Almost two months after the radical shift in Australia’s aid landscape, aid groups are still unsure what their future holds after the new government confirmed it would cut the ODA budget even further.
One of these organizations hanging by a thread is the Mandala Foundation, a small local NGO that provides psychological support to aid workers who have gone through emotional and psychological stress doing humanitarian work.
Months after the foundation learned that it stands to lose up to 75 percent of their total funding from AusAID, the aid group’s future is still bleak, we learned from Mandala Foundation President Michael Sexton.
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Lean Alfred Santos@DevexLeanAS
Lean Alfred Santos is a former Devex development reporter focusing on the development community in Asia-Pacific, including major players such as the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. He previously covered Philippine and international business and economic news, sports and politics.
