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Aid Reform that Works: How Ownership, Partnership, Coordination, and Innovation Should be the Core of America’s New Approach to Development

By: Staff Person
July 12, 2010

To demonstrate principles of effective aid – and communicate what still needs to be done – MFAN canvassed its Partners to share cases in which a new, innovative way of thinking led to improving the livelihood of an individual, a community or a country. The following success stories articulate some of the core principles – Ownership, Partnership, Coordination, and Innovation – that MFAN believes should provide the underpinnings of foreign assistance reform.

Former USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios calls Bureaucracy an Obstacle to Development Practices

By: Staff Person
July 7, 2010

“Relieving the tension between the counter-bureaucracy and development practice would require implementing new measurement systems, conducting more research on overregulation and its effects, reducing the layers of oversight and regulation, and aligning programmatic goals with organizational incentives.”

USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah Speaks on Global Health Initiative

By: Staff Person
July 2, 2010

On Tuesday, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Dr. Rajiv Shah spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) regarding the president’s Global Health Initiative (GHI), and the steps that USAID is taking to provide effective, long-term assistance.

MFAN Statement: Praise for President Obama’s Development Leadership at the G8 Summit

By: Staff Person
June 28, 2010

MFAN commends President Obama for showing leadership on development with his statement at the G8/G20 Summit in Toronto.

Partner Series: InterAction’s Mission to Reform Aid

By: Staff Person
June 24, 2010

InterAction is a coalition of U.S.-based nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) advocating greater coherence of U.S. foreign aid and development programs. InterAction has called for development to be elevated as a national priority, emphasizing its significance if our nation seeks greater engagement with the rest of the world.

MFAN Partner Save Releases New Report on Country Ownership

By: Staff Person
June 16, 2010

Today, MFAN Partner Save the Children released a brief four-page paper on principles to support country ownership, “Supporting Local Ownership and Building National Capacity: Applying a flexible and country-based approach to aid instruments.”

MFAN Statement: MFAN Applauds Administrator Shah for Restoring Policy Expertise at USAID

By: Staff Person
June 9, 2010

As a network, we are prepared to bring our collective substantive and operational expertise to bear to help the PPL create innovative solutions for our greatest development challenges.

MFAN Principal Dissects National Security Strategy, Urges President Obama to Issue Global Development Strategy

By: Staff Person
June 1, 2010

MFAN Principal Noam Unger, Global Economy and Development Fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on last week’s release of the Obama Administration’s first National Security Strategy (NSS), and calls for the President to deliver a U.S. Global Development Strategy to expand upon what was laid out in the NSS.

MFAN Principal Hosts Hernando de Soto

By: Staff Person
May 26, 2010

MFAN Principal, former USAID Administrator, and current dean of the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs J. Brian Atwood hosted renowned Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto as part of the University of Minnesota’s “Great Conversations” series last week. You can listen to the conversation here. De Soto’s perspective on the global economic crisis and the importance of … Continue reading MFAN Principal Hosts Hernando de Soto

MFAN Statement: USAID Should Lead ‘Feed the Future’ Effort

By: Staff Person
May 20, 2010

“USAID is our main agency for international development, and the head of USAID should be given unambiguous authority to drive this urgent initiative,” said Beckmann.