#breakingnews from Raj Kumar and Devex on the impacts of project terminational at #USAID
BREAKING: Landmark survey of USAID workers and partners captures the crisis in real-time. This week's USAID project terminations add urgency to Devex’s groundbreaking survey – insights reveal healthcare closures and thousands facing job losses. This is the first major survey on the impacts of the US funding cuts directly on USAID workers and partners. We gathered exclusive data from 1,155 implementing partners and 390 USAID employees and contractors. USAID staff report: - 93% want reform, but 81% say current approach is counterproductive - 77% say the funding freeze severely weakens national security - 87% believe actions strengthen China and Russia's position - Major concerns about humanitarian impacts including lives lost Implementing partners face: - 48% expect to slash over half of their workforce - Decades of expertise vanishing overnight - 94% expect decreased program effectiveness - Operations grinding to halt across multiple continents On the ground: “In Syria, 900,000 people no longer have access to healthcare, drinking water, latrines, or shelter materials. In Sudan, 38 healthcare centers serving almost 550,000 people have closed.” "We lost staff who have been with us for 30 years. We lost institutional memory," reports one respondent. Full report available below. #USAID #Aid #Development #Data