50. US Aid freeze: Catastrophe or Opportunity?

The Trump Administration’s freeze on US aid has caused a global outcry.  Poor and vulnerable communities in famine and war-afflicted locations are suddenly without food, and without the medications that keep people with chronic conditions alive.  That aid also helped to protect persecuted activists and human rights defenders who are now at greater risk from violence and authoritarian abuse.  But the freeze has also made obvious the scale of dependency around the world.  Now that the danger of relying on donor funds is so clear, what can those who need the services do? Farnoosh Hashemian, global health expert and Dzikamai Bere, National Director of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association discuss the implications with host Akwe Amosu.https://strengthandsolidarity.org/podcasts/Contact us at [email protected]