The Society for International Development Washington Infrastructure and Urban Development Workgroup, on Thursday, August 8, 2019 hosted a public discussion of the recentAssessment of the Implementation of USAID’s Urban Policy commissioned by the Agency’s Bureau of Policy, Planning and Learning. The assessment drew on semi-structured interviews with over 70 USAID staff and implementing partners, survey responses from over 100 USAID staff in Washington and the field, as well as in-depth analyses of program cycle documents.
In the event, USAIDCounselor Chris Milligan, reflected on the context for the current Urban Policy, and there was a USAID panel discussion of the report featuring the Deputy Director of the Office of Policy Jeff Szuchman, the Urban Team leader Kevin Nelson, and Rebecca Lawrence.
