Christa

Local Government Team Leader, DFID Afghanistan
I work on programmes that support local authorities to deliver basic services such as water and electricity. I have been in DFID for seven years; my previous roles involved working on job creation in conflict areas and providing debt relief to poor countries. I have previously worked in Sudan and Burundi and am a newcomer to Afghanistan!

What do a tailor and a budget have in common? Impressions from a trip to Herat

Posted 30 April 2013

I recently travelled to Herat, a beautiful city in the west of the country, with my economist colleague Kevin. Kevin has kindly agreed to write a guest blog about our trip: As someone returning to Afghanistan, I have found progress in the space of three years – the last time I worked here – extremely [...]