The article discusses the severe impact of the Trump administration's foreign aid policy changes, particularly the freezing of funds and significant workforce reduction at the U.S. Agency for International Development (U.S.A.I.D.). This has led to the collapse of various organizations, from small grassroots initiatives to larger aid recipients like Catholic Relief Services. Many aid workers and officials report a chaotic environment where established trust and institutional knowledge, built over decades, are being rapidly dismantled. The repercussions of these changes could leave recipient countries unable to cope with pressing humanitarian needs.
Funds from the world's richest nation once flowed from the largest global aid agency to an intricate network of small, medium and large organizations that delivered aid.
The Trump administration froze foreign aid for 90 days and has planned to gut the U.S. Agency for International Development to just 5 percent of its work force.
You've gotten rid of all of the staff, all of the institutional memory, all of the trust and confidence, not only in the United States but in the dozens of countries.
Small organizations, some with as few as 10 employees, have folded. Some midsize organizations have furloughed up to 80 percent of their employees.
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