Additional Context: According to Devex's reporting, fallout from the aid freeze is still rippling through Ethiopia’s humanitarian workforce, with many laid-off workers unemployed.

This quote is attributed to Ethiopis Tadesse, an Addis Ababa-based communications professional whose role at international development advisory Palladium was terminated after the stop-work order. In the wake of the USAID shutdown, she set up a Telegram group for laid-off workers. The group functions as both a job board and a support network.

Source: Devex