MCA-JORDAN

The Millennium Challenge Account - Jordan (MCA-Jordan) is a limited liability company owned by the Government of Jordan. MCA-Jordan has been established in June 2010 to manage and implement the $275.1 million Compact funded by the US Government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The Compact consists of several water and wastewater projects in Zarqa Governorate that have been identified by the Government of Jordan as priority projects eligible to effectively contribute to the poverty alleviation in Jordan... Gender integration is getting more significant within MCA-Jordan's projects; by empowering women to become skilled plumbers, a profession dominated by men, MCA-Jordan is empowering women to elevate to the next level of economic and social independence... MCA-Jordan integrates MCC approved standards and international best practices in environmental and social sustainability into the design and implementation of its Compact projects. Both entities release that the pursuit of..