Continue the Conversation: The End of USAID With Molly Knight Raskin by

2025-12-11 17:40:41 UTC

Molly Knight talked about what happens when USAID leaves a country. She said people can lose jobs and important help for food and health. It made me think about how important it is to support communities in a fair way. I liked how she said local people should have a strong voice in the plans.

2025-12-11 17:41:10 UTC

Molly Raskins gives an inside look of Africa and how they help them with the problems they deal with. For example, how their water source is lacking severely where they can't even plant vegetation, etc.

2025-12-11 17:43:04 UTC

Something I want to share with others after this presentation is that foreign aid isn’t just money it affects health, education, and stability in many places.
I also want to remind people that global decisions made by one country can impact millions around the world.

2025-12-12 00:44:18 UTC

After this presentation, I want to learn more about how global health programs work in different countries and how decisions made by governments and organizations, like USAID, affect people’s everyday lives. I also want to understand how journalists investigate and report these complex issues to make them understandable for the public

2025-12-13 14:19:50 UTC

Something I want to share with others after this presentation is that U.S. foreign aid is not just about money or politics, but about real people whose lives depend on programs that provide health care, food, education, and clean water. The presentation showed that when funding is cut, entire communities can lose access to life-saving resources, even though many Americans may not realize how closely connected we are to these issues. I also want others to understand that journalists like Molly Knight Raskin play a crucial role in telling these stories, giving a voice to people who are often ignored and helping the public see the human consequences behind government decisions.

2025-12-15 17:12:03 UTC

Something I learned from this presentation is that reporting on complex issues like foreign aid requires careful research, fact-checking, and understanding the real-world impact on people’s lives, not just the policies themselves.

2025-12-15 17:12:16 UTC

After this presentation, I want to learn more about how changes in foreign aid programs affect communities around the world and the ways journalists investigate and report on these impacts.

2025-12-15 17:12:29 UTC

Something I want to share with others after this presentation is that journalists play an important role in uncovering the real effects of government and aid programs, and their reporting can help people understand issues that might otherwise go unnoticed.

2025-12-18 14:54:35 UTC

Something I learned from this presentation is that ending USAID funding can have immediate and serious consequences for global health systems, leading to preventable disease outbreaks, economic hardship, and political instability in countries that depend on that aid.

2025-12-18 15:00:03 UTC

After this presentation, I want to learn more about how countries can sustain their health and development programs when foreign aid like USAID is reduced or ended, and what alternatives exist to support vulnerable communities.

2025-12-18 15:00:32 UTC

Something I want to share with others after this presentation is that foreign aid like USAID is not just charity—it plays a critical role in global health, economic stability, and even U.S. security, and cutting it can have real human consequences.

2025-12-19 04:05:07 UTC

After this presentation, I want to learn more about reporting and how journalists research issues and translate them into clear stories for everyday people.

2026-05-14 13:31:44 UTC

The ending of USAID was very sudden and many people did not realize it had ended until they started to struggle to get medicine or lose their jobs.

2026-05-14 13:33:44 UTC

many people's everyday lives in Africa are being negatively affected by the ending of USAID. People are unable to get the medicine that they need to survive

2026-05-14 13:34:56 UTC

I learned that USAID helped many people improve their lives before it was ended during the Trump administration. For instance, USAID provided cures to diseases such as malaria and HIV, and USAID specifically focused on countries with lots of conflict. When USAID was ended, many people's lives were at risk.

2026-05-14 13:34:57 UTC

How we can help countries in Africa that don't have enough medical supplies. What can students do to help?

2026-05-14 13:35:27 UTC

I want to learn more about how countries use their foreign aid to better their health systems after countries stop giving aid.

2026-05-14 13:35:33 UTC

After this presentation, I want to learn more about what countries have been most effected by the loss of USAID, and what in their communities have been most effected by it ex: food, medicine, etc. What are the biggest changes this presents to those countries? I also want to learn if there are people trying to get funding back for USAID because if no one is trying, how will we be able to get it back?

2026-05-14 13:36:13 UTC

It is important for countries with more money to give aid to countries that are in need because it can impact the whole world.

2026-05-14 13:36:36 UTC

I want to learn more about how young people (like me) can learn about underreported news stories. I want to understand the most important problems going on in the world today, and the next steps we can take to address them.

2026-05-14 13:37:35 UTC

I want to help educate more people about USAID and the ways it helped people in Africa. I did not know about this organization before today and I did not know that their funding was cut. If more people realize the good that this organization does, then they will want to help.

2026-05-14 13:38:09 UTC

Something I want to share with others is the importance of researching problems outside of the conflicts in your own country. It's hard for me to not focus on what is going on with my country, but if I'm not looking at what is going on elsewhere, how will other places get help or get attention from media?

2026-05-14 13:39:12 UTC

I want to tell others how important it is to help other countries. The eradication and prevention of disease, starvation, and child abuse must be prevalent everywhere to ensure social justice. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

2026-05-15 13:49:50 UTC

I learned what an impact losing the USAID program was for those who relied so heavily on its support. USAID brought medicine to help with diseases such as malaria and HIV, and without the program many people started to suffer.

2026-05-15 13:51:40 UTC

After watching the presentation, I want to learn about more underreported stories and how we can help people become more aware about stories that do not get enough attention.

2026-05-15 13:55:04 UTC

I want to share how important it is to research and learn about countries who might not be doing so well. If you are not able to get involved then the least you can do is be well educated and aware of what is going on around you.

2026-05-15 14:11:58 UTC

I learned that they are so many issues in parts of the world that I was not aware of. With the USAID being cut, it affects many people. They can’t afford new medicine, so they hold on to what they have.

2026-05-20 14:26:30 UTC

After watching this presentation, it made me want to learn more about issues that are happening all over the world, but are not talked about. It makes me want to spread awareness and educate people so they can help with the cause.

2026-05-20 14:28:47 UTC

Something I want to share with others after this presentation is that there are many people suffering around the globe. I would get people to help me and come up with ways to make people aware of what’s going on.

2026-05-22 01:35:29 UTC

From this presentation, I learned that USAID is much more than helping countries financially, but it gives them the materials and resources they need in order to gain stability on their own. USAID aims to help countries develop independently.

2026-05-22 01:39:45 UTC

After this presentation, I want to learn more about how specifically news outlets choose what to report on, and what determines which stories are more prominent or worthy of telling, rather than spreading awareness on every issue.

2026-05-22 01:44:06 UTC

I want to share how important it is to spread awareness and be aware of prominent issues globally, and making sure that sources we pull from are authentic and unbiased in order to help the demographics that need it the most. Journalists do this authentically by putting themselves in the shoes of those they are trying to help-in order to know the best ways to improve their life. It is imperative that every situation be met with empathy.