The Shutdown of USAID and the Deeper Crisis Behind It

The shutdown of USAID and the deeper crisis behind it

USAID's collapse exposes a bitter truth: global aid is fragile, bureaucratic, and ultimately at the mercy of politics at home and abroad.

Lent's CRS Lent Rice Bowl collection seen as more critical than ever after USAID cuts - The Record Newspaper

Adriana, 14, of Timor-Leste, is pictured in a July 5, 2024, doing daily chores, such as collecting water for her family. Catholic Relief Services supported nutrition and health initiatives for adolescent girls and young women across 21 communities in Timor-Leste. (OSV News photo/Benny Manser, Catholic Relief Services) By Kimberley Heatherington , OSV News (OSV News) — “Are you leaving, too?” The question, said Abena Amedormey — country represent…

Lent's CRS Lent Rice Bowl collection seen as more critical than ever after USAID cuts

“Are you leaving, too?” The question, said Abena Amedormey — country representative for Catholic Relief Services in the west African nation of Ghana — came to CRS workers as they visited communities they serve after a January 2025 freeze on all U.S. foreign aid, ordered by the Trump administration. By July 2025, the U.S. Agency for International Development — established in 1961, and which in 2024 provided $187 million in humanitarian funding to…