Report on the Evaluation of the Effectivenes of USG Foreign Aid

The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the subsequent Accra Agenda for Action was signed by the United States in 2005. Although several US departments engaged in foreign assistance modeled their programs on Paris Declaration principles, notably MCC and, in 2008/9 PEPFAR, the Obama administration's efforts to implement a comprehensive reform of USG foreign assistance programs has given new and greater impetus and attention to the Paris Declaration and aid effectiveness principles in general. In January 2010, the USG joined an international effort to conduct an independent review of its commitment to and efforts towards implementing the Paris Declaration. The Office of the Director of Foreign Assistance at State and USAID hired Social Impact, Inc. to carry out this evaluation, which included seven individual agency case studies (DOS, USAID, MCC, HHS, TREAS, USDA, and DOL) and a synthesis report analyzing the USG efforts overall. The Social Impact team will discuss this year and a half long evaluation, including major findings, conclusions, and matters for further consideration.