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Development Ventures International was the first investor in Mera Gao Power, which has designed a solar-powered microgrid to provide electricity to off-grid villages in India.

U.S. Suspends Applications For 'Innovative' Anti-Poverty Efforts

4:57pm July 28, 2017

by Tom Murphy

The Development Innovation Ventures has earned bipartisan praise for the grants it gives to programs that help the poor. So why is there a temporary suspension of new grant applications?

The Side Effect Of That New Malaria Drug? American Jobs

5:30pm July 20, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

The Trump administration wants to cut the U.S. global health budget. A new study puts a different spin on the spending.

Illustration of hands giving money to the world.

We Asked, You Answered: Does U.S. Foreign Aid Raise Living Standards?

3:08pm May 31, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

Researchers are split on the issue. We asked our audience to weigh in.

A woman in a rural area of Kenya examines an intrauterine device during a visit from a outreach team sent by a family planning organization.

Trump's Proposed Budget Would Cut $2.2 Billion From Global Health Spending

4:14pm May 25, 2017

by Nurith Aizenman

The administration wants to reduce the current $8.7 billion global health budget by about 26 percent. Family planning programs would be the hardest hit.

Should America Keep Giving Billions Of Dollars To Countries In Need?

4:36pm May 18, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

The matter of foreign aid has taken on renewed urgency in the Trump administration. And it turns out it isn't easy to figure out whether it's effective.

Former President George W. Bush visits the Theresanyo primary school in Gaborone, Botswana, during an official visit on April 4.

George W. Bush Calls Foreign Aid A Moral And Security Imperative

9:43am April 13, 2017

Bush has dedicated billions to combat AIDS in Africa and recently traveled to the continent. If nothing had been done about the pandemic during his time in office, he said, "I would've been ashamed."

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President Trump is releasing his budget blueprint on Thursday, calling for a boost in military spending and deep cuts in the Environmental Protection Agency and other programs.

Trump Unveils 'Hard Power' Budget That Boosts Military Spending

7:52am March 16, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump's budget blueprint calls for a 10 percent increase in military spending, along with deep cuts in foreign aid and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Sudanese dockers unload a U.S. aid shipment at Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast on May 5.

From AIDS To Zika: Trump On Global Health And Humanitarian Aid

5:15pm November 09, 2016

by Malaka Gharib

It's too early to predict the impact of the Trump administration on global topics, but here are some of the president-elect's previous comments.

A relative weeps over the coffin of a victim killed in a Taliban truck bomb attack, at a funeral in Kabul on April 20. The attack, which took place a day earlier, tore through central Kabul and a fierce firefight broke out.

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Why Afghanistan Is Once Again On The Brink

1:10pm May 05, 2016

by Philip Reeves

With a shaky government at the helm, Afghanistan confronts a tanking economy, a widening war with the Taliban, rampant corruption and the departure of thousands seeking a better life abroad.

Gayle Smith in her office at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.

The 'Girl Boss' Of USAID Has $22 Billion To Spend And A Tight Deadline

11:17am March 29, 2016

by Malaka Gharib

At the top of her list? Pass a bill to help end global hunger, plan for future infectious disease outbreaks and catch up on her aid acronyms.