To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1519275 ) 2/4/2025 5:52:03 PM From: Broken_Clock Respond to Seems like that figure is in line with other sources of aid.Zelenskyy 'exposes' US over Ukraine war aid, 'got only $75 of $177bn ... thegeopolitics.com Only around 22.5% of it goes to governments directly . But the contractors through which funds are channeled down to the organizations at the bottom are overwhelmingly dominated by Western ones. It is because of the onerously complicated bidding process and gigantic document requirements that small but worthy organizations cannot get away with. Such a complicated process means that smaller groups, particularly those located in the Global South, frequently miss out on grants, even when a little contribution to them could make a significant difference.For instance, the vast majority of USAID money is going to only 75 organizations (legacy contractors mostly based in the US), and only 6 percent of grants are given to organizations based in USAID-recipient countries. This implies that thousands of innovative organizations from the Global South are not receiving funding out of the bureaucratic issue. Yet, these organizations may be more effective because they are more familiar with the local context and interact with local policy actors to ensure that successful programs continue even after USAID departs. Besides, the way USAID’s grant structures are set up now substantially lacks much incentive for contractors to produce results.
