It’s Time to Release & Implement the Plan on Locally Led Development

By: MFAN
July 7, 2022

July 7, 2022 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs Lester Munson, Larry Nowels and Tessie San Martin. MFAN congratulates House Appropriators for the strong message to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contained in the report accompanying the Committee’s fiscal year 2023 funding bill, calling … Continue reading It’s Time to Release & Implement the Plan on Locally Led Development

MFAN Applauds USAID Local Capacity Development Policy

By: MFAN
February 7, 2022

February 7, 2022 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs Lester Munson, Larry Nowels, and Tessie San Martin.   The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) commends USAID for its draft Local Capacity Development (LCD) Policy, released for public comment on Dec. 8, 2021. The LCD Policy represents … Continue reading MFAN Applauds USAID Local Capacity Development Policy

MFAN Calls for a Clear, Agency-Wide Definition of Local Entity in USAID’s Localization Work

By: MFAN
January 31, 2022

The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) celebrates Administrator Power’s vision for a more locally led future for foreign assistance, as laid out in her address at Georgetown University in November of 2021. To realize these reforms with transparency and accountability, MFAN recommends that USAID create a clear and consistent definition of “local entity,” which eliminates … Continue reading MFAN Calls for a Clear, Agency-Wide Definition of Local Entity in USAID’s Localization Work

MFAN Applauds House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hearing Focusing on Locally-Led Development Policy

By: MFAN
October 7, 2021

October 5, 2021 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) by Co-Chairs Lester Munson, Larry Nowels, and Tessie San Martin. The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network expresses its appreciation to Chairman Castro, Vice Chair Jacobs, Ranking Member Malliotakis, and the members of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee for International Development, … Continue reading MFAN Applauds House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hearing Focusing on Locally-Led Development Policy