Thursday, July 3, 2014

U.S. dilemma: Does $1.5 billion sent to Egypt help?

American taxpayers are sending some $1.5 billion to Egypt annually, but the Obama administration is finding it difficult to fulfill its policy goal of awarding contracts to companies in the Middle East nation and in others that receive aid in an effort to improve their economies.
The problem is simply that there aren’t enough foreign organizations qualified to help in the U.S. effort, especially in Egypt.
So a “simple” solution has been implemented: spend even more taxpayer funds to teach other governments and NGOs – as well as the U.S. government itself – how to gauge the effectiveness of overseas initiatives.
The U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, has launched the Services to Improve Performance Management, Enhance Learning and Evaluation, or SIMPLE, project to fill the competency gap.

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/07/u-s-dilemma-does-1-5-billion-sent-to-egypt-help/#2fOfZI42TKQ52TCx.99

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