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Podcast: Julie Gammack's Iowa Potluck
Episode: Lifesaving Aid Frozen: Iowans Warn U.S. Farmers and Global Lives at Risk as USAID Shuts Down
Description: We can almost always find the ‘Iowa angle’ to international stories—and this one hits close to home. Within minutes of announcing that Teresa Dunbar, a Des Moines-area resident with over 15 years of experience in food security, would join our Monday call, Potluck readers were eager to hear her insights on the global impact of USAID.In this conversation, Dunbar shares her experiences working with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and highlights the critical role USAID plays in international development. From Uganda and Kenya to Haiti, she’s witnessed firsthand how U.S.-funded programs like PEPFAR (President's Emergenc...