By Musa Mdluli

MBABANE:Thembinkhosi Dlamini,the Executive Director of the Coordinating Assembly of Non Governmental Organizations(CANGO) says, the decision by newly inaugurated President of the United States(US) Donald Trump to suspend foreign donor funding will affect NGOs in eSwatini including HIV/AIDS programs.

Speaking to this Swaziland News on Wednesday, the CANGO Director said, most NGOs rely on donor funding sourced from the United States.

“This means the decision will affect many NGOs in the country in including HIV/AIDS programs because the US contributes a large amount to the Global Fund”, said the CANGO Director.

On another note, the Washington Times reported on Wednesday that, President Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S. foreign assistance programs for ninety(90) days pending reviews to determine whether they are aligned with his policy goals.

“It was not immediately clear how much assistance would initially be affected by the Monday order as funding for many programs has already been appropriated by Congress and is obligated to be spent, if not already spent.The order, among many Trump signed on his first day back in office, said the “foreign aid industry and bureaucracy are not aligned with American interests and in many cases antithetical to American values” and “serve to destabilize world peace by promoting ideas in foreign countries that are directly inverse to harmonious and stable relations internal to and among countries,” the Washington Times reported.