As the U.S. government shutters USAID and absorbs its responsibilities into the State Department, Plan Internationalās director of policy, Justin Fugle, spoke to UPI about the devastating consequences for international aid programs. In the interview, he describes how life-saving work ā including girlsā education efforts reaching hundreds of thousands of students ā has ground to a halt without clear direction or support.
Fugle shares a candid assessment of whatās being lost: not just funding, but deep technical expertise and momentum built over decades. āThe staff who knew how to do these things have to move on with their lives,ā he says. āYou wonāt be able to bring the capability back.ā With millions of lives on the line, he calls for an immediate extension of existing programs and long-term clarity on the future of U.S. foreign assistance.
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