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[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

Real-life impacts of #Trump #USAID cuts:

In #Uganda, local surveys indicate a 35% rise in untreated TB cases in #Teso and #Karamoja regions, w/significant implications for #publichealth.

Use https://t.co/WFL7LfXsZ8 to connect w/local NGOs. #philanthropy #howtohelp

[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

Real-life impacts of #Trump #USAID cuts: Babies are dying.

Essential support for safe deliveries and postnatal care has diminished, contributing to preventable deaths, particularly in rural areas, #Ngora and #Soroti districts.

Want to #help? We can connect you w/orgs on ground.

[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

Real-life impacts of #USAID cuts:

In #Uganda, a 25% increase in maternal and infant mortality rates has been recorded due to disrupted healthcare services. Thanks to #Trump #USAID cuts.

Use https://t.co/WFL7LfWV9A to connect w/local NGOs. #philanthropy #howtohelp

[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

Real-life impacts of #USAID cuts?

Over 60% of health facilities lacking essential medical supplies (Uganda Health Ministry, 2025)

Use https://t.co/WFL7LfWV9A to connect w/NGOs. #philanthropy #howtohelp

[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

Real-life impacts of #USAID cuts?

In #Uganda, #Serere Dist people w/HIV unable to access Antiretroviral Therapy, increasingly presenting w/opportunistic infections, complicating treatment outcomes.

Use https://t.co/WFL7LfXsZ8 to connect w/NGOs. #philanthropy #howtohelp

[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

Wondering about the real-life impacts of #USAID cuts? In #Uganda, local #NGOs are reporting 30% increase in missed Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) doses among patients.
https://t.co/WFL7LfWV9A can connect you with NGOs on the ground facing cuts. #philanthropy #howtohelp

[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

Read our new Op-Ed published today! Frontline Mpox Responders Aren’t Getting the Support They Need

Hear directly from DRC-based NGOs and what they need to prevent Mpox from becoming a next pandemic.

https://t.co/eRK2NanTuw

#mpox #publichealth #localization #localNGO #NGO

[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

#FL, #NC, #GA, #TN #SC are still reeling from #Helene.
#Milton is about to slam into FL.

In these times, only a few things are for sure:
Local #nonprofits are there and not leaving.

Find a local org & support directly:
https://t.co/i03QAulpXI
https://t.co/knU2u7eg2y

[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

View #howtohelp lists for #Helene and #Milton that are localized and #data driven.

#milton - https://t.co/UJMa2Rn9MF
#helene - https://t.co/lgkDLGD7QK

Organizations on the ground are welcome to register. Local #nonprofits must be included on leading #howtohelp lists.

[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

@AprodePeru just updated their organization's profile on SmartResponse! Have a look:
https://t.co/JsHafUfUmi

#Peru #ONG #NGO #localNGO #searchandrescue #philanthropy #howtohelp #Preparedness

[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

The #floods in #Bangladesh are impacting over 4.5 million people and we know these organizations are responding:

AGRAJATTRA: https://t.co/6abVdMrlmJ
COAST: https://t.co/niXW26HblH

And here's a larger list of Bangladesh-based NGOs:
https://t.co/0jIYAtoJ85

#howtohelp #donate

[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

The multiple refugee crises in #Cameroon receive minimal attention. Over 700,000 people are displaced. Learn about Cameroon-based organizations and how to support them directly.
https://t.co/oITnEXDuWu

#refugeecrisis #NGO #localization #localNGO #how to help #philanthropy

[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

Powerful video about The Iraqi Institution for Development, an Iraq-based #NGO providing essential psychological support to children and families traumatized by ISIS/ISIL:
Watch here: https://t.co/YOJecRC3cd
About IID: https://t.co/ziwWBXZNYg
#SmartResponse #Iraq #howtohelp

[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

Jonas Habimana of @OBiferd wrote me that in East #DRC #RDC, where his #NGO operates, 1000+ children were displaced due to armed conflict and are now learning under trees. There's a need for their protection, classrooms, food, educational kits.

More here: https://t.co/JJ9b0gkt4U

[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

Bhakta Singh of Community Development Forum (CDF) #Nepal tells me that the primary needs in #Jajarkot are heath check ups and psychological counseling following the November 2023 #earthquake.

More about CDF Nepal: https://t.co/cgYOk3IJwH

[Jamaal Bowman @RepBowman]

Nearly 1 million pounds of vinyl chloride were on this train. Now, the EPA has confirmed it's entered the Ohio River basin which is home to 25 million people.

This is one of the deadliest environmental emergencies in decades and no one is talking about it.

[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

Learn more about donating directly to credible local nonprofits and community foundations in the hardest-hit places, in this op-ed by @ben_smilowitz on @Philanthropy:

https://t.co/UtzdvyEZm0

#LocalGiving #HurricaneIan #DisasterRelief

[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

Welcome @BuildChange to SmartResponse! View Build Change's SmartResponse profile here: https://t.co/pMLrVo5jHE
#howtohelp #housing

[SmartResponse @SmartResponseHQ]

Welcome @UWGalv to SmartResponse! View the United Way of Galveston's SmartResponse profile here: https://t.co/tetSCYJuyy
#howtohelp #GalvestonTexas #Galveston #nonprofits

[The Chronicle of Philanthropy @Philanthropy]

Opinion: The same questions are often asked on the anniversaries of disasters: How have communities benefited from the outpouring of generous giving? Have those benefits been distributed equitably? The answers are usually disappointing. https://t.co/HT0WerOM9W