In this video, local leaders speak out about the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s commitment to protect the Bay of Jiquilisco in El Salvador and the species that live there. Leaders who have been stewards of this precious wetland and mangrove forest will continue to champion sustainability throughout the implementation of MCC compact. **For English Subtitles, click […]
Backgrounder: The Millennium Challenge Corporation
Over the last year, we’ve been posting quite a bit about the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation and its activities in El Salvador. This post is meant to provide some background information on the government institution and how it relates to our work. Established by Congress in 2004 under the Bush administration, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) […]
MCC Postpones Signing Until After February Elections
MCC Postpones Signing Compact Until 2014 On December 3rd, the Millennium Challenge Corporation confirmed that it would hold off signing the $277 million compact with El Salvador until after the Salvadoran presidential elections in February. Among the reasons include specific reforms to the Public Private Partnership law, passed unanimously this year, and El Salvador’s money […]
MCC heeds the recommendations of environmentalists
The following article came out in El Salvador’s national newspaper, “La Prensa Gráfica“, and discusses how EcoViva and its partner communities have participated in the negotiation process leading up to the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation’s 5-year, $277 million investment, which prioritizes coastal areas like the Bay of Jiquilisco. Local communities and municipalities are organizing to […]
EcoViva Advocacy Work in Oakland
Today EcoViva staffers Dionicia Lara and Yael Falicov met with staff at the office of Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) office at the Federal Building in Oakland to discuss the proposed $280 million package of infrastructure projects proposed by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a US government agency, for coastal El Salvador. We also asked the […]
