Due to USAID cuts, El Salvadoran organization PROVIDA terminated its migration-focused work early and laid off 15 members of its technical team, weakening operational capacity in the region and placing vulnerable migrants at greater risk.

Date: 7/25

Region: Latin America & Caribbean

Country: El Salvador

Topic: Refugees & Displacement

Policy Lens: Migration & Mobility

Additional Context: PROVIDA is a nonprofit organization based in El Salvador that operates at the intersection of relief and long-term development transformation. PROVIDA focuses on both humanitarian aid (emergency, health, water) and development (community participation, gender, rural empowerment). PROVIDA was a key source of evidence of irregular migration in El Salvador, contributing to monitoring as well as providing migrants with food, water, and hygiene items.

In July 2025, Oxfam released a collection of stories on the impact of aid budget cuts entitled "Courage in Crisis." Find more details here.

Source: Oxfam