This is a special Saturday edition of Devex Pro Insider from Senior Reporter Michael Igoe. This limited-edition newsletter tackles some of the biggest questions about the future of U.S. foreign aid, with insider reporting and analysis delivered straight to your inbox.
The U.S. Agency for International Development was not just the world’s largest bilateral foreign aid donor. It was also the engine of an entire development ecosystem, providing the foundational support that sustained a global network of partner NGOs and for-profit contractors.
In the wake of USAID’s dramatic dismantling, that ecosystem’s resilience — and the adaptive capacity of those within it — is being tested like never before.