USAID funded “Ministry in a Box” program provides desks and other office equipment
Photo: USAID/ Debbie Morello
At a workshop in Baghdad, a worker is putting together a desk that will be part of a furniture kit to be delivered to the many ministries and municipalities in Baghdad.
Following the cessation of hostilities that removed the Ba'athist regime from power, many ministries were extensively damaged by looting and stripped of their office furniture and equipment. In response to these needs, USAID created the "Ministry in a Box" program. Grants have been awarded to provide kits to a large number of ministries since May, 2003. These kits include basic office furniture and equipment that allows at least 100 employees to return to work. USAID works in coordination with the Coalition Provisional Authority.
