Before it Fades Substack
Before it fades, Shanthi Noriega MinichielloBefore It Fades is a space for individuals who have worked in aid, development, global health, and humanitarian response to honor their experiences, capture the moments that shaped them, and ensure that the human side of this work is not forgotten.
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One Year After the Stop-Work Order
It has been a while since we posted here. Part of that is practical. Part of it is that we have been unsure what this project should be now.
A year ago, the stop-work order hit and everything changed. Work paused, teams fractured, and a se...
A gentle close to 2025
Wishing you a gentle close to 2025—whatever this year has held for you.
Thank you for reading Before It Fades, and for caring about the stories, the people, and the work behind them. If you’ve been carrying grief, uncertainty, or fatigue,...
PEPFAR: As close to poetry as policy gets
Today, as communities around the world mark World AIDS Day in their own ways, I’m re-sharing this reflection on PEPFAR—on how policy, at its best, can move with the same courage, care, and imagination as the people it serves.
“The bludge...
Unseen impact
USAID was once a feel-good story — a source of pride in showcasing America’s best thinking, people, and values around the world.
Much of those stories have already disappeared. Websites have gone dark, social accounts erased, multimedi...
I can't let go just yet
Each recollection reminds me why I once poured so much of my life into a cause greater than my own ambitions, and how that devotion carries a special kind of heartbreak.
Day-in-the-life of “holding the line...” documentary photography proj...
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