Additional Context: According to a May 2025 email from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, seen by The Aid Report, programs were cancelled in the following countries: Uzbekistan, Togo, Guatemala, Honduras, Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Lesotho, Madagascar, Timor-Leste, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Guinea-Bissau. At the time this email was sent, there were still 30 active McGovern-Dole projects in 22 countries.

Devex Researcher Note: The USDA's McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program helps support education, child development and food security around the globe by purchasing U.S. agricultural commodities from American farmers to supply school feeding and maternal and child nutrition projects. Six new projects were awarded at the end of 2025 across five countries, including Benin, Honduras, Mozambique, Pakistan, and Senegal.

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