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Global Development Interrupted shares the stories of people whose work and lives were upended by changes to U.S. foreign assistance and why their stories still matter today, for the U.S. and the world.

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    Documenting the human stories and institutional memory of global development to carry its values forward and help shape what comes next in public service.

  • Gretchen De Silva

    I worked at USAID for over 6 years before I was dismissed from my position due to the administration's foreign assistance stop work order. Now I'm working to distill news and information and help everyone understand the foreign aid space.

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    Global development leader and former CEO of The Hunger Project and iDE, reaching tens of millions across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Advisor to philanthropists and foundations through Kairos. Boards: One World Surgery, Pyxera Global.

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