Nepal Aid Workers Resort to Sex Work After Trump's USAID Funding Cuts

The dismantling of USAID under President Donald Trump has led to widespread job losses across the global development sector. According to Sadie Healy, who runs a global health consulting firm and has been monitoring the fallout, over 281,000 jobs have been lost worldwide as a result. Of those, only around 23,000 were held by American workers, highlighting the disproportionate impact on workers in developing nations. In Nepal, some former aid workers have reportedly turned to sex work as a means of survival following the loss of their livelihoods. The situation underscores the far-reaching humanitarian consequences of the US foreign aid cuts beyond American borders.