The US spends less than 1% of the budget on foreign assistance. Now the smart programs that we spend so little on are at risk and millions could lose access to food, medication and AIDS treatment.
Start 2013 off right and help us protect the world’s most vulnerable. Fill out the form on the right to send an auto-generated letter to your congressman or senator with a link to this video. Let Congress know we won’t stand by idly while these important programs — and the people that they help — are needlessly cast aside.
It's a scenario that's becoming frighteningly familiar: huge proposed budget cuts to poverty-fighting programs. These cuts mean moms won't receive medicine to make sure their babies are born HIV-free. Bed nets won't get delivered to protect families from malaria. It's time to make sure these cuts don't fall on the people who can least afford them.
Tell Congress to protect the world's most vulnerable from devastating budget cuts.
Although this piece focuses on UK foreign assistance, it raises some important concerns that citizens in the US and Canada might have about their country’s own aid. This article was originally published on The Huffington Post UK. The debate on the UK’s aid budget has never been more polarized. A small group of aid critics use
It’s undeniable. China has a huge presence in Africa. Many Africans can point out Chinese-funded buildings, roads and mines, and it’s not uncommon to see more than a few Chinese faces around construction projects and efforts across the development sector. As the country moves toward the up and up both economically and as a world
Almost every week on the Frontline Health Workers Coalition’s blog, someone from our 30 member organizations tells another story illustrating the inspiring and tremendous impact frontline health workers are making in saving and improving lives around the world. What might not be as well known is that, according to USAID, 0.0000087 percent of the US budget in 2011 went to global health programs, including programs that help thousands of frontline health workers save millions of lives.
It’s a little known fact: less than 1% of the total US budget goes to lifesaving programs that educate children and fight global diseases every day. This 1% does a world of good – but now we’ve got to step up and protect it.
Tell Congress to protect the world's most vulnerable from devastating budget cuts.