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How nonprofits abroad can fill gaps when the US government cuts off foreign aid

  • Written by Susan Appe, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York
imageThe U.S. Agency for International Development distributes a lot of foreign aid through local partners in other countries.J. David Ake/Getty Images

The U.S. government gives other nations US$68 billion of foreign assistance annually – more than any other country. Over half of this sum is managed by the U.S. Agency for International Development,...

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