Potential State Loses Because of USAID Dismantlement

 Friends of the US Agency for International Development created a website that tracks on a state-by-state basis what US-based organizations stand to lose if USAID contracts and assistance are terminated as most of them will be.  The biggest losers are non-governmental organizations, universities, and companies in Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, and California.  

Sudanese Diaspora Raises Money for Humanitarian Aid

 The Washington Post published on 29 September 2023 an article titled "Sudan's Diaspora Sends Home Aid As World's Attention Drifts" by Miriam Berger.  

About 70,000 Sudanese live in the United States, some of the largest communities are in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. The article describes some of the efforts by the Sudanese diaspora, especially in the Washington area, to raise funds for their countrymen to deal with the ongoing challenges of war.