[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 952-963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-181]


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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

[MCC 09-05]


Notice of Quarterly Report (July 1, 2008-September 30, 2008)

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation.

SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is reporting for 
the quarter July 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008 in respect to both 
assistance provided under Section 605 of the Millennium Challenge Act 
of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-199, Division D (the Act)), and transfers or 
allocations of funds to other federal agencies pursuant to Section 
619(b) of the Act. The following report shall be made available to the 
public by means of publication in the Federal Register and on the 
Internet Web site of the MCC (http://www.mcc.gov) in accordance with 
Section 612(b) of the Act.

                                      Assistance Provided Under Section 605
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                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objectives       disbursements           Measures
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                     Country: Madagascar Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $109,773,000
      Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Madagascar Total quarterly disbursement: $12,296,269
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Land Tenure Project.............      $37,803,000  Increase Land            $15,491,326  Legislative proposal
                                                    Titling and                           reflecting the
                                                    Security.                             National Land Tenure
                                                                                          Program submitted to
                                                                                          Parliament and passed.
                                                                                         Number of land disputes
                                                                                          reported and resolved
                                                                                          in the target zones
                                                                                          and sites of
                                                                                          implementation.
                                                                                         Percentage of land
                                                                                          documents inventoried,
                                                                                          restored, and/or
                                                                                          digitized.
                                                                                         Average time and cost
                                                                                          required to carry out
                                                                                          property transactions.
                                                                                         Percent of reported
                                                                                          land conflicts
                                                                                          resolved on titled
                                                                                          land in zone 3, 4, 5
                                                                                          during the title
                                                                                          regularization
                                                                                          operations.
                                                                                         Percentage of land in
                                                                                          the zones that is
                                                                                          demarcated and ready
                                                                                          for titling.
Finance Project.................      $35,888,000  Increase                 $11,298,895  The number of savings
                                                    Competition in the                    accounts and
                                                    Financial Sector.                     outstanding value of
                                                                                          accounts from primary
                                                                                          banks.
                                                                                         Maximum check clearing
                                                                                          delay.
                                                                                         Volume of funds in
                                                                                          payment system and
                                                                                          number of
                                                                                          transactions.
                                                                                         Increased public
                                                                                          awareness of new
                                                                                          financial instruments
                                                                                          as measured by surveys
                                                                                          within intervention
                                                                                          zones and large towns.
                                                                                         The amount of
                                                                                          government debt issued
                                                                                          with maturities in
                                                                                          excess of 52 weeks.
                                                                                         The number of new
                                                                                          individual investors
                                                                                          buying government debt
                                                                                          securities.
                                                                                         The number of bank
                                                                                          branches of the
                                                                                          Central Bank of
                                                                                          Madagascar capable of
                                                                                          accepting auction
                                                                                          tenders.

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                                                                                         Percentage of all loans
                                                                                          included in the
                                                                                          central database.
Agricultural Business Investment      $17,683,000  Improve                   $8,923,689  Number of rural
 Project.                                           Agricultural                          producers receiving or
                                                    Projection                            soliciting information
                                                    Technologies and                      from Agricultural
                                                    Market Capacity in                    Business Centers about
                                                    Rural Areas.                          the opportunities.
                                                                                         Intervention zones
                                                                                          identified and
                                                                                          description of
                                                                                          beneficiaries within
                                                                                          each zone submitted.
                                                                                         Number of visitors
                                                                                          receiving information
                                                                                          from National
                                                                                          Coordinating Center
                                                                                          with respect to
                                                                                          business
                                                                                          opportunities.
                                                                                         Change in farm income
                                                                                          due to improved
                                                                                          production and
                                                                                          marketing practices.
                                                                                         Change in enterprise
                                                                                          income due to improved
                                                                                          production and
                                                                                          marketing practices.
                                                                                         Number of farmers and
                                                                                          business employing
                                                                                          technical assistance
                                                                                          received.
Program Administration * and          $18,399,000  ...................      $10,483,218
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **...  ...............  ...................      $12,654,499
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* Program administration funds are used to pay items such as salaries, rent, and the cost of office equipment.
** These amounts represent disbursements made that will be allocated to individual projects in the subsequent
  quarter(s) and reported as such in subsequent quarterly report(s).


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                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objective        disbursements           Measures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Country: Honduras Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $215,000,000
       Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Honduras Total quarterly disbursement: $13,479,730
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Rural Development Project.......      $70,687,000  Increase the             $21,844,528  Increase in farm income
                                                    productivity and                      resulting from Rural
                                                    business skills of                    Development Project.
                                                    farmers who                          Funds lent by MCA-
                                                    operate small and                     Honduras to financial
                                                    medium-size farms                     institutions.
                                                    and their
                                                    employees..
                                                                                         Increase in employment
                                                                                          income resulting from
                                                                                          Rural Development
                                                                                          Project.
                                                                                         Number of Program
                                                                                          farmers harvesting
                                                                                          high-value
                                                                                          horticulture crops.
                                                                                         Number of hectares
                                                                                          harvesting high-value
                                                                                          horticulture crops.
Transportation Project..........     $127,491,876  Reduce                    $8,329,169  Freight shipment cost
                                                    transportation                        from Tegucigalpa to
                                                    costs between                         Puerto Cortes.
                                                    targeted                             Price of basic food
                                                    production centers                    basket.
                                                    and national,                        Number of days per year
                                                    regional and                          road is passable.
                                                    global markets.
Program Administration * and          $16,821,124  ...................       $3,994,766
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **...  ...............  ...................         $776,067
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                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objectives       disbursements           Measures
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                     Country: Cape Verde Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $110,078,488
       Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Cape Verde Total quarterly disbursement: $9,450,397
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Watershed and Agricultural            $10,848,630  Increase                  $3,541,205  Increase in
 Support.                                           agricultural                          horticultural
                                                    production in                         productivity.
                                                    three targeted                       Increase in annual
                                                    watershed areas on                    income.
                                                    three islands.                       Value-added for farms
                                                                                          and agribusiness.

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Infrastructure Improvement......      $83,160,208  Increase                 $16,923,184  Volume of goods shipped
                                                    integration of the                    between Praia and
                                                    internal market                       other islands.
                                                    and reduce                           Mobility Ratio:
                                                    transportation                        Percentage of
                                                    costs.                                beneficiary population
                                                                                          who take at least 5
                                                                                          trips per month.
                                                                                         Savings on transport
                                                                                          costs from
                                                                                          improvements.
Private Sector Development......       $2,800,000  Spur private sector         $356,711  Value added in priority
                                                    development on all                    sectors above current
                                                    islands through                       trends.
                                                    increased                            Volume of private
                                                    investment in the                     investment in priority
                                                    priority sectors                      sectors above current
                                                    and through                           trends.
                                                    financial sector
                                                    reform.
Program Administration * and          $13,269,650  ...................       $6,218,097
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **...  ...............  ...................                0
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                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objective        disbursements           Measures
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                     Country: Nicaragua Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $174,710,890
      Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Nicaragua Total quarterly disbursement: $ 11,129,188
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Property Regularization Project.      $22,000,000  Increase Investment       $4,669,995  Value of investment on
                                                    by strengthening                      land.
                                                    property rights.                     Value of urban land.
                                                                                         Value of rural land.
                                                                                         Number of days to
                                                                                          conduct a land
                                                                                          transaction.
                                                                                         Total cost to conduct a
                                                                                          land transaction.
Transportation Project..........     $105,193,200  Reduce                    $8,990,461  Price of a basket of
                                                    transportation                        goods.
                                                    costs between Leon                   Travel Time.
                                                    and Chinandega and
                                                    national, regional
                                                    and global markets.
Rural Business Development            $32,897,500  Increase the value       $11,325,597  Annual percentage
 Project.                                           added of farms and                    increase in value-
                                                    enterprises in the                    added of clients of
                                                    region.                               business office.
                                                                                         Number of jobs created.
                                                                                         Number of program farm
                                                                                          plots harvesting
                                                                                          higher-value crops or
                                                                                          reforesting under
                                                                                          improvement of Water
                                                                                          Supply Activities.
Program Administration *, Due         $14,909,300  ...................       $6,867,070
 Diligence, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **...  ...............  ...................       $2,129,337
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                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objective        disbursements           Measures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Country: Georgia Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $295,300,000
        Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Georgia Total quarterly disbursement: $21,853,277
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Regional Infrastructure              $216,600,000  Key Regional             $45,138,132  Reduction in
 Rehabilitation.                                    Infrastructure                        Akhalkalaki-
                                                    Rehabilitated.                        Ninotsminda-Teleti
                                                                                          journey time.
                                                                                         Reduction in vehicle
                                                                                          operating costs.
                                                                                         Increase in internal
                                                                                          regional traffic
                                                                                          volumes.
                                                                                         Decreased technical
                                                                                          losses in gas through
                                                                                          the main North-South
                                                                                          pipeline
                                                                                         Reduction in the
                                                                                          production of
                                                                                          greenhouse gas
                                                                                          emissions measured in
                                                                                          tons of CO2
                                                                                          equivalent.
                                                                                         Increased collection
                                                                                          rate of the Georgian
                                                                                          Gas Company (GOGC).
                                                                                         Number of household
                                                                                          beneficiaries served
                                                                                          by Regional
                                                                                          Infrastructure
                                                                                          Development projects.
                                                                                         Actual operations and
                                                                                          maintenance
                                                                                          expenditures.
Regional Enterprise Development.      $47,350,000  Enterprises in           $16,230,586  Increase in annual
                                                    Regions Developed.                    revenue in portfolio
                                                                                          companies.
                                                                                         Increase in number of
                                                                                          portfolio company
                                                                                          employees and number
                                                                                          of local suppliers.
                                                                                         Increase in portfolio
                                                                                          companies' wages and
                                                                                          payments to local
                                                                                          suppliers.
                                                                                         Jobs created.
                                                                                         Increase in aggregate
                                                                                          incremental net
                                                                                          revenue to project
                                                                                          assisted firms.
                                                                                         Direct household net
                                                                                          income.

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                                                                                         Direct household net
                                                                                          income for market
                                                                                          information initiative
                                                                                          beneficiaries.
                                                                                         Number of
                                                                                          beneficiaries.
Program Administration *, Due         $36,100,000  ...................      $10,630,824
 Diligence, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **...  ...............  ...................       $1,162,968
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                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objective        disbursements           Measures
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                       Country: Vanuatu Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $65,690,000
        Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Vanuatu Total quarterly disbursement: $9,498,932
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Transportation Infrastructure         $60,587,816  Facilitate                  $188,462  Number of Tourists.
 Project.                                           transportation to                    Number of days per year
                                                    increase tourism                      road is closed.
                                                    and business                         Number of S-W Bay,
                                                    development.                          Malekula flights
                                                                                          cancelled per year due
                                                                                          to flooding.
                                                                                         Vessel wait time at
                                                                                          wharf.
Program Administration *, Due          $5,074,768  ...................      $19,844,963
 Diligence, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **...  ...............  ...................      $19,844,963
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                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objective        disbursements           Measures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Country: Armenia Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $235,650,000
        Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Armenia Total quarterly disbursement: $5,030,672
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Irrigated Agriculture Project        $145,680,000  Increase                 $12,015,860  Increase in hectares
 (Agriculture and Water).                           agricultural                          covered by high value
                                                    productivity                          added horticultural
                                                    Improve and                           and fruit crops.
                                                    Quality of                           Percentage of
                                                    Irrigation.                           respondents satisfied
                                                                                          with irrigation
                                                                                          services.
                                                                                         Share of Water User
                                                                                          Association water
                                                                                          charges as percentage
                                                                                          of Water User
                                                                                          Association annual
                                                                                          operations and
                                                                                          maintenance costs.
                                                                                         Number of farmers using
                                                                                          improved on-farm water
                                                                                          management practices.
                                                                                         Annual increase in
                                                                                          irrigated land in
                                                                                          Project area.
                                                                                         State budget
                                                                                          expenditures on
                                                                                          maintenance of
                                                                                          irrigation system.
                                                                                         Value of loans provided
                                                                                          under the project.
Rural Road Rehabilitation             $67,100,000  Better access to          $5,541,926  Government budgetary
 Project.                                           economic and                          allocations for
                                                    social                                routine maintenance of
                                                    infrastructure.                       the entire road
                                                                                          network
                                                                                         Average daily traffic
                                                                                          in Project area.
                                                                                         Kilometers of Package 1
                                                                                          road sections
                                                                                          rehabilitated.
                                                                                         Kilometers of Package 2
                                                                                          road sections
                                                                                          rehabilitated.
                                                                                         Kilometers of Package 3
                                                                                          road sections
                                                                                          rehabilitated.
Program Administration *, Due         $22,870,000  ...................       $5,411,097
 Diligence, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **...  ...............  ...................       $1,224,709
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                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objective        disbursements           Measures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Country: Benin Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $307,298,040
           Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Benin Total quarterly disbursement: $9,377
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Access to Financial Services....      $19,650,000  Expand Access to          $1,737,505  Operational self-
                                                    Financial Services.                   sufficiency of
                                                                                          participating
                                                                                          microfinance
                                                                                          institutions.
                                                                                         Number of microfinance
                                                                                          institutions
                                                                                          supervised by the
                                                                                          microfinance cellule.
                                                                                         Total incremental
                                                                                          increase in value of
                                                                                          new credit extended
                                                                                          and savings received
                                                                                          by financial
                                                                                          institutions
                                                                                          participating in the
                                                                                          project.

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                                                                                         Share value of all
                                                                                          loans outstanding that
                                                                                          have one or more
                                                                                          installments of
                                                                                          principal over 30 days
                                                                                          past due.
                                                                                         Total number of loans
                                                                                          guaranteed by land
                                                                                          titles per year.
Access to Justice...............      $34,270,000  Improved Ability of       $1,424,538  Number of cases
                                                    Justice System to                     processed at the
                                                    Enforce Contracts                     arbitration center.
                                                    and Reconcile                        Percentage of all cases
                                                    Claims.                               in the ``Tribunal de
                                                                                          Premiere Instance''
                                                                                          courts per year.
                                                                                         Percentage of all cases
                                                                                          resolved in court of
                                                                                          appeals per year.
                                                                                         Average distance to
                                                                                          reach TPI.
                                                                                         Number of enterprises
                                                                                          registered through the
                                                                                          registration center.
                                                                                         Average number of days
                                                                                          required to register
                                                                                          an enterprise.
Access to Land..................      $36,020,000  Strengthen property       $6,417,860  Total value of
                                                    rights and                            additional investments
                                                    increase                              in target rural land
                                                    investment in                         parcels.
                                                    rural and urban
                                                    land.
                                                                                         Total value of
                                                                                          additional investments
                                                                                          in target urban land
                                                                                          parcels.
Access to Markets...............     $169,447,000  Improve Access to         $4,328,427  Total metric tons of
                                                    Markets through                       exports and imports
                                                    Improvements to                       passing through Port
                                                    the Port of                           of Cotonou per year.
                                                    Cotonou.
Program Administration *, Due         $47,911,040  ...................       $9,554,759
 Diligence, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **...  ...............  ...................         $933,326
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                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objective        disbursements           Measures
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                       Country: Ghana Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $547,009,000
         Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Ghana Total quarterly disbursement: $10,423,856
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Agriculture Project.............     $240,984,001  Enhance                  $12,127,070  Number of hectares
                                                    Profitability of                      irrigated.
                                                    cultivation,                         Number of days to
                                                    services to                           conduct a land
                                                    agriculture and                       transaction.
                                                    product handling                     Number of land disputes
                                                    in support of the                     in the pilot
                                                    expansion of                          registration
                                                    commercial                            districts.
                                                    agriculture among                    Registration of land
                                                    groups of                             rights in the pilot
                                                    smallholder farms.                    registration
                                                                                          districts.
                                                                                         Metric tons of products
                                                                                          passing through post-
                                                                                          harvest treatment.
                                                                                         Portfolio-at-risk of
                                                                                          agriculture loan fund.
                                                                                         Value of loans
                                                                                          disbursed to clients
                                                                                          from agricultural loan
                                                                                          fund.
                                                                                         Number of additional
                                                                                          loans.
                                                                                         Vehicle operating costs
                                                                                          on minor, medium and
                                                                                          major rehabilitated
                                                                                          roads.
Rural Development...............     $101,288,000  Strengthen the              $973,565  Time/ quality per
                                                    rural institutions                    procurement.
                                                    that provide                         Score card of citizen
                                                    services                              satisfaction with
                                                    complementary to,                     services.
                                                    and supportive of,                   Gross enrollment rates.
                                                    agricultural and                     Gender parity in school
                                                    agriculture                           enrollment.
                                                    business                             Distance to collect
                                                    development.                          water.
                                                                                         Time to collect water.
                                                                                         Distance to sanitation
                                                                                          facility.
                                                                                         Travel time to
                                                                                          sanitation facility.
                                                                                         Incidence of guinea
                                                                                          worm, diarrhea or
                                                                                          bilharzias.
                                                                                         Average number of days
                                                                                          lost due to guinea
                                                                                          worm, diarrhea or
                                                                                          bilharzias.
                                                                                         Percentage of
                                                                                          households, schools,
                                                                                          and agricultural
                                                                                          processing plants in
                                                                                          target districts with
                                                                                          electricity.
                                                                                         Number of inter-bank
                                                                                          transactions.
                                                                                         Value of deposit
                                                                                          accounts in rural
                                                                                          banks.
Transportation..................     $143,104,000  Reduce the                $1,913,952  Volume capacity ratio.
                                                    transportation                       Vehicles per hour at
                                                    costs affecting                       peak hour.
                                                    agriculture                          Travel time at peak
                                                    commerce at sub-                      hour.
                                                    regional levels.
                                                                                         International roughness
                                                                                          index.

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                                                                                         Annual average daily
                                                                                          vehicle and passenger
                                                                                          traffic.
Program Administration *, Due         $61,632,999  ...................      $10,134,998
 Diligence, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **...  ...............  ...................         $808,368
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                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objective        disbursements           Measures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Country: El Salvador Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $460,940,000
      Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA El Salvador Total quarterly disbursement: $6,521,093
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Human Development Project.......      $95,073,000  Increase human and        $1,172,454  Number of students
                                                    physical capital                      enrolled in the
                                                    of residents of                       Chalatenango Center
                                                    the Northern Zone                     functioning as a
                                                    to take advantage                     MEGATEC institute.
                                                    of employment and                    Graduation rate of
                                                    business                              students enrolled in
                                                    opportunities.                        the Chalatenango
                                                                                          Center functioning as
                                                                                          a MEGATEC institute.
                                                                                         Number of students
                                                                                          enrolled in
                                                                                          participating middle
                                                                                          technical schools.
                                                                                         Graduation rate of
                                                                                          students enrolled in
                                                                                          participating middle
                                                                                          technical schools.
                                                                                         Number of students
                                                                                          enrolled in non-formal
                                                                                          training activities.
                                                                                         Graduation rate of
                                                                                          students enrolled in
                                                                                          non-formal training
                                                                                          activities.
                                                                                         Number of households
                                                                                          with access to water
                                                                                          in the Northern Zone.
                                                                                         Number of households
                                                                                          with access to basic
                                                                                          sanitation in the
                                                                                          Northern Zone.
                                                                                         Number of households
                                                                                          with electricity in
                                                                                          the Northern Zone.
                                                                                         Number of individuals
                                                                                          that benefit annually
                                                                                          from the strategic
                                                                                          infrastructure
                                                                                          projects.
Productive Development Project..      $87,466,000  Increase production       $5,514,266  Investment in
                                                    and employment in                     productive chains by
                                                    the Northern Zone.                    selected
                                                                                          beneficiaries.
Connectivity Project............     $233,560,000  Reduce travel cost           $94,900  Weighted average of the
                                                    and time within                       International
                                                    the Northern Zone,                    Roughness Index for
                                                    with the rest of                      the rehabilitation of
                                                    the country, and                      the Transnational
                                                    within the region.                    Highway.
                                                                                         Weighted average of the
                                                                                          International
                                                                                          Roughness Index for
                                                                                          the rehabilitation of
                                                                                          the network of
                                                                                          connecting roads.
Program Administration * and          $44,841,000  ...................       $4,998,673
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **....  ...............  ...................         $703,921
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                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objective        disbursements           Measures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Country: Mali Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $460,811,164
          Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mali Total quarterly disbursement: $1,638,291
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Bamako Senou Airport Improvement     $182,007,541  Establish an              $1,377,281  Number of weekly flight
 Project.                                           independent and                       arrivals and
                                                    secure link to the                    departures.
                                                    regional and                         Average time for
                                                    global economy.                       passengers to complete
                                                                                          departures and
                                                                                          arrivals procedures.
Industrial Park Project.........       $2,080,155  Develop a platform        $2,080,155  Occupancy level.
                                                    for industrial                       Average number of days
                                                    activity to be                        required for operator
                                                    located within the                    to connect to
                                                    Airport domain.                       Industrial Park water
                                                                                          and electricity
                                                                                          services.

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Alatona Irrigation Project......     $234,884,675  Increase the                $436,925  Weighted average of the
                                                    agricultural                          International
                                                    production and                        Roughness Index for
                                                    productivity in                       the rehabilitation of
                                                    the Alatona zone                      the Niono-Goma Coura
                                                    of the ON.                            road.
                                                                                         Annual average daily
                                                                                          count of vehicles on
                                                                                          the Niono-Goma Coura
                                                                                          road.
                                                                                         Total amount of land
                                                                                          irrigated by the
                                                                                          Project in the Alatona
                                                                                          zone.
                                                                                         Average water volume
                                                                                          delivered at the farm
                                                                                          level in the Alatona
                                                                                          zone.
                                                                                         Crop water requirements
                                                                                          as a percentage share
                                                                                          of water supply at the
                                                                                          canal headworks in the
                                                                                          Alatona Zone.
                                                                                         Number of 5 and 10
                                                                                          hectare farm plots
                                                                                          allocated in the
                                                                                          Alatona zone.
                                                                                         Total market garden
                                                                                          parcels allocated in
                                                                                          the Alatona zone.
                                                                                         Number of titles
                                                                                          registered in the land
                                                                                          registration office
                                                                                          granted to households
                                                                                          in the Alatona zone.
                                                                                         Number of students
                                                                                          enrolled in schools
                                                                                          established by the
                                                                                          Project.
                                                                                         Graduation rate of
                                                                                          students enrolled in
                                                                                          schools established by
                                                                                          the Project.
                                                                                         Number of farms
                                                                                          adopting at least one
                                                                                          new extension
                                                                                          technique as a
                                                                                          percentage of all
                                                                                          farms receiving
                                                                                          technical assistance
                                                                                          under the Project.
                                                                                         Total amount of credit
                                                                                          extended in loan
                                                                                          portfolios by
                                                                                          participating
                                                                                          microfinance
                                                                                          institutions and banks
                                                                                          in the Alatona zone.
                                                                                         Number of active
                                                                                          clients of
                                                                                          microfinance
                                                                                          institutions and banks
                                                                                          in the Alatona zone.
Program Administration * and          $41,838,793  ...................       $6,363,455
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **....  ...............  ...................          $43,016
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 
                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objective        disbursements           Measures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Country: Mongolia Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $284,911,363
        Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mongolia Total quarterly disbursement: $1,216,243
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Property Rights Project.........     $188,378,000  Increase security                 $0  Immovable property
                                                    and capitalization                    value of hashaa plots.
                                                    of land assets                       Households accessing
                                                    held by lower-                        bank credit.
                                                    income Mongolians,                   Hashaa plots directly
                                                    and increased peri-                   registered by the
                                                    urban herder                          Property Rights
                                                    productivity and                      Project.
                                                    incomes.
                                                                                         Income of herder
                                                                                          households on long-
                                                                                          term lease land.
                                                                                         Herd mortality rate.
                                                                                         Number of herder groups
                                                                                          adopting intensive/
                                                                                          semi-intensive farm
                                                                                          management techniques.
Rail Project....................      $23,062,286  Increase rail                     $0  Increase in GDP due to
                                                    traffic and                           rail improvements.
                                                    shipping                             Freight turnover.
                                                    efficiency.                          Mine traffic.
                                                                                         Percent of wagons
                                                                                          leased by private
                                                                                          firms.
                                                                                         Railway operating
                                                                                          ratio.
                                                                                         Customer satisfaction.
                                                                                         Wagon time to
                                                                                          destination.
                                                                                         Average locomotive
                                                                                          availability.
Vocational Education Project....      $25,512,856  Increase employment           $5,000  Annual salary.
                                                    and income among
                                                    unemployed and
                                                    underemployed
                                                    Mongolians.
                                                                                         Rate of employment.
                                                                                         Non-governmental
                                                                                          funding of vocational
                                                                                          education.
                                                                                         Students completing
                                                                                          newly designed long-
                                                                                          term programs.
                                                                                         Certified vocational
                                                                                          education teachers.
                                                                                         Percent of active
                                                                                          teachers receiving
                                                                                          certification
                                                                                          training.

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Health Project..................      $17,027,119  Increase the                 $16,377  Diabetes and
                                                    adoption of                           hypertension
                                                    behaviors that                        controlled.
                                                    reduce non-                          Cervical cancer
                                                    communicable                          prevention.
                                                    diseases (NCDIs)                     Percentage of cancer
                                                    among target                          cases diagnosed in
                                                    populations and                       early stages.
                                                    improved medical
                                                    treatment and
                                                    control of NCDIs.
                                                                                         Percentage of those
                                                                                          with known diagnosis
                                                                                          of hypertension/
                                                                                          diabetes out of all
                                                                                          actual cases in adult
                                                                                          population.
                                                                                         Women screened for
                                                                                          breast and cervical
                                                                                          cancer.
                                                                                         Counseling for diabetes
                                                                                          and hypertension.
Program Administration * and          $30,931,102  ...................       $1,635,428
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending subsequent reports **...  ...............  ...................               $0
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                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objective        disbursements           Measures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     Country: Mozambique Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $506,924,053
       Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Mozambique Total quarterly disbursement: $2,662,982
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Water and Sanitation Project....     $203,585,393  Increase access to                $0  Value of productive
                                                    reliable and                          days gained due to
                                                    quality water and                     less diarrhea, cholera
                                                    sanitation                            and/or malaria.
                                                    facilities.
                                                                                         School attendance days
                                                                                          gained due to less
                                                                                          diarrhea, cholera and/
                                                                                          or malaria.
                                                                                         Number (Percent) of
                                                                                          businesses with access
                                                                                          to improved water
                                                                                          source.
                                                                                         Reduction in time for
                                                                                          rural/urban households
                                                                                          to access improved
                                                                                          water sources.
                                                                                         Number (Percent) of
                                                                                          urban households with
                                                                                          access to improved
                                                                                          water sources.
                                                                                         Number (Percent) of
                                                                                          rural households with
                                                                                          access to improved
                                                                                          water sources.
                                                                                         Number (Percent) of
                                                                                          urban households with
                                                                                          access to improved
                                                                                          sanitation facilities.
Road Rehabilitation Project.....     $176,307,480  Increase access to                $0  Increase in
                                                    productive                            agricultural
                                                    resources and                         production among
                                                    markets.                              communities affected
                                                                                          by road rehabilitation
                                                                                          works.
                                                                                         Increase in the number
                                                                                          of new businesses
                                                                                          within 5 km of
                                                                                          rehabilitated roads.
                                                                                         Reduction in vehicle
                                                                                          operating costs as a
                                                                                          result of
                                                                                          rehabilitated roads.
                                                                                         Time savings due to a
                                                                                          reduction in time to
                                                                                          travel a fixed length
                                                                                          of rehabilitated road.
                                                                                         Weighted average of the
                                                                                          International
                                                                                          Roughness Index for
                                                                                          the rehabilitation
                                                                                          roads.
                                                                                         Average annual daily
                                                                                          traffic volume on
                                                                                          rehabilitated roads
                                                                                          disaggregated by
                                                                                          vehicle type.
Land Tenure Services Project....      $39,068,307  Establish                         $0  Increase (Percent) in
                                                    efficient, secure                     value of new
                                                    land access for                       investments on land.
                                                    households and
                                                    investors.
                                                                                         Number of new
                                                                                          businesses.
                                                                                         Reduction (Percent) in
                                                                                          time to right to land
                                                                                          usage.
                                                                                         More efficient, free
                                                                                          and secure land
                                                                                          transfers/
                                                                                          transactions.
                                                                                         Increase (Percentage)
                                                                                          in parcel-holder land
                                                                                          value.
                                                                                         Reduction (Percent) in
                                                                                          costs to right to land
                                                                                          usage.
Farmer Income Support Project...      $17,882,211  Improve coconut             $123,900  Reduction (Percentage)
                                                    productivity and                      in loss of coconut
                                                    diversification                       production and coconut
                                                    into cash crop.                       products' sales.
                                                                                         Increased income
                                                                                          (Percentage) from
                                                                                          sales from
                                                                                          intercropping
                                                                                          activities to small
                                                                                          farm plot holders.
                                                                                         Increased number
                                                                                          (Percentage) of live
                                                                                          coconut trees.
                                                                                         Increased productive
                                                                                          capacity (Percentage)
                                                                                          of coconut trees.

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Program Administration * and          $70,924,053  ...................       $2,670,336
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **....  ...............  ...................          $48,716
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                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objective        disbursements           Measures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Country: Lesotho Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $362,551,000
        Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Lesotho Total quarterly disbursement: $2,178,797
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Water Project...................     $164,027,584  Improve the water             $4,621  Increased urban access
                                                    supply for                            to potable water
                                                    industrial and                        supply.
                                                    domestic needs,                      Increase in volume of
                                                    and enhance rural                     water delivered after
                                                    livelihoods                           treatment at Metolong
                                                    through improved                      site.
                                                    watershed
                                                    management.
                                                                                         Decrease in percentage
                                                                                          of urban water that is
                                                                                          not accounted for (non-
                                                                                          revenue losses plus
                                                                                          physical losses).
                                                                                         Number of people
                                                                                          covered per year in
                                                                                          rural areas with MCC
                                                                                          funded rural water
                                                                                          supply.
                                                                                         Number of new VIP
                                                                                          latrines provided to
                                                                                          households.
Health Project..................     $122,398,000  Increase access to          $548,807  Increase in the
                                                    life-extending ART                    percentage of health
                                                    and essential                         facilities providing
                                                    health services by                    full package of
                                                    providing a                           standard services for
                                                    sustainable                           level of center (MoHSW
                                                    delivery platform.                    2007 standard).
                                                                                         Increase in TB
                                                                                          treatment success
                                                                                          rate.
                                                                                         Increase in the
                                                                                          percentage of health
                                                                                          facilities staffed
                                                                                          with standard number
                                                                                          and type of qualified
                                                                                          staff (MoHSW 2007
                                                                                          standard).
                                                                                         Increase in the number
                                                                                          of patients treated in
                                                                                          health centers in
                                                                                          Lesotho.
                                                                                         Increase in
                                                                                          immunization rate
                                                                                          (measles).
                                                                                         Number of people
                                                                                          receiving ARV
                                                                                          treatment (number).
                                                                                         Increase in annual
                                                                                          enrolment at National
                                                                                          Health Training
                                                                                          College.
                                                                                         Increase in average
                                                                                          referred tests
                                                                                          performed at the
                                                                                          central laboratory per
                                                                                          quarter during the
                                                                                          past year.
                                                                                         Increase in average
                                                                                          number of blood units
                                                                                          collected per quarter
                                                                                          during the past year.
Private Sector Development            $36,208,000  Stimulate                   $401,992  Increase in the
 Project.                                           investment by                         percentage of the
                                                    improving access                      adult population
                                                    to credit,                            listed by a private
                                                    reducing                              credit bureau with
                                                    transaction costs                     current information on
                                                    and increasing the                    repayment history,
                                                    participation of                      unpaid debts or credit
                                                    women in the                          outstanding.
                                                    economy.                             Increase in the number
                                                                                          of payments associated
                                                                                          with salaries and
                                                                                          pensions made through
                                                                                          EFT per year.
                                                                                         Land used as collateral
                                                                                          (number of mortgage
                                                                                          bonds registered).
                                                                                         Land transaction costs
                                                                                          (percent of property
                                                                                          value).
                                                                                         Land transaction times
                                                                                          (median number of days
                                                                                          necessary to complete
                                                                                          a procedure).
                                                                                         Increase in the number
                                                                                          of pending civil cases
                                                                                          in the High Court.
                                                                                         Gender equality index
                                                                                          (percent change in
                                                                                          index of knowledge,
                                                                                          attitudes, and
                                                                                          practices for
                                                                                          supporting gender
                                                                                          equality in economic
                                                                                          rights).
Program Administration * and          $39,917,416  ...................       $3,054,152
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **....               $0  ...................             $422
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                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objective        disbursements           Measures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Country: Morocco Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $697,500,000
         Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Lesotho Total quarterly disbursement: $639,367
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fruit Tree Productivity.........     $306,411,391  Reduce volatility           $433,590  Total annual volume of
                                                    of agricultural                       production of dates
                                                    production and                        and olives.
                                                    increase volume of                   Cropped area covered by
                                                    fruit agricultural                    olive trees.
                                                    production.                          Survival rate of newly
                                                                                          planted olive trees
                                                                                          after 2 years project-
                                                                                          supported
                                                                                          establishment period.
                                                                                         Yield of rehabilitated
                                                                                          olive trees.
                                                                                         Cropped area covered by
                                                                                          date trees.
                                                                                         Yield of rehabilitated
                                                                                          date palms.
Small Scale Fisheries...........     $109,162,154  Improve quality of                $0  State of fish stock.
                                                    fish moving                          Domestic fish
                                                    through domestic                      consumption level.
                                                    channels and                         Fisherman net revenue.
                                                    assure the                           Average fisherman sales
                                                    sustainable use of                    price at PDA.
                                                    fishing resources.                   Volume sold at
                                                                                          wholesale markets.
                                                                                         Fish sale price.
                                                                                         Average sales price.
                                                                                         Volume of sales among
                                                                                          mobile fish vendors.
Artisan and Fez Medina..........     $106,331,421  Increase value                    $0  Average revenue of
                                                    added to tourism                      potters receiving
                                                    and artisan                           Artisan Production
                                                    sectors.                              Activity.
                                                                                         Employment and wages
                                                                                          among Project
                                                                                          graduates.
                                                                                         Tourist arrivals.
                                                                                         Artisan profits
                                                                                          (artisans engaged in
                                                                                          product finishing and
                                                                                          points of sale).
                                                                                         Employment created.
                                                                                         SME value added.
Financial Services..............      $46,200,000  Increase supply and               $0  Gross loan portfolio
                                                    decrease costs of                     outstanding of
                                                    financial services                    microcredit
                                                    available to                          associations.
                                                    microenterprises.                    Portfolio at risk >30
                                                                                          days ratio.
                                                                                         Operating Expense
                                                                                          Ratio.
Enterprise Support..............      $36,442,894  Improved survival                 $0  Average annual sales of
                                                    rate of new SMEs                      participating
                                                    and INDH-funded                       businesses.
                                                    income generating                    Survival rate of
                                                    activities;                           participating
                                                    increased revenue                     businesses.
                                                    for new SMEs and
                                                    INDH-funded income
                                                    generating
                                                    activities.
Program Administration * and          $92,952,140  ...................         $342,304  .......................
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **....               $0  ...................               $0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 
                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objective        disbursements           Measures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Country: Tanzania Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $698,136,000
         Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Tanzania Total quarterly disbursement: $315,187
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Energy Sector...................     $206,471,000  Increase value                    $0  TBD.
                                                    added to
                                                    businesses.
Transport Sector................     $372,776,000  Increase cash crop                $0  TBD.
                                                    revenue and
                                                    aggregate visitor
                                                    spending.
Water Sector Project............      $66,335,000  Increase investment               $0  TBD.
                                                    in human and
                                                    physical capital
                                                    and to reduce the
                                                    prevalence of
                                                    water-related
                                                    disease.
Program Administration * and          $52,554,000  ...................         $563,129
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **....               $0  ...................        -$247,942
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                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objective        disbursements           Measures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Country: Burkina Faso (CIF ONLY) Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $16,101,0650
      Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Burkina Faso Total quarterly disbursement: $3,260,580
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Roads Project...................         $337,983  Enhance access to                 $0  TBD.
                                                    markets through
                                                    investments in the
                                                    road network.
Rural Land Governance Project...       $1,105,412  Increase investment               $0  TBD.
                                                    in land and rural
                                                    productivity
                                                    through improved
                                                    land tenure
                                                    security and land
                                                    management.
Agriculture Development Project.       $4,771,602  Expand the                        $0  TBD.
                                                    productive use of
                                                    land in order to
                                                    increase the
                                                    volume and value
                                                    of agricultural
                                                    production in
                                                    project zones.
Bright 2 Schools Project........       $3,000,000  Increase primary          $3,000,000  TBD.
                                                    school completion
                                                    rates.
Program Administration * and           $6,886,068  ...................         $201,694
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **....               $0  ...................          $58,886
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 
                                                                           Cumulative
            Projects                 Obligated          Objective        disbursements           Measures
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Country: Namibia (CIF ONLY) Year: 2008 Quarter 4 Total obligation: $19,543,175
            Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Namibia Total quarterly disbursement: $0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Education Project...............       $8,976,296  Improve the                       $0  TBD.
                                                    education sector's
                                                    effectiveness,
                                                    efficiency and
                                                    quality.
Tourism Project.................       $2,475,145  Increase incomes                  $0  TBD.
                                                    and create
                                                    employment
                                                    opportunities by
                                                    improving the
                                                    marketing,
                                                    management and
                                                    infrastructure of
                                                    Etosha National
                                                    Park.
Agriculture Project.............       $1,369,139  Sustainably improve               $0  TBD.
                                                    the economic
                                                    performance and
                                                    profitability of
                                                    the livestock
                                                    sector and
                                                    increase the
                                                    volume of the
                                                    indigenous natural
                                                    products for
                                                    export.
Program Administration * and           $6,722,595  ...................               $0
 Control, Monitoring and
 Evaluation.
Pending Subsequent Report **....               $0  ...................               $0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Program administration funds are used to pay items such as salaries, rent, and the cost of office equipment.
** These amounts represent disbursements made that will be allocated to individual projects in the subsequent
  quarter(s) and reported as such in subsequent quarterly report(s).


------------------------------------------------------------------------
 619(b) transfer or allocation
            of funds
------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. agency to which funds were           Amount  Description of program
 transferred or allocated                          or project
------------------------------------------------------------------------
USAID..........................      $43,405,520  Threshold Program.
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    Dated: January 2, 2009.
Matthew McLean,
Vice President, Congressional and Public Affairs, Millennium Challenge 
Corporation.
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