The day before U.S. Thanksgiving, the emails began hitting inboxes across the world.
Organizations implementing programs to build resilience in chronically food-insecure regions — a small but critical piece of the U.S. government’s Food for Peace initiative — would be losing their funding.
“This email notifies you that the Department of State does not intend to obligate any additional incremental funding for future activities,” read one of those emails, which was sent to organizations last week. “We appreciate the hard work you and your team have dedicated to this activity.”
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Elissa Miolene
Elissa Miolene reports on USAID and the U.S. government at Devex. She previously covered education at The San Jose Mercury News, and has written for outlets like The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Washingtonian magazine, among others. Before shifting to journalism, Elissa led communications for humanitarian agencies in the United States, East Africa, and South Asia.
