On June 13, MCC CEO Alice Albright participated in an event at the Woodrow Wilson Center titled “MCC at 20: Applying the Model to Emerging Challenges Globally.” At the event, Mark Kennedy, Director of the Wilson Center’s Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, hosted CEO Albright and Wilson Center CEO Ambassador Mark Green in a discussion about what comes next for MCC and how the MCC model can be used to address today’s foreign affairs challenges. Excerpts from that event appear in the Wilson Center podcast, and with their permission MCC is sharing that podcast on our channel.

In the current development landscape, many countries are experiencing a decline in democratic values and practices, with governments limiting civil liberties and curtailing citizen participation in democratic processes. In this episode, we'll explore the challenges and opportunities of supporting democracy, good governance, and economic development in the digital era with Alicia Phillips Mandaville, MCC's Vice President of the Department of Policy and Evaluation and Steve Feldstein, Senior Fellow from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

In this episode, MCC Director of Gender and Social Inclusion, Krista Rigalo and DigiFemmes Program Director, Nadine Zoro discuss how DigiFemmes empowers women entrepreneurs, such as Linda Dempah, with 21st-century skills to future-proof their careers and help their businesses thrive.