**Trump Administration Cuts Foreign Aid, Leaving Millions in Peril**

**The Trump administration’s recent decision to freeze foreign aid has had devastating consequences for vulnerable communities worldwide, as key support structures begin to collapse.**

The Trump administration's decision to freeze foreign aid for 90 days has drastically impacted millions reliant on vital services like healthcare, nutrition, and support for marginalized populations. As the world's richest nation pulls back funding, crucial networks that once delivered H.I.V. medications, nutritional support for children, and services for refugees and survivors of violence are collapsing, resulting in widespread grief and turmoil across communities globally.

Organizations dependent on U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funding, such as AVAC, which supports H.I.V. prevention, are facing immediate financial hardships. Mitchell Warren, its executive director, emphasized that decades of trust and assistance can be dismantled in a matter of weeks. Many smaller organizations with limited employees have already ceased operations, while mid-sized organizations report furloughing as much as 80% of their workforce.

Even the largest NGOs, like Catholic Relief Services and FHI 360, are struggling with substantial layoffs or staff reductions as the impact of the aid cuts unfolds. With other governments and philanthropic efforts unlikely to fill the void left by the U.S., recipient nations, already crippled by debt, find themselves unable to cope with these drastic funding reductions. The situation has plunged many necessary support services into chaos, jeopardizing the health and welfare of millions in need.