earth at the
clarifier area of the Saba Nissan water treatment plant. Piling is being
carried out in the area needed for the first two clarifiers, where grading
is complete. Currently, 193 of 2,200 total piles for the area have been
driven. At that rate, the piling for the first two clarifiers should be
completed by early December.

- Work on the last of 48 compact water treatment plants rehabilitated in
An Najaf was completed this week. Repairs to roofs and fencing continue at
the plants, which serve more than 100,000 local residents. This week,
seven community operators responsible for four plants were trained, and
they were issued water testing apparatus, gloves, and cleaning tools. To
date, 26 operators from 13 plants in three districts have been trained.
USAID/OFDA partner International Rescue Committee administered the effort.

- Unmanaged liquid and solid waste in residential areas causes unhealthy
living conditions in the neighborhoods and districts of Ad Diwaniyah. In
cooperation with the city Directorate General for Sewerage, USAID
Community Action Program (CAP)  partner Mercy Corps is devising sanitation
improvements.

a. - Work will begin next week to upgrade sewage lift stations in 11
communities and extending stormwater trunks in two communities. CAP is
also helping Diwaniyah communities acquire three jetting trucks to clean
up waste in the neighborhoods.

b. - The Community Action Groups involved in these projects will organize
health and hygiene trainings for the community, prepare worksites, and
implement beautification projects, including replanting reclaimed land
with trees and grass and refilling cleaned areas with soil.



3.  Expand Economic Opportunity

Economic Growth -- objectives include: currency conversion and monetary
data, state-owned enterprises, small businesses credits, commercial
legislation, a national employment program, a bank-to-bank payment system,
a financial management information system, tax policy and administration,
budget planning, insurance, and electricity reform.

Accomplishments to Date:  - The Central Bank program to exchange new
dinars for old began on October 15, 2003 and will be completed by January
2004. This will unify and strengthen Iraq's currency, a critical component
for sustained economic growth.

a. - Monetary authorities now influence the exchange by conducting a daily
auction in which banks exchange Iraqi dinars for U.S. dollars.

b. - Currently, 2.5 trillion new Iraqi dinars--57 percent of the goal of
4.36 trillion--are in circulation. Four trillion new dinars--92 percent of
the total--have been received in country.

- Assisted the Central Bank to procure and manage a bank-to-bank payment
system that allows banks to conduct transactions and other business.
Eighty bank branches were part of the system as of late October. Basic
training has been provided to bank staff.

- Assisting CPA in managing a micro-lending program that is expected to
continue to expand through late 2003 and beyond.

- Providing a consultant to CPA to assist them in their efforts to expand
employment.  More than 20,000 jobs have been created through the
CPA-funded National Employment Program, a pilot public works program that
intends eventually to generate at least 100,000 new jobs.

- Reforming and updating commercial laws that would encourage private
sector participation, including foreign investment.

- Agriculture production and marketing is being coordinated with public
distribution systems used by the Ministry of Trade to distribute food
rations to 27 million Iraqis.

Highlights this week:

- The Central Bank sold more than $21 million on November 12.

- USAID partner BearingPoint facilitated new currency deliveries to five
banks and collected 173 tons of old currency from 26 banks.



Food Security -- objectives include: providing oversight support for the
country-wide public distribution system (PDS), which provides basic food
and non-food commodities to approximately 27 million people; participating
in the design of a monetary assistance program to replace the
commodity-based PDS in order to support local production and free-market
infrastructure, and promoting comprehensive agriculture reform to optimize
private participation in production and wholesale markets.

Accomplishments to Date:

- Worked with the UN/World Food Program (WFP) and Coalition Forces to
re-establish Iraq's public distribution system in less than 30 days,
avoiding a humanitarian food crisis and maintaining food security
throughout the country.

- Provided Food Specialists in Baghdad, Basrah, Hillah, and Arbil to
support food operations immediately after the conflict and continue to
provide specialist support in Arbil and Baghdad to assist with on-going
operations and to support CPA and MOT during the transition of PDS
responsibilities.

- Provided $425 million in food and cash to WFP to continue food
operations through October 2003. Operations have since been extended to
include the months of November and December 2003. Additional WFP
involvement will be sought through June 2004.

- Ongoing support and technical assistance to WFP and local Iraqi
authorities working in the Ministry of Trade and the Kurdish Food
Departments to ensure the smooth transition of PDS management tasks to the
Iraqi government on November 21, 2003.

- Ongoing support and technical assistance to WFP to help train local
authorities in all aspects of managing the PDS, particularly in the
northern three governorates.

- Awarded the Agriculture Reconstruction and Development for Iraq (ARDI)
contract to Development Alternatives, Inc.  The project will expand
agricultural productivity; rehabilitate the resource base; and restore the
capacity of small and medium agro-enterprises to produce, process, and
market agricultural goods and services.



4. Improve Efficiency and Accountability of Government Local Government --
objectives include: promote diverse and representative citizen
participation within and among communities throughout Iraq; strengthen the
management skills and capacity of local administrations, local interim
representative bodies, and civic institutions to improve the delivery of
essential municipal services; promote effective advocacy and participation
of civil society organizations; and enhance leadership skills.

Accomplishments to Date:

- In 17 of 18 governorates, more than 15 million people are engaging in
local policy discourse, either directly or through their representatives.

- Established an interim structure of government to represent the
population in Baghdad and other major cities in Iraq. Neighborhood
councils now represent all of Baghdad's 88 neighborhoods and city
councils.  This governmental structure is being repeated in 15
governorates around the country, resulting in 200 neighborhood advisory
councils throughout the country.

- Awarded more than 1,060 rapid response grants totaling $50 million that
have increased Iraqi participation in local government decisions.

- Established a 25-member Babil Governorate Council.  The council includes
tribal leaders and individuals from professional, trade, and community
associations.

- Working with local governance service departments to plan, budget and
manage their resources, along with providing training on transparency and
accountability in the use of those resources.  For example, the team's
work with officials in Dhi Qar resulted in more efficient delivery of
public services to over 390,000 residents.

- The local governance team includes over 332 Iraqi staff, of which 147
are senior and mid-level professionals.

- Rehabilitation has begun on the building for newly established Ministry
of Human Rights. Three floors of the Baghdad building will be renovated.
The ministry was established to be the custodian of human rights in Iraq
and a step toward establishing a democracy with a foundation in law, human
dignity, and empowerment. Currently, the ministry does not have adequate
work space in which it can engage the public, other government offices, or
the international community in pursuit of its mission. Work is performed
under a $250,000 grant through


USAID partner DAI.

Highlights this week:

Political, religious, and community leaders in Maysan Governorate are
preparing a list of 40 people who will form the new Governorate Council.
Replacing the previous, appointed Supervisory Committee, the new council's
first tasks are to establish a Police Committee and select Maysan's first
post-conflict governor by the end of the year.  USAID's Local Governance
Program in consultation with CPA has assisted the Maysan leaders with
nomination and selection procedures for the Governorate Council. A
democracy workshop for early December will orient new members of the
Governorate Council, as well as representatives from district councils.

Work is progressing under a USAID Local Governance Program grant to the
Baghdad Water Authority to help this municipal service department provide
drinking water to six million people.

a. - In partnership with the American Water Works Association, LGP has
begun delivering materials on standards and technical and training issues
to the Water Authority.

b. - Renovations at the Water Authority Building are almost complete, as
workers finish construction of a new library, training center, and
offices.

c. - A new drawing printer at the Water Authority allows the production of
engineering drawings that will help the department improve system service
and maintenance.

- The Iraqi Athletes' Rights Association is reviving the Ring Game, a
famous Iraqi cultural tradition. Under a $15,000 grant through USAID
partner DAI, the association is planning a three-week tournament in
Baghdad for more than 800 contestants from 16 teams. Hundreds of
spectators are expected. The Ring Game, or Muhabbis, is traditionally
played during Ramadan, and one team tries to guess where the other team is
hiding the ring. The Iraqi Athletes' Rights Association coordinates with
the Ministry of Youth and Sport, the Iraqi Olympic Committee, and local
police to create a safe environment for young people to reestablish
community bonds.



Community Action Program -- objectives include: the promotion of diverse,
representative citizen participation in and among communities to identify,
prioritize, and satisfy critical community needs.  CAP is implemented by
five U.S. NGOs with offices in nine major Iraqi cities.

Accomplishments to Date:

- 321 Community Associations (CAs) of 400 targeted have been established
in 15 Governorates.

a. - The CAs, in partnership with the NGOs, have completed 322 projects
with 198 projects underway, totaling $13 million dollars with an
additional 284 projects currently in the pipeline for total commitments of
$21.6 million dollars.  Nearly 3.7 million people will directly benefit.

b. - Iraqis contributed $3.9 million, which represents 18 percent of the
total project funding, to community projects. Contributions have included
labor, land, buildings, and other in-kind assistance.

c. - CHF completed 66 projects (29 in Babil, 34 in Karbala' and 3 in
Najaf)  directly benefiting more than a quarter million residents in 54
communities. Activities include repairing roads, cleaning up
neighborhoods, and renovating schools and water, sanitation, and medical
facilities.

d. - ACDI/VOCA completed 98 projects, including rehabilitating a youth
center in Ar Riyad and repairing trash vehicles in Kirkuk.

e. - IRD completed 75 projects. A marketplace that will serve 250,000
residents is being constructed, and crews are cleaning up medical waste
dumps and educating medical personnel on proper disposal methods.

f. - Mercy Corps completed 16 projects and 39 more are underway, including
water, hospital, and school renovation.

g. - Save the Children completed 136 projects and another 156 are in the
process of implementation. Projects have focused primarily on immediate
community needs such as sewage clean up, water treatment and distribution,
health and girls' access to education.


Five U.S. NGOs concentrate on one region respectively: ACDI/VOCA (North),
IRD (Baghdad), CHF (Southwest Central), Mercy Corps (Southeast Central),
and Save the Children (South).

Highlights this week:

In Baghdad, two microenterprise centers and two District level public
works projects have begun.

h. - The Women and Child Center in Al Khadamiyah District received with
sewing machines, computers, and water coolers. The project will cost
$5,000 and benefit 9,000 people.

i. - The Al Gazalia handicraft center was repaired and equipped with
sewing machines to help provide a means of income for people who live in
the area. The project will cost $4,850.

j. - Repair the sewage system in Ar Rusafa District, including fixing the
sewage pump, unclogging manholes, and raising manhole rims. In the past,
sewage leaks into homes and schools causing water damage and threatening
public health. This project will directly benefit 3,000 people.

k. - Construct a landing at a major ferry point on the Tigris River in Ar
Rusafa District. The project includes building a landing stage, steps, and
benches. It will cost $4,900 and benefit 9,500 people who use the ferry.



Implementing Agency
Partner
Sector
Regions
Amount


FY 2003-2004
RECONSTRUCTION 
USAID/ANE Subtotal: $1,538,480,198

Abt Associates 
Health 
Countrywide 
$20,995,000 

AFCAP 
Logistics 
Countrywide 
$91,500,000 

Army Corps of Engineers 
Architecture and Engineering services 
Countrywide 
$10,000,000 

BearingPoint 
Economic Governance 
Countrywide 
$39,000,000 

Bechtel National 
Airports, buildings, emergency communications, power, railroads, roads and
  bridges, Umm Qasr seaport, water and sanitation
Countrywide 
$1,029,833,859 

Community Action Program 
Development in impoverished communities 
Countrywide 
$70,000,000 

DAI 
Marshlands 
Countrywide 
$4,000,000 

DAI 
Agriculture 
Countrywide 
$5,000,000 

Fed Source 
Personnel Support 
Countrywide 
$24,110 

IRG 
Reconstruction Support 
Countrywide 
$18,286,094 

RTI 
Local Governance 
Countrywide 
$104,611,000 

CAII 
Education 
Countrywide 
$37,853,000 

UNICEF 
Health, Water, and Sanitation 
Countrywide 
$28,000,000 

UNICEF 
Education 
Countrywide 
$7,000,000 

UNESCO 
Textbook Printing and Distribution: Math and Science 
Countrywide 
$10,000,000 

WHO 
Strengthen Health System 
Countrywide 
$10,000,000 

SSA 
Port Management 
Umm Qasr 
$14,318,985 

SkyLink 
Airport Management 
Baghdad, Al Basrah, Mosul  
$17,500,000 

MSI 
Monitoring and Evaluation 
Countrywide 
$5,500,000 

University Partners 
Consortium led by the Research Foundation of the State University of New
  York (SUNY) at Stony Brook which includes Columbia University, Boston
  University and Oxford University (England), University of Hawaii,
  DePaul University College of Law and the International Institute of 
  Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences in Siracusa, Italy; and Jackson
  State University and the Mississippi Consortium for International
  Development
Baghdad University, Al Mustansiriyah University in Baghdad, Mosul
  University, Mosul University's College of Agriculture and Forestry
  in Hamam al-Alil, and Basrah University
$15,000,000 

Yankee Group 
Telecoms Planning 
Countrywide 
$58,150 




EMERGENCY RELIEF 

USAID/OFDA $82,348,040

Administrative 
Administrative Costs 
Countrywide 
$6,788,947 

AirServ 
Logistics 
Countrywide 
$5,309,876 

ARC 
Capacity building, Disaster support 
Al Basrah 
$537,746 

The Cuny Center 
Research studies 
Countrywide 
$40,260 

GOAL 
Coordination, Nutrition 
Al Muthanna'
$1,507,900 

International Dispensary Association 
Health
Countrywide 
$1,284,972 

InterAction 
Coordination 
Kuwait City 
$92,860 

IOM 
IDP programs 
Countrywide 
$5,000,000 

Logistics 
Commodities and DART support 
Countrywide 
$12,005,804 

UNICEF 
Health, nutrition, water/sanitation 
Countrywide
$4,000,000 

UN OCHA 
Coordination and Information 
Countrywide 
$1,200,000 

USAID Amman 
Support for emergency water activities 
Countrywide 
$500,000 

WFP 
Logistics and pre-positioning of food 
Countrywide 
$5,000,000 

IMC 
Food Security, Health, Nutrition, Water/Sanitation, Capacity building 
Countrywide 
$8,202,900 

IRC 
Health, Water/Sanitation 
Countrywide 
$4,998,685 

Mercy Corps 
Health, Non-Food Items, Shelter, Water/Sanitation 
Countrywide 
$5,000,000 

SCF/US 
Food Security, Health, Shelter, Nutrition, Non-Food Items, 
  Water/Sanitation, NGO Consortium 
Countrywide 
$6,883,131 

World Vision 
Health, Logistics, Non-Food Items, Water/Sanitation 
Countrywide 
$4,994,959 

CARE 
Quick-impact projects, Water/Sanitation, Health, Blankets 
Countrywide 
$9,000,000 



USAID/FFP  $425,571,000

WFP 
Operations 
Countrywide 
$45,000,000 

WFP 
Emerson Trust - 81,500 MT 
Countrywide 
$40,337,000 

WFP 
P.L. 480 Title II emergency food commodities - 163,820 MT 
Countrywide 
$140,234,000 

WFP 
Regional Purchase - 330,000 MT
Countrywide 
$200,000,000 



STATE/PRM   $38,935,691 

UNHCR 
Emergency assistance 
Countrywide 
$21,000,000 

ICRC 
Emergency assistance 
Countrywide 
$10,000,000 

IFRC 
Emergency assistance 
Countrywide 
$3,000,000 

IOM 
TCN - transportation assistance 
Countrywide 
$3,630,000 

International Catholic Migration Commission 
Humanitarian assistance to Iraqi refugees 
Lebanon and Jordan 
$1,305,691 



USAID/OTI  $67,320,267 

Administrative 
Administrative Costs 
Countrywide 
$2,422,378 

IOM 
Iraq Transition Initiative 
Countrywide 
$10,587,595 

DAI 
Iraq Transition Initiative 
Countrywide 
$44,162,094 

Internews 
Media 
Countrywide 
$160,359 

Radio SAWA 
Media 
Countrywide 
$400,000 

Spa War 
Inter-Ministry Communications 
Countrywide 
$8,703,001 


TOTAL USAID ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ IN FY 2003/2004  $2,113,719,505 
TOTAL STATE ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ IN FY 2003    $38,935,691 
Total STATE/USAID Assistance to Iraq in FY 2003/2004  $2,152,655,196 


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