Blog

August 1, 2022

Data Collection in the Time of COVID-19

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, MCC tested new methods that will be adopted for future road evaluations.

November 30, 2021

MCC – Guatemala Threshold Program Works to Strengthen Country’s Tax Authority

MCC and the Government of Guatemala partnered to strengthen the country's tax authority to ensure the government has the revenue it needs.

November 22, 2021

MCC and Guatemala Partner to Boost Secondary Education

Teacher training programs funded by MCC's Guatemala Threshold Program worked to improve the country's education system.

March 15, 2021

Women’s History Month 2021: Why MCC Has Always Prioritized Women’s Economic Empowerment

MCC invests in women through policy reform, training, and other targeted actions.

September 29, 2020

MCC Boosts Education and Training for El Salvador’s Next Generation

The compact invests in the country's people through new and rehabilitated schools as well as improvements to the education system and skills development courses.

March 6, 2020

Girls and Women Make Educational Gains through MCC’s El Salvador Investment Compact

The compact’s Human Capital Project has worked to remove educational barriers to gender equality through a holistic approach.

August 29, 2018

Supporting Evidence Use by Policymakers in El Salvador - Part 2

MCC generates a lot of evidence on "what works." This is how it's being used in El Salvador.

August 29, 2018

Supporting Evidence Use by Policymakers in El Salvador - Part 1

MCC generates a lot of evidence on "what works." This is how it's being used in El Salvador.

July 17, 2018

Empowering Women in Honduras to Take Control of Their Healthcare

Audits of the Honduran healthcare system are empowering women to take control of their healthcare needs and provide better service for their communities.

March 20, 2018

Driving Home the Point: Lessons from MCC’s Roads Projects

MCC uses independent evaluations of its investments to achieve development results. MCC’s Investments in Roads, the latest in our Principles into Practice series, analyzes the agency’s road investments in 16 compacts. Here, we highlight two of those lessons.