University of British Columbia students, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.
As one of his first major policies, US President Donald Trump enacted massive freezes in US foreign aid. In the aftermath, the global humanitarian landscape has undergone significant disruption. As one of the largest providers of aid, American withdrawal from aid provision has left many partners, including Uganda, seeking alternative routes. However, aid dependency, when coupled with ineffective or uninformed foreign interventions, has left many communities frustrated and disillusioned. Our recent fieldwork in Northern Uganda, conducted as part of our capstone project at the University of British Columbia’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, revealed widespread concerns about how foreign aid is allocated and implemented. Our main research focus is on the impact of armed conflict on family structures, specifically with regards to social cohesion..
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