A Zimbabwean community-based organization affected by U.S. funding cuts that works with sex workers is still operating, but now entirely voluntarily, without funding.
Date: 4/26
Region: Africa
Country: Zimbabwe
Topic: Health
Policy Lens: Global Health Security
Entry Type: Operational Impact
Additional Context: This information was collected as part of The Aid Report's original feature story, "Aid cuts and a failed deal: Zimbabwe’s frontline health care under strain." Reporter Linda Mujuru looked into how deep U.S. foreign assistance cuts and the collapse of a $367 million health deal have disrupted the system sustaining Zimbabwe’s community health workforce.
This information was provided by Precious Musindo, a sex worker working with Springs of Life Zimbabwe, a community-based organization focused on supporting sex workers. According to Precious, the support the group once offered has already diminished due to the aid cuts, including the mental health and psychosocial support, reproductive health services and empowerment initiatives.
Source: Devex