This week, the National Public Radio show On Point invited me to speak about the freezing of US foreign aid and the shutdown of USAID, and what they mean for our international community. This conversation couldn’t be timelier, or more urgent. These events have preoccupied me since the January 20 executive order freezing all foreign aid, and I’ve only grown more concerned as each day has brought more notices and orders instructing our clients that projects should be paused, put on hold, or shut down entirely. We’ve received these messages, too. Yes, the Vance Center has lost some federal funding... read more
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