Humentum and Accountability Lab Leading Collective Data Tracking and Analysis for Executive Order Mandating the Reevaluating and Realigning of United States Foreign Aid
Washington, D.C. —February 18, 2025 — Accountability Lab, a global translocal network focused on governance, and Humentum, a nonprofit helping social good organizations strengthen their operations and are collectively leading the Global Aid Freeze Tracker to track the human and economic impacts of the Executive Order Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid and subsequent administrative actions to implement it.
These actions have effectively frozen most foreign assistance funding from the U.S. Government. Yet, there has been no centralized reporting on the operational, financial, or human impacts of this freeze available. To date, efforts have been scattershot. The two organizations are now coming together to track this vital data.
“The U.S. Government is the world’s largest donor of global development and humanitarian assistance funding,” says Cynthia Smith, Senior Director of Global Initiatives with Humentum. “In only a few weeks since the issuance of the EO, U.S. foreign assistance processes have abruptly shut down, funding cut off, and no one knows for certain the enormity of the impact. We do know from our over 400 member organizations that the ripple effects are already widespread. This effort will gather data through public surveys that the sector can use for collective action.”
About the survey
The website summarizes data gathered from weekly public surveys. The survey itself is also available on the site in multiple languages and has been already completed by hundreds of global development and humanitarian organizations.
The insights range from the extent to which life-saving services and livelihoods will be negatively impacted by the stop-work order to evidence about the potential harms to global economic and security interests.
“We recognized the need for a clearer understanding of organizations’ short- and medium-term resource outlooks and the impact on their work. This insight is essential for developing targeted strategies to support them effectively,” said Cheri-Leigh Erasmus, Co-CEO of Accountability Lab.
Help us track the impact! No one should be left out of the conversation. If your organization has been affected, help us track the impact. The survey is available in English, French, Arabic, and Spanish.
About Accountability Lab
Accountability Lab is a global translocal network that makes governance work for people by supporting active citizens, responsible leaders and accountable institutions. Founded to work with young people to develop new ideas for accountability, transparency and open government, it has evolved into a global network of local Accountability Labs finding new ways to shift societal norms, solve intractable challenges and build “unlikely networks” for change. Their goal is a world in which resources are used wisely, decisions benefit everyone fairly, and people lead secure lives.
About Humentum
Humentum is a global nonprofit that helps social good organizations unlock the strategic and resilient power of their operating model for sustainable success. Humentum focuses on practical solutions to improve finance, people, risk, and compliance processes through online training, expert-led consulting, a robust membership of 400+ organizations, and relationship-focused advocacy.
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