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I believe in the transformative power of cash assistance for refugees. It provides dignity, choice, and flexibility. But recent research from Kenya questions our usual digital payment systems and shows that we may be inadvertently...

A great early Valentine’s Day to USAID staff stationed overseas! A Federal judge ordered a reprieve from the global recall and administrative leave – for now. More USAID News Updates A Federal judge (appointed...

USAID passed away this weekend from Administration causes. It is with a heavy heart that we acknowledge the passing of USAID, an institution that once stood as a beacon of hope and partnership in global development. It died...

International development is in crisis. Not a crisis of talent or passion or expertise (those we have in abundance); we are in a crisis for our humanity. The State Department’s stop work order released to USAID implementers...

Last Friday, the U.S. government issued an executive order halting all foreign aid programs indefinitely. This “Global Aid Freeze” affects funding and support for critical projects worldwide, spanning health,...

President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio halted all US government foreign assistance spending on Friday, precipitating a humanitarian aid disaster. Starting on Tuesday, we will see Trump stopping all US government domestic...

The global humanitarian system has been jolted by a sudden and drastic move: the US Secretary of State has frozen virtually all foreign aid and ordered a review of every program, based on the new Administration’s executive...

We know that students receiving one-on-one tutoring outperform peers who only have traditional classroom instruction. However, individualized learning programs are cost-prohibitive in most low- and middle-income countries....

Digital authoritarianism is primarily enacted by authoritarian regimes seeking to maintain and strengthen their political control. Digital authoritarianism is also known as techno-authoritarianism, is the way governments...