Stories Tagged as
Aid
Among the aid Ukrainian refugees can expect: cold, hard cash
Mar 10, 2022
Red Cross founder Clara Barton gave cash to war refugees in the 1870s. Now, aid organizations say it empowers refugees more than in-kind aid.
How to make sure your Ukraine donations make it to the people who need it
Mar 8, 2022
Donating requires some due diligence, especially when it comes to social media.
Aid groups scramble to prepare homes for Afghan evacuees
Aug 20, 2021
The Biden administration has expanded the Special Immigrant Visa program to allow more Afghans who assisted the U.S. during the war to resettle here.
U.S. cuts aid to Central America over immigration; critics say that will backfire
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 1, 2019
In an effort to slow the flow of Central America migrants into the U.S., President Trump said he’s cutting direct aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. The U.S. sends money to those countries to help them combat drug trafficking, gang violence and to promote economic growth. Click the audio player above to hear the full […]
The wake of Hurricane Maria lingers in struggling Puerto Rico
by
Andy Uhler
Mar 7, 2018
Piles of debt and a fraying social safety net hamper the island’s recovery, even six months after the storm. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Haiti’s complicated history with foreign aid
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 10, 2016
After Hurricane Matthew, how might aid be administered in Haiti?
Aleppo bombings continue, as aid grows scarce
by
Kai Ryssdal
Sep 29, 2016
Before the war, Aleppo was Syria's largest city with its commercial center, thus an important and symbolic city.
For public good, not for profit.
Billions in aid for low-income seniors go unclaimed
May 5, 2016
A campaign is trying to connect low-income seniors with government aid.
UK aid spending draws praise and criticism at home
Apr 18, 2016
The U.K. spends generously on foreign aid. Some think too generously.
On the ground from Kathmandu, Nepal
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Daisy Palacios
Apr 27, 2015
Aid workers face challenges after a devastating quake.