Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:26:57 +0200“People in Need is relatively well protected”: How Trump’s aid cuts affect Czechia’s foremost NGOhttps://english.radio.cz/people-need-relatively-well-protected-how-trumps-aid-cuts-affect-czechias-8841473© 2026 Radio Prague International On his first day back in office, US President Trump halted all foreign assistance from the United States – which is the world's largest aid donor. Trump’s decision to stop funding foreign aid will also affect Czech humanitarian and non-profit organizations. Funding from these programs represents about a quarter of the organization's budget for People in Need, one of Czechia’s foremost NGOs. However, just yesterday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that exemptions had been made in US aid for humanitarian work. So, I reached out to the Director of Institutional Relations at People in Need Richard Walker, to see how People in Need is adjusting to the news. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/9b8df5e6aedf0ce1818b56b9c26d1381.jpg?timestamp=1738244472 “People in Need is relatively well protected”: How Trump’s aid cuts affect Czechia’s foremost NGO https://english.radio.cz/people-need-relatively-well-protected-how-trumps-aid-cuts-affect-czechias-8841473 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9