$547 Million U.S. Grant with Ghana Addresses Agriculture, Education and Infrastructure

MCC`s Innovative Partnership Continues to Deliver on America`s Promise to Africa
WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
As the world community turns considerable attention to the issue of foreign aid
programs in Ghana, the U.S. Government`s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
has compiled the following resources about its ongoing, innovative program in
Ghana -- totaling $547 million. MCC partners with countries committed to good
governance, fighting corruption, and investing in their people.

Program Facts:MCC`s Programs in Ghana:

Factsheet on MCC`s $547 million grant program in Ghana

In Ghana, we are witnessing the future of development assistance through the
transparent, country-led, results-driven work of MCC, which is already training
farmers to strengthen food security,providing credit to farmers to grow their
businesses, rehabilitating roads to help farmers access markets, and building
schools to educate the next generation.

MCC and Africa: A Growing Partnership for Success

Ghana is one of 10 African countries benefitting from U.S. Government-funded MCC
investments, totally $4.5 billion throughout the continent. MCC supports African
solutions to African development challenges, through country-determined and
country-implemented anti-poverty solutions.

Personal Stories:

See how MCC Programs Make a Difference in Lives of Ghanaians

* A Ghanaian Working Mother`s Story
* Rural Schools in Ghana Help Children Reach Potential
* Democracy & Governance: Good Policies Facilitate Growth
* MCC Facilitates Ghanaian -Led Partnership with USAID to Improve Primary
Education
* How Smart Investments Along an Integrated Supply Chain Make a Difference

Video:

Watch on-the ground- footage of MCC programs in action

* MCC in Africa
* A Ghanaian Working Mother's Story

Commentary:

Read op-eds by Bono and Kofi Annan discussing MCC in Ghana

* New York Times op-ed by Bono
* Los Angeles Times op-ed co-authored by MCC and Kofi Annan
* AllAfrica.com op-ed supporting U.S. Ghana partnerships
* New Hampshire Union Leader op-ed by MCC Ghana Country Director
* Devex interview with MCC Africa experts
* America.gov:President Obama`s Visit to Ghana will be Historic
* The United States and Ghana: A Partnership of Tangible Results

For more information and resources about what the U.S. Government is doing in
Ghana through MCC click here: http://www.mcc.gov/mcc/countries/ghana/index.shtml

Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
Sarah Stevenson, 202-521-3578
Amanda Burke, 202-521-3901

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