Washington SMS goes on the phone.
It comes from far, the US Federal Development Cooperation Agency from an employee abroad by USAID.
– Can you just say I’m working abroad? If you tell the continent, I am afraid that I can be identified, write Jennifer.
Jennifer is not his real name. has changed the names of all US federal employees interviewed in this story.
Premiers have forbidden them to speak, or they are afraid to reveal and get fired. Their identities are known to EPN.
President Donald Trump In the United States, they are all on the trigger. Trump wants to shrink and weaken its power. He claims that abuse and waste are rampant in the administration.
Trump’s ally billionaire Elon Muskin Dige employees of the leading state enhancement body have been walked into agencies to cut and distribute kicks.
Jennifer was ordered to the home country
On his inauguration day, Trump immediately signed a decree, which frozen all the USAID for three months.
The next morning, Jennifer could not sign in to a computer software to do his job.
Travel allowances for their own employees were not received. A large healthcare project was frozen and about a thousand local employees were dismissed.
Jennifer is a middle-aged woman who has been employed by USAID in more than a decade. Helping weaknesses in poor countries is Jennifer’s vocation.
– Until January 21, I was a good and reliable employee. Now I feel like I’m an enemy, Jennifer says.
Soon after Trump’s inauguration, the next setback came. Employees abroad in USAID were ordered to burn home. The time was given for three days.
Jennifer struck panic.
– I have two pets. Getting home with them would be difficult. Leaving them would be really raging again. They are my family.
The order was reduced by a month. At the moment, the situation is unclear because the decision to saw back and forth in court.
“I probably get fired but I try to stay optimistic,” says Jennifer.
AIDS treatments threatened
– My colleague has lost seven pounds. I myself have eaten my stress. A lot of tears have flowed, says Kathrine on the telephone.
– I am angry and sad, physically and mentally exhausted.
35-year-old Kathrine is also working in USAID, but in Washington, the capital.
The Trump administration is driving down the entire agency.
“We have tweeted the USAID and stand in the middle of the fire,” Kathrine describes.
Elon Musk has threatened that he pushes the agency into a twig and has called its workers as criminals and worms.
– They screwed off the emblem of our agency from the entrance of the building and removed our flag. The email stated that there was no entry in the office, Kathrine says.
According to information received by EPN Marco Rubion approved lists with hundreds of USAID projects. They go bay.
Kathrine is particularly concerned about the AIDS treatments funded by the United States that threaten to miss.
“People who have trusted our help suffer and die,” Kathrine says.
The UN has estimated that six million people will be in danger if the US investment in AIDS treatments in emerging countries ends.
A week ago, Foreign Minister Rubio outlined that AIDS treatments will only continue for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. That is, for example, sexual minorities are no longer helped.
Kathrine interprets that USAID is a particularly easy destination for surgery.
“Trump’s Maga troops don’t like sending money to the poor,” Kathrine estimates.
The cuts do not bring major savings, as the Agency only uses about one percent of the federal expenditure.
Kathrin’s own future is completely obscured. First he was laid off and could not even sign in to his email. The court then frozen the decision.
– In a way, I wish my email would be cut off again. This situation is so disgusting, Kathrine says.
Patrick removes diversity texts
Patrick It is at least as exhausted as Kathrine.
“I’ve only slept a couple of hours a night,” he says on the phone.
Patrick is a middle-aged man from Washington. He has been working for 25 years at the Grand Government Agency.
The agency is doing vital work for society, but Patrick does not want EPN to reveal what it is.
Patrick’s working hours are currently going to remove references from documents to the Dei goals, ie to promote diversity, equality and participation.
The Trump Administration has taken the goals as a special scapegoat. For example, the actions have been taken to take into account transplants and non-sex workers.
“We have had to re -put the Vessos signs so that all have only two sexes,” says Patrick.
Patrick has also had to be fired for his six subordinates who had no permanent position.
– All this for political reasons. It’s a tough place for them.
Patrick admits that there are some waste use of funds in the administration.
As an example, he mentions a hammer worth of about twenty dollars. Due to complex agreements, it may cost the state administration ten times more.
“Yes, we can afford to improve, but destroying everything with a sledgehammer is not the right solution to the problem,” Patrick says.
He stings a time when he came to work in a good mood.