Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group

113 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2015: Afghanistan

B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group

1-Not familiar at all, 10-Extremely familiar 1-Not effective at all, 10-Very effective 1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant degree When thinking about how the World Bank Group can have the most impact on development results in Afghanistan, in which sectoral areas do you believe the World Bank Group should focus most of its resources in Afghanistan? Choose no more than THREE Percentage of Respondents Responses combined Kabul Outside Kabul Social protection 3.9 3.5 Securitystabilizationreconstruction 49.0 65.5 Crime and violence 3.9 1.9 Transport 13.7 5.5 Agricultural development 25.5 27.1 Regional integration and cooperation 3.9 3.2 Gender equity 0.0 2.6 Public sector governance reform 21.6 14.5 Health 3.9 6.1 Rural development 3.9 8.1 Foreign direct investment 3.9 1.6 Education 19.6 22.6 Energy 23.5 21.3 Social cohesion 5.9 3.9 Job creationemployment 13.7 11.9 Financial markets 3.9 1.0 Urban development 3.9 0.0 Environmental sustainability 0.0 1.3 Equality of opportunity 5.9 6.8 Regional conflict and tensions 2.0 2.6 Private sector development 3.9 3.5 Water and sanitation 0.0 4.2 Food security 0.0 2.9 Climate change 0.0 1.0 Poverty reduction 5.9 10.3 Trade and exports 2.0 5.8 Economic growth 33.3 23.5 Law and justice 9.8 6.8 Local governance and institutions 2.0 2.3 Regulatory framework 0.0 1.0 Communicablenon-communicable diseases 0.0 1.0 Natural resource management 13.7 11.6 Information and communications technology 0.0 0.3 Anti corruption 9.8 12.6 Disaster management 0.0 0.0 Significantly different between geographic locations N Mean SD N Mean SD How familiar are you with the work of the World Bank Group in Afghanis tan? 51 6.39 2.61 299 5.82 2.94 Which bes t repres ents your geographic location? Kabul Outs ide Kabul N Mean SD N Mean SD Overall, please rate your impression of the World Bank Group’s effectivenes s in Afghanis tan. 48 7.19 2.45 260 7.72 2.47 Which bes t repres ents your geographic location? Kabul Outs ide Kabul N Mean SD N Mean SD To what extent do you believe the World Bank Group’s staff is well prepared e.g., skills and knowledge to help Afghanistan solve its most complicated development challenges? 42 7.79 2.10 255 7.59 2.75 Which best represents your geographic location? Kabul Outside Kabul 114 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2015: Afghanistan B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group continued Whe thi ki g a out the Wo ld Ba k G oup’s ole, hi h a ti it do ou elie e is of g eatest VALUE a d hi h a ti it is of second greatest value in Afghanistan? Greatest Value Percentage of Respondents Kabul Outside Kabul ConveningFacilitating 3.6 2.0 Data and statistics 0.0 4.1 Policy advice, studies, analyses 3.6 3.1 Financial resources 64.3 30.3 Capacity development 21.4 16.4 Technical assistance 0.0 7.7 Mobilizing third party financial resources 0.0 16.9 Donor coordination 0.0 2.6 Linkage to non-Bank expertise 0.0 3.6 Strategy formulation 7.1 13.8 Other 0.0 0.0 Significantly different between geographic locations 2 nd Greatest Value Percentage of Respondents Kabul Outside Kabul ConveningFacilitating 0.0 2.2 Data and statistics 0.0 2.8 Policy advice, studies, analyses 18.5 2.8 Financial resources 3.7 13.9 Capacity development 18.5 17.8 Technical assistance 14.8 11.7 Mobilizing third party financial resources 11.1 18.3 Donor coordination 18.5 12.8 Linkage to non-Bank expertise 0.0 6.7 Strategy formulation 14.8 10.6 Other 0.0 0.6 Significantly different between geographic locations How EFFECTIVE do you believe the World Bank Group 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 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 N Mean SD N Mean SD Project im plem entation or other organizational s trengthening 37 7.11 2.32 200 7.36 2.57 Citizen engagem ent incorporating citizens voices into developm ent 36 6.86 2.65 199 7.70 2.59 Policy des ign for clarity and better incentives to achieve developm ent goals 34 6.88 2.31 167 7.20 2.39 Which bes t repres ents your geographic location? Kabul Outs ide Kabul N Mean SD N Mean SD Project implementation or other organizational strengthening 35 8.20 2.17 190 8.32 2.30 Citizen engagement incorporating citizens voices into development 36 8.50 1.86 185 8.43 2.11 Policy design for clarity and better incentives to achieve development goals 35 8.51 1.42 176 8.20 2.22 Which best represents your geographic location? Kabul Outside Kabul 115 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2015: Afghanistan B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group continued Whi h of the follo i g do ou ide tif as the Wo ld Ba k G oup’s g eatest WEAKNE““E“ i its o k i Afgha ista ? Choose no more than TWO Percentage of Respondents Responses combined Kabul Outside Kabul Staff too inaccessible 10.4 16.7 Not exploring alternative policy options 8.3 9.2 Not collaborating enough with stakeholders outside the Government 16.7 9.9 Its advice and strategies do not lend themselves to practical problem solving 12.5 8.5 Not enough public disclosure of its work 27.1 16.7 Arrogant in its approach 4.2 10.5 Not client focused 14.6 13.6 The credibility of its knowledgedata 6.3 9.9 Wo ld Ba k G oup’s p o esses too o ple 14.6 13.6 Not willing to honestly criticize policies and reform efforts in the country 2.1 2.7 Too influenced by developed countries 18.8 8.8 Imposing technocratic solutions without regard to political realities 2.1 4.1 Wo ld Ba k G oup’s processes too slow 4.2 7.8 Not alig ed ith othe do o s’ o k 2.1 4.1 Not aligned with country priorities 6.3 5.8 Not adequately sensitive to politicalsocial realities in Afghanistan 6.3 21.4 Not focused enough on issues that are unique to Afghanistan situation 8.3 11.9 Other 0.0 2.4 Do ’t k o 14.6 7.8 Significantly different between geographic locations Whi h Wo ld Ba k G oup’s i st u e ts do ou elie e a e the MO“T effe ti e i edu i g po e t i Afgha ista ? Choose no more than TWO Percentage of Respondents Responses combined Kabul Outside Kabul Trust Fund management 24.0 27.1 Knowledge productsservices 12.0 10.5 Investment lending 66.0 53.8 Technical assistance 12.0 8.6 Capacity development 30.0 30.5 Policy based lending budget support to the Government 18.0 22.2 Multi-sectoral approaches 2.0 2.6 Co-financing arrangements 20.0 13.9 Sector-wide approaches 8.0 10.2 Other 2.0 4.9 Do ’t k o 2.0 4.9 To hat e te t do ou elie e that the Wo ld Ba k G oup’s o k a d suppo t help the poo est i Afgha ista ? Select only ONE response Percentage of Respondents Kabul Outside Kabul To a fully sufficient degree 13.6 16.0 To a somewhat sufficient degree 27.3 37.6 To a somewhat insufficient degree 13.6 18.6 To a very insufficient degree 15.9 16.3 Dont know 29.5 11.4 Significantly different between geographic locations 116 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2015: Afghanistan B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group continued In addition to the regular relations with the national government as its main interlocutor, which TWO of the following groups should the World Bank Group collaborate with more in your country to ensure better development results there? Choose no more than TWO Percentage of Respondents Responses combined Kabul Outside Kabul Academiathink tanksresearch institutes 20.0 19.5 Donor community 16.0 10.1 Media 22.0 29.0 Local Government 22.0 37.5 Private sector 40.0 12.1 Parliament 6.0 6.8 NGOsCommunity Based Organizations CBOs 4.0 7.2 Youthuniversity groups 26.0 43.0 Beneficiaries 8.0 9.8 Foundations 2.0 6.5 International Security Assistance Force ISAF 4.0 1.0 UN agencies 2.0 7.2 Regional organizations e.g., SAARC, ECO, Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process 8.0 2.3 Other 6.0 0.7 Do ’t k o 2.0 2.6 Significantly different between geographic locations To hat e te t do ou ag ee ith the follo i g state e ts a out the Wo ld Ba k G oup’s o k i Afghanistan? 1-Strongly disagree, 10-Strongly agree To what extent is the World Bank Group an effective development partner in Afghanistan in terms of each of the following? 1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant degree To be more effective development partner in Afghanistan, do you believe that the World Bank Group should have? Select only ONE response Percentage of Respondents Kabul Outside Kabul More local presence 85.7 77.4 The current level of local presence is adequate 4.1 9.8 Less local presence 2.0 4.3 Dont know 8.2 8.5 N Mean SD N Mean SD Overall the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in developm ent in Afghanis tan 42 7.36 2.65 256 7.25 2.77 The World Bank Group’s work is aligned with what I consider the developm ent priorities for Afghanis tan 42 6.55 2.73 214 6.84 2.86 The World Bank Group s upports program s and s trategies that are realis tic for Afghanis tan 39 6.15 2.71 195 6.35 2.91 The World Bank Group treats clients and s takeholders in Afghanis tan with res pect 34 7.74 2.16 212 7.73 2.33 Which bes t repres ents your geographic location? Kabul Outs ide Kabul N Mean SD N Mean SD Res pons ivenes s to needs 43 6.26 2.28 214 6.11 2.91 Flexibility in terms of the institution’s products and services 42 5.93 2.30 164 5.73 2.65 Flexibility in term s of changing country circum s tances 38 5.68 2.44 171 6.92 11.66 Being inclus ive 40 5.93 2.52 189 5.40 2.89 Opennes s s haring data and other inform ation 36 5.64 2.49 181 5.49 2.98 Staff acces s ibility 40 5.25 2.51 186 4.70 2.84 Straightforwardnes s and hones ty 37 6.84 2.32 192 6.70 2.70 Eas e of acces s to the people at the World Bank Group who are m aking decis ions im portant to m y work 32 5.06 2.64 181 5.25 3.11 Collaboration with civil s ociety 37 6.19 2.58 196 6.48 2.95 Collaboration with the Governm ent 40 7.73 2.21 201 7.42 2.55 Collaboration with other donors and developm ent partners 36 6.81 2.61 175 6.67 2.69 Collaboration with the private s ector 34 6.74 2.30 145 6.55 2.97 The s peed in which it gets things accom plis hed on the ground 40 6.63 2.71 161 6.53 2.78 Being a long-term partner 44 7.59 2.45 199 7.99 2.66 Which bes t repres ents your geographic location? Kabul Outs ide Kabul 117 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2015: Afghanistan B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group continued In the past year, have you seen more, less, or just about the same level of effective collaboration between the UN and the World Bank Group in your country? Select only ONE response Percentage of Respondents Kabul Outside Kabul More effective collaboration 21.2 12.1 The same level of effective collaboration 21.2 32.6 Less effective collaboration 25.0 28.3 Dont know 32.7 27.0 When World Bank Group assisted reform efforts fail or are slow to take place, which of the following would you attribute this to? Choose no more than THREE Percentage of Respondents Responses combined Kabul Outside Kabul The World Bank Group does not do adequate follow throughfollow-up 14.0 21.2 Poor donor coordination 28.0 30.6 The WBG is not sensitive enough to politicalsocial realities on the ground 52.0 35.2 Lack ofinadequate levels of capacity in Government 50.0 46.9 There is not an adequate level of citizencivil society participation 18.0 19.5 The World Bank Group works too slowly 4.0 6.8 The Government works inefficiently 20.0 29.0 Political pressures and obstacles 26.0 26.4 Reforms are not well thought out in light of country challenges 10.0 8.1 Ongoing conflict and instability 42.0 50.2 Inadequate funding 20.0 12.4 Other 0.0 0.3 Significantly different between geographic locations

C. World Bank Group ’s Effe ti eness and Results