Women in Ghana: Are We Helping Them Feed the Future?

By: Staff Person
July 12, 2012

Sasu observed that while some plans do seem to be in motion, the process isn’t as transparent as she and other farmers would like. While she has been consulted on several projects through the Business Sector Advocacy Challenge and Africa Lead, Lydia hears very little feedback after she submits her comments. Lydia recently told Women Thrive that at this point, she’s not even sure where some of the major projects will be located. And after speaking with a colleague who works in another region, Lydia reported to us that in terms of connecting with local women farmers, the U.S. government has been very slow.

Mark Your Calendars — Week of July 16, 2012

By: Staff Person
July 12, 2012

Every Thursday, MFAN will post a list of upcoming events for the following week. For more information about each event and to RSVP, click on the links below.

Field Feedback Series

By: Staff Person
July 10, 2012

To better understand how the global development policy, and key presidential initiatives, are being put into practice in the field, we reached out to our network of implementing partners. These partners, whose field operations exist in countries from Afghanistan to Zambia, have spoken with local civil society to paint a picture of how reforms dictated from Washington are or are not bringing about real change for individuals, families, and communities suffering from poverty and disease.

Roundup of #AidTransparency Tweets

By: Staff Person
July 5, 2012

In the interest of being transparent, below we’ve listed the tweets received through our aid transparency contest. Thanks to all who participated!

Mark Your Calendars — Week of July 2, 2012

By: Staff Person
June 28, 2012

Every Thursday, MFAN will post a list of upcoming events for the following week. For more information about each event and to RSVP, click on the links below.

#AidTransparency Winners — Round 1

By: Staff Person
June 25, 2012

It’s been one week since we kicked off our Twitter contest asking individuals to tell us (in 140 characters or less) why aid transparency is important and we’ve gotten some fantastic responses! For a refresher on the contest details, click here.

Mark Your Calendars — Week of June 25, 2012

By: Staff Person
June 21, 2012

Every Thursday, MFAN will post a list of upcoming events for the following week. For more information about each event and to RSVP, click on the links below.

CONTEST: Tell Us Why Aid Transparency is Important

By: Staff Person
June 18, 2012

For this contest, we want you to tweet a short comment on why you think aid transparency is important. The best response will win USAID Administrator Raj Shah’s top five books on development. MFAN’s Co-Chairs will judge the responses and select one grand prize winner; five other semi-finalists will receive one of Administrator Shah’s top books.