They were among the first of the federal employees to lose their jobs, and months later, laid off workers for the U.S. Agency for International Development are still struggling to regain their footing. Wayan Vota, who spent decades improving technology across developing countries, created a Substack site to help his former colleagues search for new … [Read more…]
The dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has created an unprecedented crisis in global education and skills development, with far-reaching consequences for access, equity, and the quality of learning worldwide. This report, commissioned by the European Training Foundation (ETF), examines the implications of USAID’s funding withdrawal through four key lenses: funding … [Read more…]
When Marco Rubio fired the man in charge of dismantling USAID, he made enemies inside the MAGA movement. Peter Marocco, the Trump administration official in charge of dismantling USAID, left a meeting at the White House last week to return to his office at the State Department. But when he arrived, Marocco could not enter … [Read more…]
In Nigeria — home to 30 percent of the world’s annual 600,000 malaria deaths — clinics that once served 300 people a day in the conflict-hit Borno state have abruptly shut down, Ibrahim and other laid-off workers told AFP, following the withdrawal of American funding by President Donald Trump. MORE
The largest absolute dollar cut at the country level is $1.4 billion in Ukraine assistance. Ethiopia, the DRC, Colombia, South Africa, Palestine, Bangladesh, Kenya, Afghanistan, and Tanzania all see cuts over $200 million. Liberia sees the largest cut as a percentage of its economy, estimated at 1.6 percent of GNI. Afghanistan, Palestine, and Somalia are … [Read more…]
Weeks after Donald Trump won reelection, Keith Ives held an all-staff meeting at his Denver-based company to reassure his 30 employees that their work evaluating the success of US aid projects overseas wasn’t under threat. “I enthusiastically told them, ‘I’m not worried at all — the work we do isn’t political,’” said Ives, who founded … [Read more…]
Pete Marocco, the Trump administration official who played a major role in dismantling the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has left the state department, a US official said on Sunday. Donald Trump’s administration has moved to fire nearly all USAID staff, as billionaire Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” has slashed funding and … [Read more…]
In the initial stages of USAID’s dismantling, the Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) was taken offline. This move erased decades of valuable knowledge, outcomes, and public transparency that illustrated how American tax dollars were utilized and shared vital lessons with a global audience. Fortunately, the Institute for Development Impact (I4DI) has brought it back! USAID has … [Read more…]
Message from Tessie San Martin CEO at FHI 360 Yesterday I shared the news that we were terminating employment for about 480 employees in the U.S., including more than 140 in North Carolina where we are headquartered. These latest staff reductions come on top of thousands of additional terminations in more than 30 countries, all … [Read more…]
Yesterday, thousands of local staff at USAID, known as Foreign Service Nationals (FSNs), received their termination notices: global Reduction in Force (RIF). While we anticipated this news, it’s still tough to digest for most of them. Departures planned by August 2025. USAID will be winding down its operations, and foreign assistance as we know it … [Read more…]