In Their Own Words

Hear from people on the front lines of this unprecedented stop-work order and the journalists covering this ever-evolving situation.

Real voices. Real impact. Real lives at stake.

“I lost a job I loved, but more importantly 20 million people have lost access to lifesaving HIV treatment.”
—Brittany
“I'm facing furlough/lay-offs, am a single-income household and have two small children.”
—Shani
“I’ve spent my entire professional career in this industry. It has been my greatest pride to serve the US in implementing USAID programs. We have a duty to reinstate this critical aid to save lives, keep jobs, and keep America safe.”
—Beth
“USAID’s work is not only vital to millions around the world but to tens of thousands of Americans that work in this industry.”
—Ira

Stay Informed

This is a frequently updated list of helpful information and the most up-to-date news regarding President Trump’s Executive Order Reevaluating and Realigning U.S. Foreign Aid, which led USAID to issue a stop-work order on January 24th, stopping nearly all foreign assistance programs.

What is US foreign assitance?—The Brookings Institution
What every American should know about US foreign aid—The Brookings Institution
Trump is wreaking havoc at USAID. Is the goal to shut it—Politico
Fact Focus: No Evidence That $50 Million Was Designated By The Us To Buy Condoms For Hamas—down—? Trump administration explores bringing USAID under State Department, sources say—Reuters
U.S. Foreign Aid Puts America First—New Policy Puts America Last
Up to 3,000 DC aid workers laid off by next week—Devex
How a US freeze upended global aid in a matter of days—BBC
Inside Trump’s purge at the agency that saves millions of lives—Vox
The North Carolina Global Health Alliance Urges North Carolina's Congressional Delegation to Advocate for the Reversal of the Stop Work Order
Charities reeling from USAid freeze warn of ‘life or death’ effects—The Guardian
Behind the chaotic attempt to freeze federal assistance—The New Yorker