Tanzania and Philippines selected for new development partnership
A section of Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam
What you need to know:
- The MCC board has chosen Tanzania and the Philippines for the development of threshold programmes, smaller grant programs aimed at supporting policy and institutional reforms to address economic growth constraints.
Dar es Salaam. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has picked Tanzania and Philippines for a new partnership that will help the countries develop programmes for reduction of poverty and generation of economic growth.
The MCC board also selected Cabo Verde as newly eligible to develop a compact for the purpose of regional economic integration.
The MCC board held its quarterly meeting on December 13 and selected Tanzania and the Philippines to develop threshold programmes, which are smaller grant programmes designed to support policy and institutional reforms that address economic growth constraints.
“The board’s selection of Cabo Verde, the Philippines, and Tanzania advances MCC’s mission to forge strong partnerships with countries that have demonstrated a commitment to democratic governance, investing in their people, and economic freedom,” said MCC CEO, Ms Alice Albright.
“We look forward to building on prior partnerships and working hand in hand with each country to advance prosperity for their people,” she added.
The Philippines and Tanzania are both former MCC compact partners that continue to face development needs in strategic regions of the world.
In recent years, both countries have demonstrated renewed commitments to advancing critical reforms to strengthen democratic governance, protect human rights, and fight corruption.
In recognition of the efforts, MCC board selected the Philippines and Tanzania to partner with MCC in the development of threshold programs that focus on the policy and institutional reforms countries can undertake to reduce poverty and generate economic growth.
The MCC board selected former compact partner Cabo Verde as eligible to develop a regional compact in recognition of the country’s clear commitment to democratic governance and its significant development and poverty reduction challenges.
With the new partnership, MCC will support Cabo Verde in generating economic growth through deeper integration with the West Africa region.
As part of its annual discussion on country selection, MCC board also reviewed the policy performance of previously selected eligible countries.
In doing so, MCC board reselected Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal to continue regional compact development; The Gambia, Togo, and Zambia to continue compact development; and Mauritania to continue developing a threshold programme.
