13. Februar 2025|
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|10 months agoSwiss Aid Organizations Face Crisis as USAID Freezes Funding
Swiss humanitarian groups, including HEKS, forced to lay off staff following Trump administration's freeze of USAID funding, prompting urgent appeal to Swiss foreign ministry.
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- USAID funding freeze ordered by Trump administration impacts Swiss humanitarian organizations
- HEKS forced to lay off 100 employees due to funding cuts
- Elon Musk tasked with scaling down USAID agency
- Projects in Ukraine, Ethiopia and DRC affected by funding cuts
By The Numbers
100
Staff layoffs at HEKS
800,000
People affected by HEKS project closures
$10 million
Annual funding cut from Terre des hommes
1.5 million
Beneficiaries losing support from Terre des hommes
They Said
"These decisions have dramatic consequences for the world's poorest people"
"We cannot accept that funds should be drastically cut, that human lives should be deliberately put at risk, and that the achievements of development cooperation should be reduced to nothing"