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As budget battles continue on Capitol Hill, some officials are calling for reductions in foreign aid and development programs. Before broadly slashing such assistance, it’s important to individually evaluate its effectiveness.

Constructive aid can do two important things: improve living conditions of women around the world and help alleviate the global food crisis.

On the other hand, poorly run or misguided assistance can actually be counterproductive in ameliorating the nutrition outlook of the 1 billion people worldwide who are already undernourished.

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