“The NGOs didn’t see it coming,” says Steven Collins, a South African conservation and development consultant who has worked extensively with USAID.

NGOs hope to secure funding Before the freeze, USAID was the world's largest single donor. In 2023, the US disbursed $71.9 billion (€69.24 billion) in aid funding maternal and child health, HIV ...

Some 10,000 USAID contracts with NGOs and others were terminated in the Trump administration’s move, InterAction said, “effectively crippling American foreign assistance.” ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has hailed the crackdown on USAID by his ally Trump as a “cleansing wind”. He says he plans to outlaw NGOs that receive US funds.

First, Administrator Green met with USAID implementing partners representing civil society to discuss their perspectives on challenges and opportunities for non-governmental organizations (NGO) in ...

Last year, USAID allocated Sh19.2 billion ($149.4 million) to its Kenya programmes, a decrease from Sh32.4 billion ($251.5 million) spent the previous year.

A budding media start-up producing a culinary docuseries has been stuck in limbo for months. After being approved for USAID funding, the show’s co-founders discovered that the agency’s money ...

Language used by President Donald Trump and his government to slash US-funded foreign aid is being adopted by other governments to attack NGOs and independent media, rights groups warn.