Facing an uncertain aid landscape, MSI Reproductive Choices is turning to new funding models to secure its future and expand the services it provides to women and girls.
As many health organizations shuttered programs this year amid steep U.S. funding cuts, MSI managed to cushion the blow. The sexual and reproductive health provider had already begun reducing its reliance on U.S. aid, anticipating the cyclical nature of foreign assistance tied to shifting administrations in Washington.
“At MSI, we have faced challenges with [official development assistance] for a long, long time, longer than many other organizations may have faced this year, because it comes in cycles with the change of administration in the U.S. So we kind of weaned ourselves off over USAID funding over time,” Sam Tiwari, head of philanthropy at MSI Reproductive Choices, told Devex.