Paper Launch Tomorrow, “Country Ownership: Moving From Rhetoric To Action”
InterAction will launch a new paper, “Country Ownership: Moving from Rhetoric to Action,” tomorrow morning with the Congressional Caucus for Effective Foreign Assistance. The launch will be at 2212 Rayburn House Office Building, from 9:30-11 a.m.
“Country Ownership” has become a standard part of the aid reform lexicon and a key principle in the current thinking on sound and sustainable development. Although many organizations, and importantly, the Obama administration, share a commitment to support country ownership, a wide range of interpretations and differing methods for its promotion have led to disjointed discussions and approaches.
To bring clarity to this issue, InterAction, an alliance of nearly 200 U.S.-based international relief and development nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), convened the best thinkers and practitioners on country ownership to produce a policy paper that defines the concept, outlines its core elements, and provides actionable recommendations for the U.S. government.
Please join us for the launch of this important policy paper tomorrow morning. Panelists will include:
- Sam Worthington, CEO, InterAction
- Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)
- Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA)
- Katherine Nichols, CDCS Global Coordinator, Bureau of Policy, Planning and Learning, USAID
- Ambassador Fatima Veiga of Cape Verde
- George Wah Williams, Executive Director, Liberia Democracy Watch
