This review was conducted to respond to CIDA management needs to review and monitor this high profile program in terms of the magnitude of its investment and associated risks as well as to satisfy the requirement of the Canadian government. The agency must submit a report on the results of the Afghanistan program to the Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada. Given the high profile of and the intense public interest in the Afghanistan program, the review also provides information about the accountability and use of the funds provided to the program.
