Elissa Miolene
Global Development Reporter at Devex
global development reporter @devex | [email protected]
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3 days ago |
devex.com | Elissa Miolene
Tim Meisburger, the head of USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, has left the agency, telling staff last week he would be transitioning to “a new position” with the Peace Corps — another American development institution, which has lately come under pressure from the current administration.
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1 week ago |
haitiliberte.com | Elissa Miolene
Des législateurs des deux bords se sont ralliés à la défense du Global Fragility Act. Du Congrès à la société civile en passant par le Département d’État lui-même, nombreux sont ceux qui tentent encore de maintenir en vie ce qui est aujourd’hui l’un des derniers programmes d’aide bipartites. Le jour de son retour à la Maison Blanche, Donald Trump a profité de son discours d’investiture pour faire une promesse.
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2 weeks ago |
devex.com | Elissa Miolene
Can philanthropy save global health? Most agree: Definitely not. And in fact, experts feel the financing gap is only going to grow as the years go on. So, where does that leave philanthropy — and what role should foundations be playing, now and in the future? “We are going to see a dramatic reduction in development assistance for health. It’s unfortunate.
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2 weeks ago |
devex.com | Elissa Miolene
Edesia and Mana can now begin producing around $50 million worth of RUTF, or about 1.4 million boxes, between the two nonprofits. That means three to six months of operation for both facilities. Earlier this week, Edesia was one month away from considering shutting down its factory. For years, the Rhode Island nonprofit has manufactured lifesaving peanut paste for starving children, working alongside a Georgia-based counterpart, Mana Nutrition, to ship that product across the world.
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2 weeks ago |
devex.com | Elissa Miolene
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has passed in the U.S. House of Representatives — and luckily for aid agencies, a clause widely dubbed the “nonprofit killer” did not pass with it.
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