Elise Legault
@eliselegault.bsky.social
Canada Director at the ONE Campaign. Views are my own.
Directrice Canada, Campaigne ONE. Les opinions partagées sont personnelles.
Directrice Canada, Campaigne ONE. Les opinions partagées sont personnelles.
Canada released its long-awaited Africa Strategy last week--but despite the title it is not really a strategy--it's really just a recap. ONE Canada's reaction here: www.one.org/ca/press/can...
March 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Canada released its long-awaited Africa Strategy last week--but despite the title it is not really a strategy--it's really just a recap. ONE Canada's reaction here: www.one.org/ca/press/can...
Pleased to have contributed to this article. @onecampaign.bsky.social welcomes Canada's pledge to Gavi the Vaccine Alliance-a smart investment that will save lives an increase health security.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
March 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Pleased to have contributed to this article. @onecampaign.bsky.social welcomes Canada's pledge to Gavi the Vaccine Alliance-a smart investment that will save lives an increase health security.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
“We’re talking about potentially losing years of progress on issues that Canada has been a champion for”--I said to the Hill Times about the impact of USAID cuts/pause/review on Canadian foreign aid. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
USAID chaos reveals crossroad for Canada’s foreign-aid funding
Foreign aid cuts in the U.S. could provide 'fodder' for a Canadian government to go down a similar path, says international assistance expert Liam Swiss.
www.hilltimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
“We’re talking about potentially losing years of progress on issues that Canada has been a champion for”--I said to the Hill Times about the impact of USAID cuts/pause/review on Canadian foreign aid. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
Reposted by Elise Legault
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Des millions de vies - sans exageration - en danger a cause du démantèlement de #USAID
www.lapresse.ca/actualites/n...
Des millions de vies - sans exageration - en danger a cause du démantèlement de #USAID
www.lapresse.ca/actualites/n...
Développement international | La décision américaine aura un impact « catastrophique »
Le secteur de l’aide humanitaire du Canada se prépare à des problèmes cataclysmiques dans le monde entier et demande à Ottawa de l’aider à combler des lacunes alors que Washington ralentit les activit...
www.lapresse.ca
February 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Des millions de vies - sans exageration - en danger a cause du démantèlement de #USAID
www.lapresse.ca/actualites/n...
Des millions de vies - sans exageration - en danger a cause du démantèlement de #USAID
www.lapresse.ca/actualites/n...
Reposted by Elise Legault
It is true only 11 percent of US assistance flows directly to organizations in developing countries and the proportion should be higher. But to say the rest is all corruption and waste is simply twaddle.
www.cgdev.org/blog/no-90-p...
www.cgdev.org/blog/no-90-p...
No, 90 Percent of Aid Is Not Skimmed Off Before Reaching Target Communities
A viral claim, spread and amplified by Elon Musk, suggests that only 10 percent of USAID money reaches its intended beneficiaries. This is a wildly incorrect and misleading interpretation of a differe...
www.cgdev.org
February 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It is true only 11 percent of US assistance flows directly to organizations in developing countries and the proportion should be higher. But to say the rest is all corruption and waste is simply twaddle.
www.cgdev.org/blog/no-90-p...
www.cgdev.org/blog/no-90-p...
Reposted by Elise Legault
More than 20 million people receive treatment for HIV through PEPFAR, the US Aid Relief Program.
This is being rolled back, and doing so will cost many lives.
This is being rolled back, and doing so will cost many lives.
January 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
More than 20 million people receive treatment for HIV through PEPFAR, the US Aid Relief Program.
This is being rolled back, and doing so will cost many lives.
This is being rolled back, and doing so will cost many lives.
"ODA levels may be breaking records, but it looks like it is doing so by stretching the idea of solidarity itself. Recent cuts suggest it is foreign aid’s legitimacy as a global policy expenditure that is at breaking point." www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
With the knives out on development spending, have we reached ‘peak aid’? | Nilima Gulrajani and Jessica Pudussery
From Trump’s Project 2025 to a huge funding cut by the Dutch, donors are turning their backs on aid
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"ODA levels may be breaking records, but it looks like it is doing so by stretching the idea of solidarity itself. Recent cuts suggest it is foreign aid’s legitimacy as a global policy expenditure that is at breaking point." www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
In a time of near-constant distressing news, a fantastic achievement from Gavi and the countries that achieved this rollout. With a 13% drop in mortality during the pilot, this will mean many lives saved. www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Africa malaria jab rollout delivers 10 million doses
Nearly 10 million malaria vaccine doses were delivered to Africa during the first year of routine immunisation being rolled out across the continent, the Gavi vaccine alliance said Wednesday.
www.france24.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
In a time of near-constant distressing news, a fantastic achievement from Gavi and the countries that achieved this rollout. With a 13% drop in mortality during the pilot, this will mean many lives saved. www.france24.com/en/live-news...