Three European nations have asked the Trump administration for their unspent USAID contributions to be refunded. Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands had been partnering with USAID on a project called Water and Energy for Food, or WE4F.
Their combined $US15 million ($24 million) which these countries they contributed for joint development work overseas had been parked at the US Agency for International Development for months, they said.
Closing down USAID was one of the first actions of the current US Presidet Donald Trump after he was inuagurated.
The Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) initiative operates in various countries across Asia through its South and Southeast Asia Regional Innovation Hub (S/SEA RIH). The hub supports innovators in 15 countries, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
