MFAN Statement: Development Community Declares Support for USAID’s Procurement Reform Initiative

By: Staff Person
September 27, 2012

We are pleased that dozens of development practitioners, foundations, implementers, and scholars have joined together to voice support for USAID’s Implementation and Procurement Reform (IPR) initiative. USAID’s IPR initiative will help to empower local citizens in partner countries to drive the development process, combat corruption, and hold their own governments accountable.

Fighting global poverty with locally led strategies

By: Staff Person
September 26, 2012

See below for a guest blog from Matthew Pickard, Save the Children’s Malawi Country Director. This is the fifth post in our field feedback series and the second in Save’s “Aid Reform Stories from the Field” series. Click here to read a post from Save the Children in Guatemala, Women Thrive in Ghana, Oxfam America in Uganda, and Management … Continue reading Fighting global poverty with locally led strategies

MFAN Statement: Lugar-Rubio Bill Signals Commitment to More Transparent, Accountable Foreign Assistance

By: Staff Person
September 19, 2012

In a period of intense political polarization, MFAN is pleased that members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee came together to pass The Foreign Assistance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 (S. 3310) earlier today. This bipartisan legislation demonstrates broad agreement that the U.S. has an important role to play overseas and that we can drive better development outcomes with these critical reforms.

New ONE Campaign Takes on Malnutrition

By: Staff Person
September 17, 2012

On September 13, ONE kicked off a new campaign aimed at reducing chronic childhood malnutrition. The campaign—which will run through World Food Day in 2013—calls on world leaders to agree to a commitment that would reduce malnutrition for 25 million children by 2016.

Continually Working Ourselves Out of a Job, One Community at a Time

By: Staff Person
September 17, 2012

Today, PROSALUD has created a primary and secondary health care model that works in six of Bolivia’s nine departments, operating 27 clinics, five hospitals, and one child development center. All of its clinics have pharmacies, delivery rooms, waiting rooms, and reception rooms. The clinics and ambulance services operate every hour of the year. And while it is primarily known for providing quality services at a low cost, its reach and accessibility has combined to produce extraordinary numbers in health service delivery: more than 6.7 million medical consultations, more than 2.2 million immunizations, and more than 75,000 births.

Take Action: Learn How You Can Get Involved with MFAN

By: Staff Person
August 27, 2012

Our network of supporters like you is critical to keeping momentum for foreign assistance reform strong, and your voice can help us drive critical progress. Consider taking the following actions today to keep up with developments on foreign assistance reform and make your voice heard: Sign up for MFAN’s newsletter by entering your email address … Continue reading Take Action: Learn How You Can Get Involved with MFAN