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February 15, 2025

Nudrat Shafique

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USAID Closure: A Devastating Setback for Women’s Empowerment

When the U.S. president ordered the United States Agency for International Development to shut down, it had multiple impacts. Thousands were made unemployed, and a number of linked development projects were shut down as well. According to USAID Archives, data released online from June 2012 to September 2017 shows that 62 million girls worldwide are not in school. USAID was Investing $231.6 million in new programs that support primary and secondary education for girls. That has made significant progress in Guatemala, where every 7-12 year old is enrolled in primary school. Establishing 5,000 community-based classes in Afghanistan to provide education