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Will Trump's cuts inspire more DIY foreign aid?

  • Written by Susan Appe, Assistant Professor of Public Administration at Binghamton University, Binghamton University, State University of New York

Running on a shoestring budget, Future in Our Hands-USA helps people living almost 7,500 miles away in Kisumu, Kenya, get clean water from new wells. The tightly focused and volunteer-driven nonprofit based in Clarence, New York, also encourages school attendance by paying fees and lends money to local women’s cooperatives.

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