{"id":105929,"date":"2025-03-12T23:48:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T21:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/usaid-cuts-522-million-in-aid-to-zimbabwe"},"modified":"2025-03-25T20:54:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:54:41","slug":"usaid-cuts-522-million-in-aid-to-zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/usaid-cuts-522-million-in-aid-to-zimbabwe","title":{"rendered":"USAID Cuts $522 Million In Aid To Zimbabwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The United States government has scaled back its global aid efforts, cutting 83% of the U.S. Agency for International Development\u2019s (USAID) programmes worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that after a six-week review of USAID operations, approximately 5,200 projects have been discontinued.<\/p>\n<p>The cuts impact a range of initiatives, including key projects previously funded with a total budget of $522 million. Of that amount, $388 million was allocated to ongoing projects\u2014now all terminated.<\/p>\n<p>This list only accounts for USAID-funded programmes, not those supported indirectly through other organisations like the World Food Programme.<\/p>\n<p>USAID has long been a major contributor to international aid, including significant support for the Global Fund, which provides crucial assistance for Zimbabwe\u2019s HIV, TB, and malaria programs.<\/p>\n<p>Among the most affected initiatives is USAID\u2019s extensive HIV support in Zimbabwe, which included programmes worth over $90 million.<\/p>\n<p>These projects provided technical, financial, and material support, including wages for essential health workers.<\/p>\n<p>USAID-funded programmes aimed at reducing new HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women\u2014totalling $53.2 million\u2014will be halted, as will another $30.1 million for orphans and vulnerable children in Manicaland and Masvingo provinces. A further $17.4 million, dedicated to supporting services for vulnerable children, will also be discontinued.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, projects under the \u201cResilience Anchors\u201d initiative, valued at $19 million, aimed to help vulnerable communities recover from natural disasters like droughts while promoting environmental conservation, will no longer be funded.<\/p>\n<p>USAID\u2019s commitment to Zimbabwe\u2019s malaria strategy, including the Zimbabwe Assistance Programme in Malaria (ZAPIM), worth $25.7 million, is also being terminated, along with $2.6 million earmarked for malaria research.<\/p>\n<p>Other notable cuts include $16.5 million for maternal, neonatal, and child health projects in five targeted provinces, and $29 million for tuberculosis prevention and treatment, which included support for health workers.<\/p>\n<p>USAID had allocated $18.99 million for enhancing citizen participation in governance, $4.91 million for constitutional reform advocacy, and $12 million for youth campaigns promoting good governance. A $5 million budget for supporting torture victims will also be scrapped.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, programmes focusing on media accountability and narrative reform, including $8 million for \u201cNew Narratives for Accountability\u201d and $7 million for media organisations, will be discontinued.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The United States government has scaled back its global aid efforts, cutting 83% of the U.S. Agency for International Development\u2019s (USAID) programmes worldwide. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that after a six-week review of USAID operations, approximately 5,200 projects have been discontinued. 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