Additional Context: This information comes from a report produced by Inclusive Development Partners, or IDP, a research and technical assistance organization. Using a mixed-methods design under IRB approval from the University of Massachusetts Boston, the study triangulated a global survey of staff from 82 projects across 80 implementing organizations with key informant interviews and focus group discussions across eight countries where IDP had existing programs: Bangladesh, El Salvador, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, and Pakistan. Data collection took place between January and March 2026.

According to IDP, these figures represent only those captured through the survey sample of 82 projects across 80 organizations, which itself represents only a fraction of the more than 5,300 USAID awards that were terminated globally. The true number of persons with disabilities who lost access to services as a result of the closure is likely many times larger, and survey findings should be understood as a significant undercount of the total population affected.

Source: Inclusive Development Partners