Summary
Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands are demanding refunds from Trump after $15 million in USAID contributions for the Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) project remained unspent.
The project aimed to help farmers grow more food without straining water resources, but USAID froze the funds following Trump’s cuts to foreign aid.
The countries expressed frustration over a lack of response from USAID and warned they might go public.
The funding freeze harms 6 million vulnerable farmers, and donor nations are seeking alternatives to continue WE4F.
I never even knew that USAID is paid by Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands. I thought it was USA-funded… fund.
Neither did Trump or anyone who shut it out most likely. Bunch of Apes.
Might just be because USAID was established so it’s easier to just donate through them than to set up your own thing. Might have also been more effective since more of the money can go to the cause and less for setting up the aid.