Smart Development

In this booklet, we share the perspectives on questions regarding aid effectiveness from aid practitioners and intended beneficiaries in El Salvador. This material draws from conversations with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) country mission and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), US contractors, government of El Salvador staff, civil society organizations, beneficiaries, and other […]

Oxfam America went to Cambodia to meet those working with US development dollars to understand the impact of those dollars on the ground. In this report, we present reflections from 40 interviews in October 2008 with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) country mission, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC), multilateral and bilateral […]

Oxfam believes the key to country ownership is transferring information, capacity, and control to people and their governments so they can lead their own development. But what does this look like on the ground? Here’s one story from Indonesia, where USAID is working with local governments and citizens to provide transparent information about Indonesia’s national […]