{"id":164871,"date":"2025-03-20T16:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/?page_id=164871"},"modified":"2026-03-06T20:36:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:36:04","slug":"effective-foreign-assistance-successes-and-asks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/what-we-do\/the-issues\/foreign-assistance\/effective-foreign-assistance-successes-and-asks\/","title":{"rendered":"Effective Foreign Assistance Makes America Stronger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"block_0defa04427b4ef6408a7c5030fc3a3fb\" class=\"oneorg-block oneorg-promo flush is-style-bottom  has-text-align-left  \">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"oneorg-promo__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oneorg-promo__inner\">   \n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oneorg-promo__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"oneorg-section-title\">The Issues<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-effective-foreign-assistance-makes-america-stronger\">Effective Foreign Assistance Makes America Stronger<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-one-campaign-urges-congress-to\">The ONE Campaign urges Congress to:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Continue funding proven, high-impact programs like PEPFAR, Gavi, the Global Fund, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the International Development Association (IDA), and the African Development Fund, which save lives, build stable partners, and keep Americans safe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure that the administration spends the funds appropriated by Congress for these purposes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reauthorize the U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to continue mobilizing private capital to drive economic growth and advance US strategic Interests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-saving-lives\">Saving Lives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Key US global health investments save millions of lives, promote stability worldwide, and protect Americans by reducing the threat that emerging diseases will reach our shores. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/what-we-do\/the-issues\/foreign-assistance\/poll-americans-investments-international-health\/\">Recent polling<\/a> indicates that Americans of all political affiliations strongly support funding US efforts to combat disease abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"914\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Saving-lives-icons.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164919\" style=\"width:793px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Saving-lives-icons.jpg 914w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Saving-lives-icons-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Saving-lives-icons-768x153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Saving-lives-icons-16x3.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Saving-lives-icons-320x64.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Saving-lives-icons-640x127.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Saving-lives-icons-800x159.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-president-s-emergency-plan-for-aids-relief-pepfar\"><strong>The President\u2019s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In addition to saving 26 million lives, PEPFAR\u2019s phenomenally successful global fight against HIV\/AIDS promotes long-term growth. Per capita GDP growth in PEPFAR countries was nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/global-health-policy\/issue-brief\/assessing-pepfars-impact-analysis-of-economic-and-educational-spillover-effects-in-pepfar-countries\/\">50% higher<\/a> than it would have been without PEPFAR, and children\u2019s out-of-school rates have dropped by nearly 10%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The US is laying the groundwork for country self-sufficiency. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/global-health\/health-areas\/hiv-and-aids\/technical-areas\/local-partner-transition#:~:text=In%20Fiscal%20Year%202023%2C%2059,to%20local%20partners%20since%202018.\">Over half<\/a> of PEPFAR\u2019s funds go to local partners, and its latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/PEPFARs-5-Year-Strategy_WAD2022_FINAL_COMPLIANT_3.0.pdf\">five-year strategy<\/a> focuses on strengthening local health systems and sustainability. Countries are working to develop off-ramp strategies and rely less on foreign assistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Without US support through PEPFAR, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hiv-aids-us-trump-un-byanyima-ca9e3e582fe586cc7059ade352f308c1\">global progress would reverse<\/a>, threatening a potential sixfold increase in HIV infections and tenfold increase in AIDS-related deaths (to 6.3 million, orphaning 3.4 million children) by 2029.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gavi-the-vaccine-alliance\"><strong>Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gavi is a public-private partnership that gives millions of children access to lifesaving vaccines. Young children in Gavi-supported countries are now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gavi.org\/sites\/default\/files\/investing\/funding\/resource-mobilisation\/Gavi-Investment-Opportunity-2026-2030.pdf\">70% less likely<\/a> to die from a preventable disease than when the program began in 2000. Every $1 invested in immunization returns an estimated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gavi.org\/sites\/default\/files\/investing\/funding\/resource-mobilisation\/Gavi-Investment-Opportunity-2026-2030.pdf\">$54 in wider economic benefits<\/a>, including <a>savings in health care costs and lost wages and productivity<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gavi spends more in the United States than the US spends on Gavi, purchasing American-made vaccines and goods that support jobs in Alabama, Connecticut, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gavi drives self-sufficiency by requiring countries to co-finance vaccine programs. 19 countries have graduated from Gavi support and are self-financing their own vaccine programs. By 2030, over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gavi.org\/sites\/default\/files\/investing\/funding\/resource-mobilisation\/Gavi-Investment-Opportunity-2026-2030.pdf\">25% of the original lower-income countries<\/a> supported by Gavi will be fully funding their own programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-global-fund-to-fight-aids-tuberculosis-and-malaria-the-global-fund\"><strong>The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (The Global Fund)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Created in 2002 as a global public-private partnership to coordinate investments to fight HIV, TB, and malaria, the Global Fund has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobalfund.org\/media\/14794\/core_2024-results_report_en.pdf\">helped save 65 million lives<\/a> \u2013 nearly the population of Texas and California combined \u2013 and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobalfund.org\/media\/14794\/core_2024-results_report_en.pdf\">cut the combined death rate from AIDS, TB, and malaria by 61%<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Every $1 invested in the Global Fund generates estimated returns of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobalfund.org\/media\/11784\/publication_seventh-replenishment-investment-case_summary_en.pdf\">$31 in health and economic benefits<\/a>, and Global Fund investments have generated an estimated $400 billion in direct economic gains due to improvements in workforce productivity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Global Fund requires recipient governments to pay for a portion of the program, encouraging countries to increase their own domestic health spending and move away from reliance on external aid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Global Fund supports American jobs and businesses, procuring more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/us-investment-in-global-programs\/\">$3.5 billion<\/a> from companies in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin over the past 15 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-economic-development-and-poverty-alleviation\">Economic Development and Poverty Alleviation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>US investments in economic development have helped lift hundreds of millions of people out of extreme poverty, contributed to economic growth, and significantly expanded peace and prosperity. In 2000, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/content\/dam\/Worldbank\/document\/State_of_the_poor_paper_April17.pdf\">more than 1 in 4 people<\/a> lived in extreme poverty. Today that number is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/publication\/poverty-prosperity-and-planet#:~:text=Global%20poverty%20reduction%20has%20slowed,%2D19%2C%20and%20increased%20fragility.\">fewer than 1 in 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"884\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/economic-development-icons.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164920\" style=\"width:771px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/economic-development-icons.jpg 884w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/economic-development-icons-300x64.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/economic-development-icons-768x163.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/economic-development-icons-16x3.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/economic-development-icons-320x68.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/economic-development-icons-640x136.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/economic-development-icons-800x170.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) <\/strong>is a US government agency established in 2004 that works to reduce poverty through sustainable economic growth by partnering with countries that demonstrate a commitment to good governance and economic freedom. The MCC stands out for its commitment to transparency, competitive selection process, and focus on country-led solutions. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>The US does not work alone. Partnerships with the private sector and multilateral development banks unlock development finance and maximize the impact of US investments.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>By mobilizing private capital, the <strong>U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/media\/documents\/DFC_AnnualReport_2024_final_508.pdf\">committed a record $12 billion last year<\/a> to projects driving economic growth and advancing US strategic interests. With a $50 billion portfolio of active investments in 114 countries (and Africa its largest market), the DFC is competing with the People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC), whose predatory lending practices expand China\u2019s influence around the world. The DFC needs to be reauthorized by Congress by October.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The World Bank\u2019s <strong>International Development Association (IDA)<\/strong> serves the world\u2019s poorest countries with low-interest loans and grants, assisting their development toward self-sufficiency. Every $1 the US contributes catalyzes approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/system\/files\/266\/Treasury-International-Programs-FY-2024-CBJ.pdf\">$27 in additional IDA resources<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/feature\/2024\/04\/30\/powerful-coalition-launched-to-drive-african-development-fueled-by-ida#:~:text=As%20a%20result%20of%20IDA,new%20or%20improved%20electricity%20services.\">Between 2012 and 2023 IDA support<\/a> provided 1.18 billion people with essential health services, 117 million people with improved access to water, and 92 million people with new or improved electricity services. Since 1960, 36 countries have graduated from being supported by IDA to becoming IDA donors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The African Development Fund <\/strong>of the African Development Bank provides low-interest finance, risk insurance, and technical assistance to low-income countries in Africa, helping to connect millions of Africans to electricity, build roads critical for regional trade, and improve agriculture, transportation, water and sanitation.&nbsp; The United States is the Fund\u2019s largest non-African shareholder, and continued US investment is critical to continuing the Fund\u2019s successful track record of tackling Africa\u2019s acute development challenges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn-one-org\/pdfs\/one_congressional_leave_behind_summer_2025_us.pdf\">DOWNLOAD PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-one-s-government-relations-team\">ONE&#8217;s Government Relations Team<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Doug_Anderson_US_Advocacy_Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165636\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover;width:406px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Doug_Anderson_US_Advocacy_Headshot.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Doug_Anderson_US_Advocacy_Headshot-300x240.jpg 300w, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/about\/us-staff-leadership\/doug-anderson\/\">Doug Anderson<\/a><br>Senior Director, US Government Relations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Frieda_Arenos.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164800\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:406px;height:272px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Frieda_Arenos.png 2100w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Frieda_Arenos-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Frieda_Arenos-1024x731.png 1024w, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/about\/us-staff-leadership\/frieda-arenos\/\">Frieda Arenos<\/a><br>Director, US Government Relations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Rodney_Kazibwe_US_Advocacy_Headshot.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165621\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover;width:406px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Rodney_Kazibwe_US_Advocacy_Headshot.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Rodney_Kazibwe_US_Advocacy_Headshot-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Rodney_Kazibwe_US_Advocacy_Headshot-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Rodney_Kazibwe_US_Advocacy_Headshot-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Rodney_Kazibwe_US_Advocacy_Headshot-16x13.png 16w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Rodney_Kazibwe_US_Advocacy_Headshot-320x256.png 320w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Rodney_Kazibwe_US_Advocacy_Headshot-640x512.png 640w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Rodney_Kazibwe_US_Advocacy_Headshot-800x640.png 800w, https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Rodney_Kazibwe_US_Advocacy_Headshot-788x630.png 788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/about\/us-staff-leadership\/rodney-kazibwe\/\">Rodney Kazibwe<\/a><br>Director, US Government Relations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div 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Recent polling indicates that Americans of all political affiliations strongly support funding US efforts to combat disease abroad. 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