ACCOUNTdown Reviews USAID Effectiveness to Build for Future

By: Nora O'Connell
August 10, 2015

Recently, the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) launched the ACCOUNTdown campaign and scorecard to push for greater aid effectiveness reform by the Obama Administration.  ACCOUNTdown focuses on the U.S. government’s progress to strengthening its international development programs’ accountability and country ownership. The ACCOUNTdown report highlighted a range of improvements by various U.S. development agencies and … Continue reading ACCOUNTdown Reviews USAID Effectiveness to Build for Future

Country Ownership Metrics: An Underdeveloped Field in Development

By: Rodney Bent, Tessie San Martin
June 4, 2015

The annual funding of U.S. bilateral economic assistance is generally a lengthy process, from the President’s request at the beginning of the year to Congressional action over the summer and early fall.  These budget resources are precious and scarce, which is why Congress spends considerable time reviewing the request.  According to the State Department, the … Continue reading Country Ownership Metrics: An Underdeveloped Field in Development

Statement: MFAN Applauds Important Reform Elements in the Global Food Security Act of 2015

By: Staff Person
March 25, 2015

March 25, 2015 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network by Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette: MFAN is pleased to see that the Global Food Security Act of 2015 (H.R. 1567), recently reintroduced by Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Betty McCollum (D-MN), includes important reform … Continue reading Statement: MFAN Applauds Important Reform Elements in the Global Food Security Act of 2015

MFAN, Devex Launch New Series on Aid Effectiveness: Reform for Results

By: Staff Person
March 19, 2015

Today, Devex and the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network are launching a new series on U.S. foreign assistance reform, Reform for Results. Last Spring, we released our policy paper, The Way Forward: A Reform Agenda for 2014 and Beyond, which laid out concrete goals the U.S. government could take to make U.S. aid work harder and … Continue reading MFAN, Devex Launch New Series on Aid Effectiveness: Reform for Results

USAID and PEPFAR: Institutionalizing Local Ownership for Sustainability

By: Staff Person
March 12, 2015

See below for a guest post from Justin Fugle, Senior Advisor for Policy and Program Outreach for Plan International USA. This piece originally appeared on Plan’s blog on March 9. *** Although the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Local Solutions is often associated with recently-departed Administrator Raj Shah, a panel discussion at Plan … Continue reading USAID and PEPFAR: Institutionalizing Local Ownership for Sustainability

Questions for Congressional Consideration: Our Budget Hearing Wish List

By: Staff Person
February 24, 2015

See below for a post by MFAN Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette. *** Beginning this week, Congress will be calling administration officials up to Capitol Hill to answer questions about the President’s FY2016 Budget Request, which was released earlier this month. In advance of the hearings with Secretary of State John Kerry … Continue reading Questions for Congressional Consideration: Our Budget Hearing Wish List

State of the Union 2015: What “Smart Development” Means for Reform as the Clock Winds Down

By: Staff Person
January 22, 2015

See below for a post by MFAN Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette. *** On Tuesday, President Obama delivered his next-to-last State of the Union address in which he laid out an ambitious, and largely domestic, agenda for his last two years of office. While the foreign policy pieces of the address were … Continue reading State of the Union 2015: What “Smart Development” Means for Reform as the Clock Winds Down

MFAN Congratulates MCC on Its 10th Anniversary

By: Staff Person
November 18, 2014

November 18, 2014 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network congratulates the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) on 10 years of fighting global poverty and delivering foreign assistance in an innovative, transparent and results-oriented … Continue reading MFAN Congratulates MCC on Its 10th Anniversary

Investing in Childhood: Building a Better Future for Mothers and Children in Afghanistan

By: Staff Person
June 19, 2014

See below for a guest post from Carolyn Miles, President & CEO of Save the Children and MFAN Co-Chair. *** A few weeks ago, USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post on how crucial it is to keep Afghanistan on the right track, so that the country can build upon the … Continue reading Investing in Childhood: Building a Better Future for Mothers and Children in Afghanistan