Trump Holts Donor Funding: Zim to Lose US$360 Million
The 90-day pause is to allow for an assessment of programmatic efficiency and consistency with United States foreign policy.
Trump Holts Donor Funding: Zim to Lose US$360 Million
United States (US) President Donald Trump’s decision to halt the global power’s donor funding for 90 days pending policy review could affect several of its humanitarian projects in Zimbabwe which had been funded to the tune of approximately US$360 million in 2024.
Trump announced in an Executive Order yesterday that the US would institute a 90-day pause in foreign development assistance for assessment of programmatic efficiency and consistency with United States foreign policy.
According to the Foreign Assistance Department, the US government pumped US$364 005 416 in Zimbabwe covering programmes such as Global Health, Agriculture and Food Security, Democracy, Rights and Governance including Environment programmes.
Other programmes include gender equality and women’s empowerment, and youth projects.
Among its top activities in Zimbabwe in 2024, the US dolled US$55,1 million to the Global Health Supply Chain, HIV and Aids Prevention and Treatment (US$21,8m), Target, Accelerate and Sustain Quality Care (US$21,2m), Food Security (US$20,5m) and Protection, Assistance and Solutions (US$20m).
Trump Holts Donor Funding: Zim to Lose US$360 Million
The US also poured US$18,8m into humanitarian assistance, health assistance (US$17m), development food aid and food security activities (US$14m) and humanitarian health assistance (US$12,9m).
Top sectors included HIV and Aids programmes which received (US$182m), US$60m emergency response, development food aid and food security (US$37m), basic health (US$19,8m), governance and civil society (US$16,2m) and agriculture (US$6,7m).
Other initiatives funded by the US in Zimbabwe include environmental protection and general health.
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Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare ministry permanent secretary Simon Masanga yesterday said US government funding went directly to implementing partners.
“We do not work directly with USAID because their funding goes to implementing partners, who are engaged in various ongoing projects across the country,” he said.
