Global
Global
2024
Global
Global
Evaluation Report
2024
There is a lack of rigorous research on child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking that, along with fragmentation in research efforts, suggests a need to bring researchers
and policy actors together around a common research agenda that creates interdisciplinary consensus building. To be sustainable, this process needs to work across
disciplinary, country, and generational gaps to generate research-to-practice products that are based on high-quality, context-specific research.
To address the need to produce high-quality data that can be used by researchers, policy actors, and decision-makers, the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) provided grant funding to the International Labour Organization (ILO) to implement two projects. On August 3, 2018, USDOL awarded a cooperative agreement grant to the ILO to implement the Research to Action (R2A) project at the global level. On December 12, 2019, USDOL awarded another grant to the ILO to implement the Evidence to Action (E2A) project, which operated in Argentina and Madagascar.
This infographic analyzes the consequences of USAID’s 2023–2024 restructuring, which led to the termination of 5,341 projects and the defunding of 2,353 implementing partners, many of whom lost 100% of their USAID support. Over 55% of recipient countries lost all funding. The analysis extends beyond the U.S. to consider concurrent budget contractions by other donor countries, indicating a systemic shift in how foreign aid is prioritized and delivered. The infographic visualizes these changes, offering insights into the scale, distribution, and potential implications of a more constrained and transactional development aid environment.
This article examines the Trump administration’s proposed restructuring of U.S. foreign assistance, which seeks to streamline agencies and align aid with investment-driven growth. The plan introduces promising steps to improve efficiency and expand opportunities for U.S. businesses abroad. However, the transition also brings important considerations, such as ensuring continued access to technical expertise, maintaining regional flexibility, and supporting financing tools that encourage investment in higher-risk markets. The piece outlines ways to maximize the benefits of these reforms while addressing potential challenges to ensure the new structure drives sustainable growth and impact.
