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flag U.S. halted $15M Uganda aid program, ending cash grants and jobs, sparking despair and unrest.

flag The Trump administration canceled a $15 million U.S. aid program in northern Uganda’s Palabek Refugee Settlement, halting a "Graduation Approach" initiative that promised nearly 3,500 refugees and host community members a $205 cash grant and business coaching to achieve self-sufficiency. flag The abrupt termination, cited as misaligned with U.S. national interests, left participants devastated, forced AVSI Foundation to lay off 140 local staff, and triggered rising despair, increased violence, and emotional tolls in the settlement. flag Ugandan officials and aid workers criticized the decision as abrupt and poorly timed, with no phased transition, deepening hardship in a region already strained by refugee influxes and limited resources. flag The State Department did not respond to requests for comment.

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