MFAN Community Shows Support for Senate Passage of the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act

By: Mary Deering
June 30, 2016

This week the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the House version of the bipartisan Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act (H.R. 3766). This legislation, sponsored by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Representatives Ted Poe (R-TX) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA), would codify important reforms to ensure that U.S. agencies involved in foreign assistance … Continue reading MFAN Community Shows Support for Senate Passage of the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act

Foreign Aid Accountability Bill Unanimously Passes Senate, Moves Closer to Final Passage

By: Mary Deering
June 29, 2016

June 29, 2016 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the House version of the bipartisan Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 (H.R. 3766), moving this important legislation closer to … Continue reading Foreign Aid Accountability Bill Unanimously Passes Senate, Moves Closer to Final Passage

Letter to USAID: Establish Specific Indicators for Country Ownership

By: Gregory Adams, Nora O'Connell
May 6, 2016

Note: For more on MFAN’s work on measuring country ownership, see our paper Metrics for Implementing Country Ownership Download a formatted version of the letter here. *** April 29, 2016 Susan Reichle Counselor to the Agency Wade Warren Assistant to the Administrator for Policy, Planning and Learning (PPL) U.S. Agency for International Development Ronald Reagan Building … Continue reading Letter to USAID: Establish Specific Indicators for Country Ownership

On Transparency, US Agencies See Some Improvement but Fall Short of Commitment to Global Standard

By: Mary Deering
April 13, 2016

April 13, 2016 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette With today’s release of the Publish What You Fund 2016 Aid Transparency Index, a ranking of 46 aid agencies and organizations, MFAN is pleased to see continued improvement … Continue reading On Transparency, US Agencies See Some Improvement but Fall Short of Commitment to Global Standard

Final Year of Administration Could See Big Advances for Aid Reform, Finds New MFAN ACCOUNTdown Report

By: Tarin Keith
March 23, 2016

March 23, 2016 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette Today the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network launched a new ACCOUNTdown Progress Report, as part of our ACCOUNTdown to 2017 campaign, assessing what steps Congress and the Administration have … Continue reading Final Year of Administration Could See Big Advances for Aid Reform, Finds New MFAN ACCOUNTdown Report

InterAction’s NGO Aid Map Publishes 11,500+ Projects to IATI — And Counting

By: Laia Griñó
February 24, 2016

Starting today, NGO Aid Map will begin publishing its data to the International Aid Transparency Initiative(IATI). This means the addition of data from more than 100 InterAction member organizations with thousands of projects, spanning almost all countries and sectors. NGO Aid Map data will be published daily so there is little to no delay between the time we get … Continue reading InterAction’s NGO Aid Map Publishes 11,500+ Projects to IATI — And Counting

With Final Budget Request, Obama Administration Gives Nod to Effective Foreign Assistance

By: Mary Deering
February 10, 2016

February 10, 2016 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network by Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette: This week President Obama submitted his $4.1 trillion budget request to Congress for FY17, which includes $54.1 billion for the International Affairs Budget, including $39.3 billion in base funding … Continue reading With Final Budget Request, Obama Administration Gives Nod to Effective Foreign Assistance

MFAN and Plan Host U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Birx to Discuss PEPFAR’s Sustainability Agenda

By: Mary Deering
January 20, 2016

WASHINGTON, January 20, 2016 – On Thursday, January 21st, MFAN and Plan International USA will host U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator & Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy Ambassador Deborah Birx for a keynote address, followed by a panel of development experts for a discussion of The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief’s (PEPFAR) Sustainability … Continue reading MFAN and Plan Host U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Birx to Discuss PEPFAR’s Sustainability Agenda

A Win for Aid Effectiveness: House Passes Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act

By: Mary Deering
December 8, 2015

December 8, 2015 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette Today the House of Representatives overwhelmingly demonstrated bipartisan commitment to making U.S. foreign assistance more accountable by passing the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 (H.R. … Continue reading A Win for Aid Effectiveness: House Passes Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act