Millions of lives are at risk. Donald Trump's $43 billion cut to USAID has devastated lifeline programs in 50 countries-leaving refugees, trafficking survivors, and those battling AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria without critical support. 🗣️ On an Live interview with ABC Radio National, Emilie Palamy Pradichit (Manushya Foundation) and Noor Azizah (Rohingya Maiyafuinor Collaborative Network) expose the catastrophic impact: ❌ Manushya Foundation-facing a 75% budget slash, i

🚨 “ It’s not a funding crisis. It’s a question of life and death .”— Emilie Palamy Pradichit, Founder & Executive Director, Manushya Foundation The reckless decision by the Trump administration to freeze USAID funding has left grassroots organisations like Manushya Foundation scrambling for survival—while the lives of Southeast Asia’s most vulnerable hang in the balance. In a powerful feature by Channel News Asia (CNA) , our Founder & Executive Director, Emilie Palamy Pradic

📅 18 March 2025🕗 5:30 - 7:00 PM📍 SEA Junction, 4th Floor, BACC The abrupt suspension and termination of USAID-funded projects has sent shockwaves across Southeast Asia, disrupting critical aid programs and leaving civil society organizations and local communities struggling to fill the gaps. As funding freezes, human rights and development work across the region face unprecedented challenges—but how do we move forward? 🎙 Speakers include: 🔹 John Luke Chua, Moderator 🔹

📅 18 March 2025 🕗 5:30 - 7:00 PM 📍 SEA Junction, 4th Floor, BACC The abrupt suspension and termination of USAID-funded projects has sent shockwaves across Southeast Asia, disrupting critical aid programs and leaving civil society organizations and local communities struggling to fill the gaps. As funding freezes, human rights and development work across the region face unprecedented challenges—but how do we move forward? 🎙 Speakers include: 🔹 Lia Sciortino Sumaryono, SEA

" This is really a matter of life or death ." — Emilie Palamy Pradichit , Founder & Executive Director, Manushya Foundation The abrupt...

As we mark World Day of Social Justice , we must confront the devastating consequences of the recent #USAID funding cuts. These cuts are...

🥶 It goes without saying that President Donald Trump’s 2025 Foreign Aid Funding Freeze and Stop Work Order have had a deeply destabilizing effect on our community. As part of our weekend series on collective care, we reflect on how systemic oppression, as demonstrated through recent events, have affected the collective wellbeing of… ...our team, ...the grassroots and local organizing community, ...our Southeast Asian relatives, and ...the Global Majority collective... ..and