The Guardian reported
on a recently published study on the Millennium Village Project (MVP). The study, authored by Jeffrey
Sachs and others, points to large reductions in child mortality within the Millennium
Villages as a result of the project. However, others suggest that MVP's impact
is overstated. Lawrence Haddad takes
issue with comparing the Millennium Village sites to villages where data were
not collected until year three of the MVP. Tom Murphy suggests they should
be compared against villages receiving targeted interventions to truly
judge the impact of the comprehensive suite of aid interventions that defines
the MVP. Aid Thoughts points to the overall
decrease in child mortality throughout the countries where the Millennium
Villages are located, questioning whether the impact observed can be directly
attributed to the MVP.
Meanwhile, “Beltway
Bandits” are putting up a fight against a USAID
reform that increases the amount of funding channeled through local actors
to 30% by 2015. Humanosphere reports
on the resistance to untied
aid, and Oxfam is partnering with other organizations to fight
back in support of the reform. Gregory Adams explains
why anti-corruption activists support direct funding to local actors to
solve local development problems.
Taryn Davis is a Communications Intern at Development Gateway.
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