Hacker News with Generative AI: International Development

We don't have to sit back and just watch the horror unfold (scientificdiscovery.dev)
This month, I signed a pledge to donate at least 10% of my lifetime income to effective charities. And this week, I decided to donate 19% of my annual income, with more than 80% to a charity working in Nigeria to complete a water and sanitation project. The project was being funded by USAID, but that funding was suddenly canceled by the Trump administration without notice.
Philanthropy, International Development, Nigeria
15 points by salonium_ 13 days ago | 0 comments
All Federal Experts on HIV Prevention in Children Overseas Were Dismissed (nytimes.com)
The Trump administration has dismissed the few remaining health officials who oversaw care for some of the world’s most vulnerable people: more than 500,000 children and more than 600,000 pregnant women with H.I.V. in low-income countries.
Politics, Health, International Development
17 points by pmags 17 days ago | 7 comments
Pakistan's 22 GW Solar Shock: How a Fragile State Went Full Clean Energy (cleantechnica.com)
Pakistan isn’t the first country you’d expect to crash the global solar party. But by the end of 2024, it quietly rocketed into the top tier of solar adopters, importing a jaw-dropping 22 gigawatts worth of solar panels in a single year.
Pakistan, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Clean Energy, International Development
71 points by blackhawkC17 18 days ago | 35 comments
Aid cuts predicted to cause 2.9M more HIV-related deaths by 2030 (theguardian.com)
Up to 2.9 million more children and adults will die from HIV-related causes before 2030 because of aid cuts by countries including the US and Britain, a new study has found.
HIV/AIDS, Global Health, Public Health, International Development, Science
15 points by perihelions 28 days ago | 1 comments
Trump administration's blockchain plan for USAID is a real head-scratcher (wired.com)
According to a memo circulating among State Department staff and reviewed by WIRED, the Trump administration plans to rename the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as US International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA), and to bring it directly under the secretary of state.
Politics, Blockchain, Government, USAID, International Development
14 points by mplanchard 33 days ago | 0 comments
Musk says he's working to shut down USAID as employees told to stay home (bbc.com)
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) employees were told to stay home on Monday as Elon Musk said he aimed close the agency.
Politics, United States, International Development, Elon Musk
42 points by segasaturn 82 days ago | 19 comments