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March 21, 2025

Africa

Why the Destruction of USAID Increases Hunger and Harms America

by Lani Marquez

March 21, 2025 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the agency created by Congress in 1961 to lead America’s development and humanitarian assistance, has been decimated by President Trump...

March 19, 2025

Africa

In Memoriam: The US Famine Early Warning System, Known as FEWS, as well as SERVIR

by Steven Hansch

The program which many experts considered to be the most effective at stopping famines and starvation and arguably the single most valuable aid program of all time, has ended its 40 year run of success, as the White House shut it down, alongside hund...

March 13, 2025

Global

Prayer Vigil for Foreign Aid Unites Evangelicals for Aid

A prayer vigil for foreign aid was held March 11, among so...

February 25, 2025

Food Systems

America Farm Workers Face Food Insecurity

Investigative article in Grist covers challenges facing farm workers in the US including high food prices and low compensation. https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/farmworker-hunger-crisis-climate-inflation-grocery-costs/ "The people who...

February 21, 2025
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Feeding America's Claire Babineaux-Fonteno Cited by Time Magazine

https://time.com/7216387/feeding-america-ceo-claire-babineaux-fontenot/

The newly released Time Magazine review (Feb. 20, 2025) of "Women of the Year" features Claire Babineaux-Fonteno for her nation-wide advocacy to en...

February 18, 2025

Books & Media Reviews

USAID Library of Project Reports and Evaluations

American Taxpayers often have questions about how funds for foreign aid work.  In early 2025 there has also been claims -- and false information -- by Congress and social media about an overall lack of transparency about this aid. The primary or ...

February 14, 2025

Agriculture & Nutrition

Questions to Ask about Aid from USAID

by Margie Ferris Morris

The US Government Agency that Brings Aid - USAID USAID, started in 1961 under President John F. Kennedy.  Estimates are that some 3 billion people in 150 countries have benefited directly from U.S. food assistance      . The Bureau for Human...

February 13, 2025

Africa

Career, Long-term, Retired USAID Experts Speak about USAID's Value

by USAID Alumni Association as shared with the USAA network and sent to the Department of State

February 13, 2025:   The United States Agency for International Development Association's Alumni Association, of retired USAID experts, petitioned new Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is also the USAID Administrator, with this letter this week, ...

February 12, 2025

Africa

USAID Adds Value in Disaster Response, Says Former Hunger Notes Chair

by Peter Morris, Retired USAID Disaster Leader

Opinion piece from the former WHES Board Chair:   Most people do not realize what a huge mistake it would be to eliminate the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as appears to be underway here in Fe...

January 14, 2025

Africa

Hunger Notes' New Fact Sheet about Famine

WHES researched this new fact sheet about famine:  https://www.worldhunger.org/famine-fact-sheet-dec-2024/...

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