Many country governments, in consultation with citizens, civil society and the private sector, have sought MCC investments in property rights and land policy (PRLP) because of the central role that land, natural resources and other real property assets play in each country’s economic development. Learn more on our Property Rights and Land Policy page.

MCC is committed to ensuring that gender is considered at all stages of its work with partner countries—from country selection and policy reform to project development and implementation.

MCC CEO Daniel W. Yohannes tours Symbion Power’s recently-purchased power plant in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with Secretary of State and Chair of the MCC Board of Directors Hillary Rodham Clinton and Symbion Power CEO Paul Hinks. This purchase was the result of Symbion’s work with MCC’s Tanzania compact.

MCC CEO Daniel Yohannes delivered a keynote luncheon speech at the 2011 Africa Growth and Opportunity Act Forum in Lusaka, Zambia. In his remarks, Mr. Yohannes underscored the importance of good governance, sound policy and open markets to economic development.

With nearly 70 percent of MCC’s portfolio benefiting the people of Africa, MCC is investing in solutions for long-term prosperity that Africans themselves are designing.  These projects include building transportation networks, increasing agricultural productivity throughout the entire value chain, improving water supply and sanitation, expanding health, education, and community services, and broadening access to finance for greater enterprise development.

MCC CEO Daniel W. Yohannes tours Symbion Power’s recently-purchased power plant in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with Secretary of State and Chair of the MCC Board of Directors Hillary Rodham Clinton and Symbion Power CEO Paul Hinks. This purchase was the result of Symbion’s work with MCC’s Tanzania compact.

MCC CEO Daniel Yohannes delivered a keynote luncheon speech at the 2011 Africa Growth and Opportunity Act Forum in Lusaka, Zambia. In his remarks, Mr. Yohannes underscored the importance of good governance, sound policy and open markets to economic development.

With nearly 70 percent of MCC’s portfolio benefiting the people of Africa, MCC is investing in solutions for long-term prosperity that Africans themselves are designing.  These projects include building transportation networks, increasing agricultural productivity throughout the entire value chain, improving water supply and sanitation, expanding health, education, and community services, and broadening access to finance for greater enterprise development.

In Sept. 2010 MCC CEO Daniel Yohannes participated in a round table discussion with U.S. Secretary of State and Chair of MCC’s Board Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and MCC Board Member Timothy Geithner, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and USAID Administrator and MCC Board Member Rajiv Shah at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s 2010 annual conference.

Logos created by each entity to promote their compact projects. Learn more about the logo requirements.

MCC Hosted event “The Role of Business in Sustainable Development” on the margins of the UNGA, Clinton Global Initiative, and MDG Summit in New York City on Sept. 20, 2010.

An overview of MCC’s programs in Europe, Asia, and the Pacific.

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Images of work being done with MCC grants in the Americas.

Nicaragua’s $113.5 million Millennium Challenge Corporation compact is reducing poverty and stimulating economic growth by investing in rural business development, reliable transport linkages, and secure land tenure. Here are snapshots of results in 2009.

See photos of the impact MCC’s compacts are making in countries throughout Africa.

In April 2005, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signed a $110 million compact with the Republic of Madagascar to raise incomes by assisting the rural population transition from subsistence agriculture to a market economy. Strategic investments in three projects have helped rural Malagasy secure formal property rights to land; access credit and protect savings; and receive training in agricultural production, management, and marketing techniques. This integrated approach aimed to provide the rural population with the necessary conditions to use the land productively and to build profitable businesses.