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by morcheeba 1046 days ago
>How do we even know the money will be put to good use?

The IBWC is its own thing, directly run under the State Department, with its own engineering staff and field offices.

When we give similar water/sanitation aid to other countries, it goes through the USAID branch of the State Department. The US sends its own experts who live in the countries and direct the money to the best possible uses. https://www.usaid.gov/water-and-sanitation/us-global-water-s...