Local institutions, livelihoods and vulnerability: lessons from Afghanistan - HPG Working Papers - Research reports and studies

Acknowledgements This paper draws on a two-and-a-half-year study with the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit in Kabul. It could not have been completed without the efforts of the study research team who conducted the field work, often under difficult circumstances. The engagement and interest of our study partners Mercy Corps and the Aga Khan Foundation is greatly appreciated. The support of Save the Children in Sar-i-Pul and Faryab, as well as ACTED in Faryab, is greatly appreciated. The analysis and arguments in this paper draw on numerous conversations with research staff in AREU and others in Afghanistan. Finally, the comments of Sarah Collinson and Simon Levine on an earlier draft of this paper are appreciated.