Slideshow
Slideshow of MCC’s ‘Holding Ourselves Accountable for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment’ Event
See a discussion of how governments, donors and the private sector are working to be accountable for gender equality and the empowerment of women during an event held on the margins of the UN General Assembly in Sept. 2012. Watch
Video
Tanzania’s Path to Development
Watch Tanzanian President Jakaya M. Kikwete explore his country's path toward economic development and his strategies for combating corruption and building institutional capacity. Watch
Document
Principles into Practice: Gender Equality and Poverty Reduction through Growth
Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls are widely recognized as key dimensions of human progress. Most development institutions and partner governments acknowledge this in laws, policies, institutional structures, and programming. More
Blog Entry
Different perspectives, similar aspirations
MCC co-hosted an event with Freedom House and the Open Society Institute on the role of democratic accountability in development assistance. Alicia Phillips Mandaville writes that while the participants' terminology was different, their goals are similar. Read
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is an innovative and independent U.S. foreign aid agency that is helping lead the fight against global poverty. Created by the U.S. Congress in January 2004 with strong bipartisan support, MCC is changing the conversation on how best to deliver smart U.S. foreign assistance by focusing on good policies, country ownership, and results.
Countries with signed Compacts solicit, award and administer procurements for goods, works and services based on the programs in their compact. The most recent procurements are listed to the right.
Additional Opportunities
Procurement | Date | Country |
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Design-Build Contract-3: Zarqa High Distribution area and Strategic Infrastructure | Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:24:38 EDT | Buyer: MCA-Jordan |
Design-build Contract-1: Russaifah High and Russaifah Low Distribution Areas | Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:59:54 EDT | Buyer: MCA-Jordan |
Design-Build Contract-2: Batrawi Distribution Areas | Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:34:57 EDT | Buyer: MCA-Jordan |
Featured Result
Because of 220 km of road, 3 large bridges, and 20 smaller bridges built or rehabbed in northern El Salvador.
Calendar of Events
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October 3, 2012
MCC Results in El Salvador: A Multimedia Showcase of Stories from El Salvador’s MCC Compact
Please join us on the occasion of the successful completion of the El Salvador Compact to view a limited-time photography and video exhibit of compact results. -
September 27, 2012
A Head of State Roundtable on Governance and Sustainable Economic Growth
Building upon the theme of the 2012 UN General Assembly, this event brings together MCC partner country heads of state to discuss challenges and opportunities in promoting good governance and sound policy for sustainable economic growth in Africa. -
September 24, 2012
Holding Ourselves Accountable for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Join MCC for a discussion on the margins of the UN General Assembly of how governments, donors and the private sector are working to be accountable for gender equality and the empowerment of women.