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USAID: The projects hit by aid cuts

ByVictoria HeathMar 7, 2025
From healthcare for Afghan women to education programs for children in Mali, discover what activities have halted following USAID freeze
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USAID: The successful projects that changed lives around the world

ByVictoria HeathFeb 26, 2025
We look at some of USAID's most significant accomplishments & projects across the world, from major food assistance to eradicating polio...
Qingdao,China-Feb.2.2025:USAID is the U.S. government agency that administers foreign aid and development assistance.

Geo explainer: What is USAID – and why is it so vital?

ByVictoria HeathFeb 13, 2025
Discover more about the world's single biggest aid donor as it faces a 90-day pause in its activities under Trump
SIOUX CITY, IOWA, USA - NOVEMBER 6, 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaking to his supporters at the “Make America Great Again” rally in the Sioux City Iowa convention center

The global impact of Trump’s foreign aid realignment

Trump's executive order to halt much of the US's foreign aid is likely to have ripple effects across the world, as Dr Doug Specht explains