Overview
With the aim of contributing to Afghanistanâ??s reconstruction by building the capacities of its civil service, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) initiated the UNITAR Afghanistan Fellowship Programme (AFP) with the support of the Prefecture of Hiroshima in 2003. The concept for the AFP was developed by the UNITAR Hiroshima Office (HO) following requests for UNITAR to launch an initiative in Afghanistan. The initial title of the Programme was â??Training and Support Programme for Afghan Trainers and Educatorsâ??. However, after a UNITAR scoping mission to Kabul in 2002, that concept was revised and developed into a Programme which would more specifically contribute to the capacity building of the countryâ??s civil servants. Developed around a learner-centred approach, the Programmeâ??s core curriculum in 2003 included project management, team building, the use of communication and information technologies and resource mobilisation. These subjects and the learner-driven approach taken, continue to provide the foundation for the Fellowship.