I wonder if the response will be seen as more credible if it’s driven by Africans?
Insofar as there’s a motivation behind cutting foreign aid, I suspect that skepticism of the NGO sector is playing a role. I can imagine Trump supporters thinking: This program supposedly helps millions of poor Africans, yet the primary voices advocating for it online are rich-world progressives. Seems fishy.
It is important for Americans and taxpayers to contact our members Congress (especially if your elected officials are Republican or Libertarian). USAID is funded by the American people—Congress needs to hear from us that we think this is a good use of our tax dollars. You can go here for more info on how to contact your members of congress about this.
Maybe, though if the pause itself will cause lots of harm, might be too many frictions to do so. Would work better if the ask is “restore PEPFAR after the pause.” The other audience to target is pro-life evangelicals, which might be slightly easier on short notice
I wonder if the response will be seen as more credible if it’s driven by Africans?
Insofar as there’s a motivation behind cutting foreign aid, I suspect that skepticism of the NGO sector is playing a role. I can imagine Trump supporters thinking: This program supposedly helps millions of poor Africans, yet the primary voices advocating for it online are rich-world progressives. Seems fishy.
It is important for Americans and taxpayers to contact our members Congress (especially if your elected officials are Republican or Libertarian). USAID is funded by the American people—Congress needs to hear from us that we think this is a good use of our tax dollars. You can go here for more info on how to contact your members of congress about this.
Maybe, though if the pause itself will cause lots of harm, might be too many frictions to do so. Would work better if the ask is “restore PEPFAR after the pause.” The other audience to target is pro-life evangelicals, which might be slightly easier on short notice