Troubled times for aid initiatives with USAID funding freeze


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Some local NGOs on the verge of shutdown following USAID funding freeze

PETALING JAYA: As the Trump administration severely scales back on foreign aid by dismantling the US Agency for Inter­nation­al Development (USAID), activists now fear that this may shut down crucial programmes and some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) due to a lack of funds.

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