Aizhan Monkebayeva

SHAHAR

Strong Hubs for Afghan Hope and Resilience project (SHAHAR) is supporting the Afghan government led initiative to create well-governed and fiscally-sustainable municipalities meeting the needs of the rapidly growing urban population. The project partners with 20 municipalities, four of which serve as regional economic hubs. The regions are selected jointly with the Independent Directorate of Local Governance and the Deputy Ministry for Municipilities (DMM). SHAHAR consists of three main components: (1) assisting the DMM to strengthen municipal governance and build their human and institutional capacity; (2) helping municipal institutions to become more resilient, transparent, self-sustaining, and to effectively meet the needs of citizens; (3) supporting Municipal Advisory Boards to function as forums for citizens to collectively advocate for their priorities.