RECONSTRUCTION WEEKLY UPDATE
September 1, 2005
In coordination with the Iraqi Ministry of Health, USAID and its partners, including UNICEF, launched an emergency polio
immunization campaign to prevent the resurgence of the disease. The campaign reached 4.7 million children.
Contents:
Economic Governance ......................................2
Agriculture.........................................................3
National Governance......................................... 4
Education .......................................................... 5
Health................................................................ 6
Disaster Assistance........................................... 7
Completed Activities.......................................... 8
Financial Summary ........................................... 9
USAID assists Iraqis in reconstructing their country by working with Iraq’s Interim Government. Programs are
implemented in coordination with the United Nations, country partners, nongovernmental organizations and private
sector partners.
This report highlights USAID’s overall accomplishments and recent reconstruction efforts in Iraq. For more information,
please visit www.usaid.gov/iraq.
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WWW.USAID.GOV

ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE
September 1, 2005
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
TO DATE
• Developed WTO Accession
Roadmap in cooperation with
Iraqi officials.
• Provided technical assistance
as well as information on con-
tracting opportunities for Iraqi
businesses and entrepreneurs
through business centers.
• Worked with the Ministry of Fi-
nance to introduce the new Iraqi
dinar.
• Created more than 77,000 pub-
lic works jobs through the Na-
tional Employment Program.
• Provided technical assistance
on accounting, budgeting and
lending activities at Iraq’s com-
mercial banks. Trained 116
bankers from the Rafidain and
Rasheed banks in six training
courses.
• Assisted in management of $21
million micro-credit program.
• Improved statistical analysis,
monetary policymaking, and
bank supervision procedures at
Iraq’s Central Bank; offered a
two-week banking course to
Central Bank staff with the Fed-
eral Reserve Bank of New York.
• Evaluated and updated com-
mercial laws on private sector
and foreign investment.
• Assisted in developing the 5
percent reconstruction levy on
imports; built capacity of cus-
toms officials to implement levy.
• Developed a government-wide
IT strategy to support the auto-
mation of planning, budgeting
and reporting processes across
ministries.
• Provided technical support for
the re-opening of the Iraq Stock
Exchange after it was closed
down for more than 15 months;
3.6 billion Iraqi dinars ($2.4 mil-
lion USD) in shares were traded
in the first day.
USAID works with Iraqi institutions to establish an environment for sustainable
economic growth. Assistance empowers policy makers to formulate and exe-
cute decisions based on economic data, and to implement modern best prac-
tices in economic governance. USAID projects provide a framework for pri-
vate sector trade, commerce, and investment throughout Iraq.
HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
USAID recently conducted a customs workshop for the Iraqi business
community. More than 65 members of Iraqi business associations, con-
sumer organizations, and women’s business groups attended the customs,
tariff and trade workshop in Baghdad to learn about the modern role of the
Customs Department in facilitating trade and law enforcement. The event was
conducted as part of a series of workshops organized to increase awareness
in the business community about the changes that will need to occur as part
of Iraq’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the WTO is the only global organization deal-
ing with the rules of trade between nations. It consists of 148 member nations,
including Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, and the
United Arab Emirates. Accession into the WTO would increase Iraq’s foreign
direct investment and lay the foundation for a globalized economy. Although
actual accession may take years, the economic reforms that Iraq will imple-
ment to be eligible for membership promote economic freedom and growth
which will stabilize the country’s economy.
Trade experts from USAID’s IZDIHAR project recently led a three-day
training seminar in Baghdad on the specialized topic of Trade in Ser-
vices for 27 Iraqi government officials. The seminar, which detailed how
Iraq will need to make commitments to the General Agreement on Trade in
Service (GATS) in order to join the WTO, was hosted by the Ministry of Trade
and attended by officials from other Iraqi ministries, including Labor, Finance,
Higher Education, Health, Municipalities, Justice, and the Central Bank.
Officials concerned about allowing foreign professionals to practice in Iraq
were reassured to learn during the seminar that they could protect sectors of
the economy through procedures for licensing, practicing, taxation and decid-
ing eligibility for benefits. Iraq will need to explicitly address these details in
order to negotiate with the WTO and bi-lateral partners. Participants were al-
ready working on related labor, unemployment, and economic development
issues in their respective ministries.
The Trade in Services specialist seminar was conducted as part of a series of
workshops and seminars aimed at helping the Government of Iraq take the
many steps necessary to modernize its trade policy and seek accession to the
WTO.
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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
TO DATE
• Summer and Winter Crop
Technology Demonstrations:
These demonstrations are intro-
ducing farmers to new technolo-
gies and techniques through
extension field days.
• Animal Health: Several veteri-
nary clinics in Kirkuk, Fallujah,
and other cities are being reno-
vated and a grant has been
made for dipping tanks to im-
prove sheep health and wool.
• Technology Support: The Min-
istry of Agriculture and a major
university’s schools of Agricul-
ture and Veterinary Science
have been awarded grants to
furnish and equip computer
centers, improving research
capabilities and consulting ca-
pacity.
• Date Palm Propagation: In
collaboration with the Ministry of
Agriculture, 40,000 elite date
palm offshoots are being used
to establish mother orchards in
13 governorates as part of a
multiplication program and the
establishment of a national reg-
ister of elite varieties.
• Agriculture Sector Transition
Plan: This plan, completed in
April 2004, addresses the short-
term recovery of agricultural
infrastructure as well as me-
dium- and long-term implemen-
tation of policies to develop a
market-based agricultural econ-
omy.
AGRICULTURE
USAID’s goals are to work in conjunction with Iraqi ministries, the private sec-
tor, and higher education institutions to revitalize agricultural production,
stimulate income and employment generation, nurture rural initiatives, and
rehabilitate the natural resource base.
HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
Fourteen officials from the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) began training
this week on the installation and operation of sprinkler systems. During
the workshop, which was supported by USAID’s Agriculture Reconstruction
and Development for Iraq (ARDI) program, the officials learned to calculate
water requirements, and plan the layout of—and install—a sprinkler system.
This training is the first in a series to train 48 MOA officials to operate and
maintain a variety of irrigation systems, including drip irrigation. When the offi-
cials have completed training with ARDI, they will install irrigation equipment
in similar demonstration areas in their governorates.
Many farmers depend on irrigation for agricultural production, particularly
those in the arid regions of southern Iraq, as well as those who grow high-
cash value crops throughout the country. These highly efficient irrigation sys-
tems will help increase the amount of land farmers are able to fully irrigate and
will increase their agricultural production and income.
USAID trained 183 Iraqis in beekeeping basics in an effort to help vulner-
able groups gain a sustainable income. Participants included 44 widows,
79 poor farmers, and 41 people with disabilities. The relatively inexpensive
costs of maintaining an apiary and the sustainable income produced from its
products makes beekeeping an ideal income generator for populations with
few options. The grant will also provide the necessary equipment to establish
apiaries. Bee experts from the Ministry of Agriculture led the training courses
in Sulaymaniyah, Kirkuk and Diyala simultaneously. The experts will continue
to visit the beekeepers to monitor their progress as well as to hold field days
every other month to give the beekeepers a chance to discuss problems and
learn more about recommended beekeeping practices. To support Iraq’s en-
tire beekeeping sector, USAID agricultural programs have also rehabilitated
the Ministry of Agriculture’s Beekeeping Library and Research Extension Cen-
ter in Baghdad, and constructed a beekeeper training school in Sulaymaniyah.
ARDI is providing NGOs with training in facilitation, or guiding participa-
tory decision making, in order to improve their capacity to solve prob-
lems and reach agreement through building consensus. The trained facili-
tators in these NGOs will also work with ARDI to provide training to govern-
ment and private sector organizations. Last week, ARDI led the second of two
workshops designed to teach facilitation skills. ARDI staff and representatives
of ARDI’s partner NGOs attended the course.
During the first workshop 11 participants learned basic facilitation skills. Nine
of the participants attended the second workshop, which covered the role of
the facilitator and introduced tools to encourage dialogue and consensus. The
participants also learned how a facilitator should interact with a client, includ-
ing how to identify a client’s needs and plan an agenda. The new facilitators
will be prepared to contribute to ARDI’s Private Sector Development projects,
including assisting in the formation of farmer cooperatives and associations,
and providing training in business management and other necessary skills.
September 1, 2005
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ● IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION WEEKLY UPDATE ● 3

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
• Strengthen the capacity of the
legislative branch of the Iraqi
interim and transitional govern-
ments and its staff during the
interim and transition period to
include lawmaking, representa-
tion, executive oversight, and
other responsibilities as pro-
vided by the Transitional Admin-
istrative Law.
• Assist the Executive Authority,
the Presidency Council, and the
Council of Ministers and its pre-
siding Prime Minister to develop
governing processes, rules of
procedure, regulations and di-
rectives necessary to enforce
the laws, and to implement gov-
ernment programs and policies.
• Support the process for adopt-
ing an Iraqi constitution that
promotes democratic principles
and values through technical
assistance that includes, but is
not limited to, providing com-
parative constitutional expertise;
organizing constitutional confer-
ences and conventions; facilitat-
ing public awareness, educa-
tion, and participation; and as-
sisting in the conduct of a na-
tional referendum or other ratify-
ing mechanism.
NATIONAL GOVERNANCE
In the post-election period, USAID will continue to plan and implement a vari-
ety of programs, undertaken in partnership with Iraqi counterparts, matching
the needs of the evolving Iraqi democracy. In particular, USAID is accelerat-
ing support to the Iraqi National Assembly and the Constitutional Drafting
Committee.
HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
Public education on the Constitutional Process enters the next stage. To
ensure that a maximum number of Iraqis will be introduced to the constitution
and its key issues prior to the national referendum, USAID partners and local
NGOs outlined a program expected to reach between 150,000 and 200,000
Iraqis between the end of August and early October. The program will train
500 facilitators to organize small discussion sessions and large town-hall
meetings. In large meetings, local officials and judges will be invited to partici-
pate in panel discussions in which the audience will be able to directly ask
how they plan to enforce the content of the proposed constitution.
The Constitutional Dialogue program worked throughout the constitutional
drafting period, engaging the public through thousands of events and gather-
ing their input for the Iraqi National Assembly’s (INA) Constitutional Drafting
Committee.
Nine senior INA staff members participated in an Administrative Trans-
parency workshop in mid-August. Attendees learned how to identify vari-
ous forms of corruption, focusing on the overall importance of administrative
transparency within the INA. The multi-day training included comparative stud-
ies on fighting corruption in other countries and a case study on the Iraqi con-
struction sector. These and similar training programs are a major component
in ensuring fair and open governance. At the end of the workshop, participants
recommended that the training be expanded to all INA staff members.
The Our Constitution television program helps broaden the national de-
bate on constitutional issues. Since Our Constitution was first shown on
July 10, millions of Iraqis have tuned into the prime-time program offering dis-
cussions among experts and Constitutional drafters followed by studio de-
bates on key issues from the role of women to the question of an Islamic
state. The program’s 32 episodes are produced in the presence of a studio
audience of up to 80 people. Subsequent episodes will include live links to
audiences in studios across the country. Al-Iraqiya covers virtually all of Iraq
through an extensive network of TV stations and satellite coverage.
Twenty-two Iraqi journalists who make up the core staff of the future Na-
tional Iraq News Agency (NINA) recently completed a reporting, writing,
and editing workshop. The training tasked the NINA staff with managing
news reporting from a mock agency environment: the Internet café at a Bagh-
dad hotel transformed into a newsroom. Workshop participants also learned
about prudent use of resources and other core editorial management issues.
Additional training programs, for both the core staff and additional members,
will continue throughout August and September.
NINA – the country’s first private and independent national news agency – is
scheduled to start operating in early October. The first major event to be cov-
ered by NINA staff is the constitutional referendum on Oct. 15.
September 1, 2005
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EDUCATION
September 1, 2005
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
TO DATE
• 2,564 schools have been rehabili-
tated, some of which through
direct contracting and grants to
communities.
• Hundreds of thousands of desks,
chairs, cabinets, chalkboards, and
kits for primary and secondary
schools have been distributed
countrywide.
• 32,700 secondary school teach-
ers and administrators, including
928 master trainers, have been
trained. Over the next year, up to
100,000 additional teachers will
receive in-service training.
• Eighty-four primary and secon-
dary schools (four in each gover-
norate) are being established to
serve as model schools. Teachers
will receive six weeks of training,
and schools will be equipped with
computer and science laborato-
ries.
• More than 550 out-of-school
youth completed a pilot acceler-
ated learning program. An ex-
panded program, targeting 10,000
out-of-school youth, will be imple-
mented during the 2005–06
school year.
• Satellite Internet access and com-
puters were installed at the Minis-
try of Education and in all 21 Di-
rectorates of Education. To im-
prove resource management, an
Education Management Informa-
tion System will be installed.
• More than 8.7 million math and
science textbooks have been
edited, printed, and distributed
throughout Iraq.
• Partnerships were established
between five American and 10
Iraqi universities. Through these
partnerships, more than 1,500
Iraqi faculty and students have
participated in workshops, train-
ings, conferences, and courses in
Iraq, the Middle East, Europe, and
the United States.
• University facilities, such as librar-
ies, computer and science labora-
tories, lecture halls, and buildings,
have been rehabilitated at col-
leges of law, engineering, medi-
cine, archeology, and agriculture.
In addition, books and electronic
resources have been provided to
university libraries.
USAID’s goals are to increase enrollment, improve primary and secondary
education, ensure classrooms have sufficient supplies, facilitate community
involvement, train teachers, implement accelerated learning programs, and
establish partnerships between U.S. and Iraqi colleges and universities.
HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
Rule of Law seminars bring together faculty and practitioners to discuss
current legal issues facing Iraq. The University of Baghdad, School of
Law, in coordination with USAID partners, recently coordinated the final
of five Rule of Law seminars. The theme of the two day event was "The
Role of the Iraqi Bar". Thirty-eight members of the legal community, govern-
ment officials, and law faculty members turned out to discuss the responsibili-
ties and functions of the legal institution.
The Rule of Law seminars, part of USAID’s Higher Education and Develop-
ment (HEAD) program, promote greater understanding of rule of law, constitu-
tionalism, and international legal norms. Previous seminars have focused on
ethics for legal practitioners, the Iraqi constitution, property rights, and post-
conflict justice. The program brings together law faculty members from across
the country, government officials, members of the judiciary, and leaders of the
practicing bar. Discussions address contemporary legal needs and encourage
changes to help strengthen democracy in Iraq.
The University of Mosul has made substantial steps in institutional de-
velopment as it expands Internet access and reaches out to the commu-
nity. Over the past month, UM has made solid advances in its collaborative
effort with USAID’s HEAD program to reestablish institutional viability through
expanding access to electronic resources, advancing modern scholarship,
and establishing a community outreach program to promote community col-
laboration on current health care concerns.
• The University recently began Phase II of the IT Infrastructure Develop-
ment project. After hard-wiring the main campus for expanded Internet
access, the University and partners are working on connecting the medical
college and a satellite campus with wireless capability.
• The grant program to advance research scholarship will be coming to a
close over the next month. Over the past year, the grant program has
supported university projects addressing public health, preventive medi-
cine, water quality, waste disposal, as well as other serious health, envi-
ronmental, and sanitation problems.
• Community Sustainable Outreach Workshop (CSHOP) is continuing to
support faculty members, doctors, and engineers in the development of
nursing and medical practices in the delivery of public health services.
This outreach program is an essential component in building ties with the
community to improve public health outreach programs.
The English as a Second Language (ESL) Cascade Teacher Training pro-
gram has begun. Sixty-eight master ESL trainers have begun the training of
100 additional teachers each in their respective governorates. Up to 6,000
English teachers will be trained in total across the country. The master train-
ers have received training and refresher training in lesson planning, classroom
management, and modern ESL teaching approaches.
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HEALTH
September 1, 2005
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
TO DATE
• Vaccinated over 3 million chil-
dren under age 5 and 700,000
pregnant women with vaccina-
tion campaigns that included
monthly immunization days.
• Provided supplementary doses
of vitamin A for more than
600,000 children under age 2
and 1.5 million lactating moth-
ers.
• Provided iron folate supple-
ments for over 1.6 million
women of childbearing age.
• Screened more than 1.3 million
children under age 5 for mal-
nutrition.
• Distributed high protein bis-
cuits to more than 450,000
children and 200,000 pregnant
women and nursing mothers.
• Provided potable water for
400,000 people each day in
Basrah city and 170,000 peo-
ple in Kirkuk and Mosul.
• Provided skills training for
2,500 primary health care pro-
viders and 700 physicians.
• Trained 2,000 health educa-
tors, teachers, religious lead-
ers and youth to mobilize com-
munities on hygiene, diarrhea,
breastfeeding, nutrition and
immunization issues.
• Disseminated information on
essential health messages to
families around the country.
• Renovated 110 primary health
care centers.
• Provided vaccines and cold
chain equipment to selected
health centers.
• Developed a national plan to
fortify wheat flour with iron and
folic acid.
USAID is supporting the Iraqi Ministry of Health to strengthen essential health
services, improve the capacity of health personnel, and respond to the spe-
cific health needs of vulnerable populations such as women and children.
HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
In coordination with the Iraqi Ministry of
Health (MOH), USAID implementing part-
ners, including UNICEF, launched an emer-
gency polio immunization campaign to pre-
vent the resurgence of the disease. The
campaign reached 4.7 million children in
five days. Detailed micro-planning and micro-
mapping of all districts was conducted to en-
sure comprehensive coverage. Preliminary
figures from all governorates revealed that 90
UNICEF polio immunization
campaign workers distributing
oral vaccines
percent to 98 percent of the targeted children
were vaccinated. Iraq has had no known cases of polio in the past four years,
despite recent outbreaks in Yemen, Sudan, Egypt, and other countries.
The MOH, drawing from its experience with similar USAID projects, was able
to draw on 9,537 professional and volunteer vaccination teams and 1,615 field
supervisors deployed from primary health care (PHC) centers throughout the
country. USAID partners assisted the effort, providing 10.2 million vaccine
doses along with transportation and logistical support to vaccination teams,
field supervisors, and independent monitoring teams. Additionally, 4,222 car-
tons of safety boxes were delivered to collect used syringes and vaccine vials,
an important component in vaccine safety and environmental protection.
The effort also included social mobilization activities before and during the five
days of immunization. The social outreach effort took advantage of all avail-
able media channels including the use of religious and community leaders to
support the campaign.
Construction continues on Primary Health Care clinics across Iraq. Part-
ner teams have announced that they are just over half done in the construc-
tion of six private health care (PHC) clinics in four governorates.
Fully functioning PHC clinics are a key component in USAID’s work to build a
thriving community health sector. Since the beginning of 2004, USAID has
sought to help Iraq shift the focus of the health delivery system from inpatient
to primary health care, and to improve performance and motivation throughout
the system. As with many other developing countries, PHCs are an integral
part of the health care system, providing both curative care and preventive
services. To date, USAID and partner firms have renovated over 110 PHC
clinics and provided skills training for over 2,500 primary health care providers
and 700 physicians. Construction on these six clinics began earlier this year.
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September 1, 2005
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
TO DATE
• Rehabilitated 105 water treat-
ment units and 396 kilometers
of water networks to ensure the
provision of potable water in
critical areas.
• Rehabilitated 72 health facilities
and re-equipped 238 to improve
the quality of health care.
• Vaccinated over 3,000 women
and children against measles.
• Registered internally displaced
persons and provided them with
water, blankets, medical kits,
and hygiene kits.
• Rehabilitated a water treatment
plant in a poor area of Baghdad.
The rehab is benefiting 1 million
residents.
Recent repairs to a main water treatment
plant in Fallujah have increased access to
clean water for over 40 percent of the popula-
tion.
DISASTER ASSISTANCE
In the first year of programming, USAID’s humanitarian assistance focused on
emergency interventions to prevent food and water shortages and provide
adequate shelter and medical supplies throughout Iraq. USAID is now direct-
ing humanitarian assistance efforts through the Office of Foreign Disaster As-
sistance (OFDA) to specifically target Iraq’s internally displaced people (IDP).
HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
Several water projects in Fallu-
jah have been completed de-
spite the difficulties of working
in a conflict area. With the sup-
port of local water officials, OFDA
and its partners have repaired or
replaced many major components
of the city’s water infrastructure:
• Repairs to a main water treat-
ment plant have increased ac-
cess to clean water for over 40
percent of the population, pro-
viding constant water to con-
nected houses in five districts.
• More than 5 km of sewage
pipe network were repaired or
replaced. Local officials have
been trained in the proper maintenance of the pipe network system.
• The installation of new pumping and treatment equipment in al Shuhada
brought the station to full capacity. Now, over 15,000 people have regular
access to treated water.
The repairs represent major steps in renovating the city’s collapsed water in-
frastructure. Neglect and violence had destroyed major building facilities and
left some pumping stations operating below 20 percent capacity. The return of
90% of displaced residents added severe strain to the surviving local infra-
structure and threatening a health crisis.
Over a dozen primary health care physicians received additional training
in basic and emergency health. The 14 doctors from the local Primary
Healthcare Center participated in programs in adult and child health, emer-
gency care, and reproductive health, and were also provided with medical in-
formation manuals and supplements. By mid-2006, a total of 180 experts from
throughout Ninewa Governorate will participate in the training program.
OFDA is beginning work to renovate a village’s water system. The village
currently lacks any water infrastructure, aside from a broken well pump. Some
water is trucked in, but the majority of residents depend on a polluted stream
nearby, giving rise to water-borne diseases in the area. The return of dis-
placed residents has made the problem more acute.
Work will soon start on a water delivery system for the village, beginning with
the construction of a storage tank, a pump house, and an electrical pump
starter to bring the pump online. In addition, a 945 meter-long pipe and four
tap stands will be installed to reach the most remote areas of the village. This
project will provide a clean water source to cover the village’s needs. As a
result, nearly 150 people will have access to drinkable water.
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COMPLETED ACTIVITIES
Since the cessation of the 2003 conflict, USAID has completed its planned work at Umm Qasr Seaport, re-
stored significant portions of Iraq’s telecommunications network, rebuilt three major bridges and restored the
rail line connecting Umm Qasr with Basra city and points north. USAID also helped avert a humanitarian cri-
sis during the conflict by providing assistance to the United Nations World Food Program. USAID advisors
continue to assist with management and distribution of food rations to Iraqi citizens.
SEAPORTS
• The $45 million program to rehabilitate and improve management at Umm Qasr seaport was completed in June 2004.
• Port reopened to commercial traffic on June 17, 2003; completed first passenger vessel test July 16, 2003.
• Up to 50 ships offload at the port every month.
• Completed dredging to open all 21 berths to deep-draft ships; maintenance dredging is ongoing.
• Applied port tariffs on June 20, 2003.
• Renovated the grain-receiving facility to process 600 MT of grain an hour.
• Renovated the administration building, passenger terminal, customs hall, and electrical substations.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
• Audited more than 1,200 km of the fiber optic backbone network and performed emergency repairs, reconnecting 20
cities and 70 percent of the population.
• Reconstituted Baghdad area phone service by installing switches with 240,000 lines at 12 sites.
• Installed and fully integrated 13 new switches with 14 existing switches.
• Worked with the Ministry of Communications to reactivate more than 215,000 subscriber lines.
• Installed a satellite gateway system at Baghdad’s largest telecom exchange and restored international service.
• Trained telecom engineers and technicians in the operation and maintenance of the satellite gateway system and the
new switches.
BRIDGES AND ROADS
• Rebuilt three major bridges—Khazir, Tikrit and Al Mat bridges—critical to moving people and commercial products
throughout the country.
• Rebuilt a substantial portion of the Iraqi Republican Railway line connecting Basrah with the port of Umm Qasr includ-
ing physical track construction, installing culverts, and repairing gatehouses. The remainder of the work has been
handed over to the Ministry of Transportation (MOT). This work allows shipments of bulk cargo from the port to Bagh-
dad and throughout the country.
FOOD SECURITY
• Worked directly with the World Food Program (WFP) and Coalition Forces to re-establish the Public Distribution Sys-
tem (PDS) in less than 30 days, avoiding a humanitarian food crisis and providing food security throughout the country.
• With Iraqi food distributors, Food for Peace, the WFP, and Coalition Forces maintained deliveries from June through
December 2003 in all 18 governorates.
• Played a key role in an agreement between the WFP, CPA, and the MoT that provided the WFP with the resources
and authority to continue to support the PDS through June 2004.
• In partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, providing on-going support to the Public Distribution System Working
Group to assist the Ministry of Trade with improving PDS management.
September 1, 2005
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ● IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION WEEKLY UPDATE ● 8

PROGRAM FINANCIAL SUMMARY
September 1, 2005
FY 2003-2005*
Implementing
Partner
Sector Regions Obligation
Reconstruction USAID/ANE ................................................................................. Subtotal: $4,001,003,243
Abt Associates Health Countrywide $23,031,886
AFCAP Logistics Countrywide $91,500,000
America's Develop-
ment Foundation
Civil Society Countrywide $42,880,157
Army Corps of Eng. Architecture and Engineering Services Countrywide $38,086,393
BearingPoint Economic Governance Countrywide $79,583,885
BearingPoint Economic Governance II Countrywide $103,500,000
Bechtel Airports, buildings, power, railroads, roads,
bridges, port, water and sanitation
Countrywide $1,029,833,259
Bechtel Infrastructure II: Airports, buildings, emergency
communications, power, railroads, roads and
bridges, Umm Qasr seaport, water and sanita-
tion, Basra Hospital
Countrywide $1,319,911,678
CAII Education Countrywide $56,503,000
CAII Education II Countrywide $51,809,000
CEPPS Iraq Governing Council Countrywide $675,000
CEPPS Transitional Government Countrywide $35,700,000
CEPPS Voter Education, Domestic Observation and Con-
flict Resolution
Countrywide $49,275,000
CEPPS Elections Administration Support Countrywide $40,000,000
Community Action
Program
Development in impoverished communities Countrywide $258,820,000
DAI Marshlands South $4,000,000
DAI Agriculture Countrywide $101,352,912
Logenix Health North/Central $108,506
Louis Berger Vocational Education Countrywide $75,016,115
Louis Berger Private Sector Development II Countrywide $95,000,000
MACRO Int’l. Health Countrywide $2,000,000
Partnership for
Child Healthcare
Health Countrywide $2,000,000
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PROGRAM FINANCIAL SUMMARY
September 1, 2005
FY 2003-2004
Implementing
Partner
Sector Regions Obligation
RTI Local Governance Countrywide $241,910,757
RTI Local Governance II Countrywide $70,000,000
RTI Health Training Countrywide $22,000,000
SkyLink Airport Management Bag., Bas., Mos. $27,200,000
SSA Port Management Umm Qasr $14,318,985
UNDP Trust Fund Contribution Countrywide $5,000,000
UNESCO Textbook Printing & Distribution: Math & Science Countrywide $10,000,000
UNICEF Health, Water and Sanitation Countrywide $36,700,000
UNICEF Education Countrywide $19,600,000
University
Partners
• The Research Foundation of the State University of New York/Stony
Brook and the Universities of Chicago, Boston and Oxford
• The Human Rights Institute, DePaul University College of Law and Italy’s
International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences
• University of Hawaii, the International Center for Agricultural Research in
Dry Areas, University of Jordan and the American University in Beirut
• Jackson State University, Tougaloo College, Alcorn State University,
Mississippi Valley State University, University of Mississippi Medical
Center, Benetech, US-Iraq Business Resources
• University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, Cameron University
and Langston University
Countrywide $20,730,000
VEGA Business Skills Training Countrywide $12,089,702
VFH Elections Support Countrywide $1,000,000
WHO Strengthen Health System Countrywide $10,000,000
WHO Health Countrywide $4,808,858
World Bank Trust Fund Contribution Countrywide $5,000,000
Yankee Group Telecoms Planning Countrywide $58,150
Emergency Relief
USAID/DCHA/OFDA...................................................................................Subtotal: $181,582,075
ACTED Water and sanitation, health/hygiene, education Eastern Iraq $2,995,793
Administrative Administrative Costs Countrywide $8,278,939
AirServ Logistics Countrywide $5,309,876
ARC Capacity Building Al Basrah $537,746
CARE IDP Assistance, Quick-impact projects, Water and Sanita-
tion, Health, Emergency Relief Commodities
Countrywide $9,043,148
The Cuny Center Research Studies Countrywide $40,260
GOAL Coordination, Nutrition Al Muthanna $1,507,900
InterAction Coordination Kuwait City $92,860
IDA Health Countrywide $1,318,437
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PROGRAM FINANCIAL SUMMARY
September 1, 2005
FY 2003-2004
Implementing
Partner
Sector Regions Obligation
IMC Health, IDP Assistance, Food Security, Nutrition, Water and
Sanitation, Capacity Building
Countrywide $34,832,887
IOM IDP Assistance Countrywide $18,392,470
IRC IDP Assistance, Health, Water and Sanitation Countrywide $8,000,411
IRD IDP Assistance, Health, Water and Sanitation Northern Iraq $17,076,190
Logistics Emergency Relief Commodities and USAID/DART Support Countrywide $22,771,653
Mercy Corps IDP Assistance, Health, Emergency Relief Commodities,
Shelter, Water and Sanitation
Countrywide $25,251,114
SCF/US Food Security, Health, IDP Assistance, Shelter, Nutrition,
Emergency Relief Commodities, Water and Sanitation
Countrywide $8,638,652
UNICEF Health, Nutrition, Water and Sanitation Countrywide $4,000,000
OCHA Coordination and Information Countrywide $1,200,000
USAID/Jordan Support for Emergency Water Activities Countrywide $500,000
WFP Food Security, Logistics Countrywide $5,000,000
World Vision Health, Logistics, Emergency Relief , Water and Sanitation Countrywide $6,793,739
USAID/DCHA/FFP.......................................................................................Subtotal: $425,571,000
WFP Operations Countrywide $45,000,000
WFP Emerson Trust—81,500 MT Countrywide $40,337,000
WFP P.L. 48– Title II emergency food commodities—163,820 MT Countrywide $140,234,000
WFP Regional Purchase—330,000MT Countrywide $200,000,000
USAID/DCHA/OTI........................................................................................Subtotal: $382,730,709
Administrative Administrative Costs Countrywide $10,773,253
IOM Iraq Transition Initiative Countrywide $6,462,167
DAI Iraq Transition Initiative Countrywide $354,500,376
Internews Media Countrywide $160,359
Radio SAWA Media Countrywide $400,000
NDI/IRI National Governance Countrywide $650,000
IFES National Governance Countrywide $1,042,315
ICNL Civil Society Countrywide $39,238
Spa War** Inter-Ministry Communications Countrywide $8,703,001
TOTAL USAID ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ FROM 2003-2005 ................................... $4,990,887,027
* Figures in funding sheet are subject to change and do not represent a final official accounting of USG obligations.
** For accounting purposes, funding for this activity has been obligated by OFDA under an existing interagency agreement.
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