Prasi Mayengo
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Prasi Mayengo is a community health worker in Uganda.
She used to provide contraception to her community, birth control, condoms.
But with the foreign aid cuts, she lost her job and the medications she'd provided.
She says she's now counseling neighbors through unintended pregnancies.
used to be the top donor for family planning.
In a statement to NPR, the State Department said it is still evaluating family planning programs and funding.
Prasi Mayengo is a community health worker in Uganda.
She used to provide contraception to her community, birth control, condoms.
But with the foreign aid cuts, she lost her job and the medications she'd provided.
She says she's now counseling neighbors through unintended pregnancies.
used to be the top donor for family planning.
In a statement to NPR, the State Department said it is still evaluating family planning programs and funding.