Effective provision of core public services is essential to Iraq's stabilization and development. However, core public management capabilities have been undermined by years of violence and neglect. Supported by USAID, the National Capacity Development (NCD) project, known by its Arabic name, TATWEER , is a flagship effort to rebuild and redirect the Government of Iraq's (GOI) administrative capacity. MSI has been working in Iraq since 2006.

MSI worked in Mexico from 2004 to 2007 to improve the transparency and fairness of criminal dispute resolution. Through MSI’s efforts all thirty-one states and the federal district adopted or will introduce legislation to reform criminal investigation and court procedures. The project, entitled PRODERECHO, formed networks that include civil servants, professionals, and educators to ensure that current accomplishments will remain sustainable.

MSI was recently awarded a three-year contract to provide mission-wide support to USAID/Sudan in program and project evaluation and designs. MSI support will include Management Information System (MIS) management, translation services, facilities management, VIP hosting, and research. An in-country team, based in Khartoum, Juba, Kurmuk, and Kadugli, will provide these services, supplemented by short-term technical assistance.