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5 . Whe thi ki g a out the Wo ld Ba k G oup’s ole, hi h
activity do you believe is of greatest VALUE and which activity is of second greatest value in Afghanistan?
Percentage of Respondents N=241 Greatest
Value 2
nd
Greatest Value
Combined
Financial resources 34.9
12.4 47.3
Capacity development 17.8
18.7 36.5
Mobilizing third party financial resources 14.5
18.7 33.2
Strategy formulation 13.3
10.2 23.5
Technical assistance 6.2
12.4 18.7
Donor coordination 2.1
12.9 15.0
Linkage to non-Bank expertise 2.9
5.3 8.2
Policy advice, studies, analyses 3.3
4.9 8.2
Data and statistics 3.3
2.2 5.5
ConveningFacilitating 2.1
1.8 3.8
Other 0.0
0.4 0.4
How EFFECTIVE do you believe the WBG is in terms of the capacity building work it does in each of the following areas in Afghanistan?
1-Not effective at all, 10-Very effective Effectiveness
N DK
Mean SD
6. Project implementation or other organizational strengthening
255 105
7.29 2.57
7. Citizen engagement incorporating citizens voices into development
251 83
7.60 2.63
8. Policy design for clarity and better incentives to achieve development goals
212 101
7.20 2.37
When thinking about how to improve capacity building in Afghanistan to help ensure better development results, looking forward, how IMPORTANT is it for
the World Bank Group to be involved in the following aspects of capacity building?
1-Not important all, 10-Very important
Effectiveness N
DK Mean
SD
9. Project implementation or other organizational strengthening
237 114
8.24 2.37
10. Citizen engagement incorporating citizens voices into development
238 92
8.39 2.14
11. Policy design for clarity and better incentives to achieve development goals
222 89
8.19 2.19
. Whi h of the follo i g do ou ide tif as the Wo ld Ba k G oup’s g eatest WEAKNESSES in its work in Afghanistan? Choose no more than TWO
Percentage of Respondents Responses Combined; N=374
Not adequately sensitive to politicalsocial realities in Afghanistan 18.2
Staff too inaccessible 17.9
Not enough public disclosure of its work 16.8
Wo ld Ba k G oup’s p o esses too o ple 15.0
Not client focused 14.7
Not focused enough on issues that are unique to Afghanistan situation 10.7
Not collaborating enough with stakeholders outside the Government 9.9
Arrogant in its approach 9.6
Too influenced by developed countries 9.4
Do ’t k o 9.1
The credibility of its knowledgedata 9.1
Not exploring alternative policy options 8.6
Its advice and strategies do not lend themselves to practical problem solving 8.6
Wo ld Ba k G oup’s p o esses too slo 7.0
Not aligned with country priorities 5.9
Not alig ed ith othe do o s’ o k 4.3
Imposing technocratic solutions without regard to political realities 3.5
Not willing to honestly criticize policies and reform efforts in the country 2.4
Other 2.4
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