10/ "World Vision is an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor & oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice, & bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God." worldvision.org/about-us/mis...
11/Mercy Corps: "Our mission: to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities." mercycorps.org/who-we-are MORE
12/“Save the Children is often told that its aims are impossible – that there has always been child suffering & there always will be. We know it’s impossible only if we make it so. It’s impossible only if we refuse to attempt it." savethechildren.org/us/what-we-do
13/There is a great deal of confusion right now for global health, humanitarian responses, food aid, development and other overseas efforts: How much money remains? Can Trump rescind Congressionally-approved funds? But one thing is clear: This man seeks aid annihilation. MORE
14/ Chap 9, Project2025 manifesto is on foreign aid. Key quotes: "The aid industry claims that climate change causes poverty, which is false...USAID’s response to man-made food insecurity is to provide more billions of dollars—a recipe that will keep scores of poor countries dependent on aid." MORE
15/"Instead of protecting women’s and children’s unalienable human rights and propelling their ability to thrive in society, past Democrat Administrations have nearly erased what females are and what femininity is through 'gender' policies and practices." MORE
16/"should remove all references...and language...that include the following terms: gender, gender equality, gender equity, gender diverse individuals, gender aware, gender sensitive, etc. "also remove references to abortion, reproductive health, and sexual & reproductive rights..." MORE
17/"In effect, humanitarian aid is sustaining war economies, creating financial incentives for warring parties to continue fighting, discouraging governments from reforming, and propping up malign regimes." MORE
18/"A deeply embedded culture within the foreign aid bureaucracy views public recognition of U.S. assistance as secondary to a larger philanthropic mission and is embarrassed by the American flag."
18 cont./ "USAID’s implementers—U.N. agencies, international NGOs, and contractors—often fail to credit the American people for the billions of dollars in assistance they provide the rest of the world even as they engage in self-promoting public relations to raise other donor funds."
19/"Foreign aid must advance the Abraham Accords. Increased trade and investment between Israel and its Arab neighbors represent the most effective path toward reducing poverty, fostering the emergence of a middle class, and solidifying peace."
