Aid groups adapt after USAID collapse by shrinking, localizing, coordinating [The Conversation] ↳
As USAID funding disappears, NGOs are downsizing, shifting power to local partners, and pursuing mergers and new funding models to survive, according to The Conversation.
US aid cuts shrink Uganda’s civic space ahead of 2026 elections
The termination of USAID governance programs has hollowed out civic education networks that once reached rural and first-time voters. The move threatens public trust and could “undermine the U.S.’s strategic interest in the region,” experts tell Devex.
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