[{"bbox": [147, 153, 1082, 211], "category": "Text", "text": "Moreover, the almost exclusive reliance on donor funding after two decades of foreign intervention raises questions about aid effectiveness, local ownership and sustainability."}, {"bbox": [147, 231, 504, 257], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Sexual and Gender-Based Violence"}, {"bbox": [147, 272, 1082, 503], "category": "Text", "text": "The EU is currently engaged in the sector through the Spotlight Initiative programme in Afghanistan, running until December 2023. While the start of the programme was slowed down by the change of regime, the programme is now in full swing and coordination between UN agencies has increased to avoid duplication and a “silo” approach. Different types of safe spaces and resources centres for victims of abuse are managed by UN agencies. While those running within health facilities have had greater acceptance from local authorities, it has been critical to keep the Women Protection Centres and Family Relationship Centres open to ensure access at community level as well as to offer safe accommodation."}, {"bbox": [147, 516, 1082, 690], "category": "Text", "text": "Both the Humanitarian Response Plan 2022 and the One UN Transitional Engagement Framework 2022 prioritise women’s participation and building the capacity of women CSOs as cross-cutting priorities. Most services to survivors are currently provided by local organisations. Increasing funding for services to survivors present an opportunity to scale up investments in interventions that promote the voice and participation of women in Afghanistan, crucial in the current context of lack of funding for women organisations."}, {"bbox": [147, 703, 279, 731], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Assumptions"}, {"bbox": [185, 745, 1082, 802], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Other partners and donors are committed to funding the services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence and the improvement of case management"}, {"bbox": [185, 815, 1082, 872], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Funding to services for the survivors for SGBV is done in a coordinated manner with other donors to ensure quality standards"}, {"bbox": [185, 874, 1082, 930], "category": "List-item", "text": "* DFA at local level continue to approve the reopening of safe spaces for survivors and no new policy at national level impose the closure of such safe space"}, {"bbox": [147, 952, 250, 977], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Education"}, {"bbox": [147, 992, 1082, 1079], "category": "Text", "text": "Due to a clear division of labour between donors in Afghanistan, the EU was not directly present as a donor in the education sector. The events after 15 August 2021 required a reassessment of this position."}, {"bbox": [147, 1092, 1082, 1262], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to prevent the collapse of the education sector and keep teachers in the system, in December 2021 the EU and UNICEF signed an agreement to provide incentives and protect teachers to sustain children’s learning in public schools. The EUR 50 million EU contribution supports all teachers in Afghanistan (around 194,000 public school primary, secondary and upper secondary, TVET and Teacher Training College teachers. The monthly payments gave a lifeline for teachers who did not receive their salaries for several months."}, {"bbox": [147, 1277, 1082, 1394], "category": "Text", "text": "While the intervention allowed for the set-up of the payment mechanism which could potentially be used by the ARTF to continue payment of teachers incentives, it also showed the potential for crowding out effect. Furthermore, the funding of the teacher’s incentive did not prevent the Taliban from imposing restrictions on girl’s access to school."}, {"bbox": [147, 1415, 268, 1440], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Livelihoods"}, {"bbox": [147, 1455, 1082, 1600], "category": "Text", "text": "The EU's support to livelihoods and local market development has been consistent in the last 15 years. EU engagement in this domain gradually developed over time and was built on the experience of different projects and programmes. EU support has allowed for flexibility in project delivery to directly support market development, and to be able to reach population outside government-controlled regions."}, {"bbox": [1058, 1641, 1082, 1663], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "29"}]