A new study from the George Washington University finds that the humanitarian aid system is undergoing fundamental changes following the U.S. Agency for International Development’s withdrawal from key global operations.
The paper, “Surveying the Food Aid Ecosystem: Relationships in a post-USAID World,” led by Caitlin Grady, Director of Research and Policy at the GW Global Food Institute, pulls from interviews with more than 20 individuals across the global food aid and assistance community. Grady worked alongside Erica Gralla, associate professor in the engineering management and systems engineering department at GW, and Maryam Deloffre, associate professor of international affairs and Director of the Humanitarian Action Initiative.