Hello, I'm Mark Lohen, and this is the documentary from the BBC World Service. This time in BBC OS

conversations, we bring together people affected by President Trump's cuts to US foreign aid funding.

Donald Trump had USAID, the government agency responsible for overseas aid, in his sites on day one.

Now, following a swift review, his team is closing 80% of the projects it funded worldwide.

In our conversations, employees describe the shock of losing their jobs.

People living with HIV wonder who will help them,

and a doctor describes how she feels powerless.

If someone doesn't keep taking their treatment, it's not just about their own health.

The stigma and the fear is just becoming worse and worse.

As soon as he entered the White House, Donald Trump froze foreign aid funding, ordering a review

into what he said was wasteful spending around the world.

Six weeks later, his team concluded that tens of billions of dollars were being spent

in ways which did not serve or harmed US interests.

Aid workers dispute this, claiming their work supports US interests by promoting stability

and health overseas. But they've lost the

argument. Of the 6,200 global programs provided by USAID, fewer than a fifth will survive. We'll hear

from those running aid programs around the world and the people they've been helping.

Americans who are working for USAID have also been affected,

with many now out of a job. We brought three of these workers together to share their thoughts.

Sadi is a global health consultant who, until now, has been working with organizations in the

US and abroad who get USAID funding. She's now campaigning against the cuts through her website,

USAID Stop Work. Daisy, not her real name, has been working in international development for over a

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