You decide to give Myca limited humanitarian aid and also fund the country’s pro-democracy groups.
You contact the U.S. government’s NGO partners who train such groups, including the National Endowment for Democracy. You set up meetings with your staff to map out training and support programs. The NGOs say they will start working with all Mycan pro-democratic parties right away. They will provide the groups with computers so they can organize. The NGOs will also train the groups on how to educate voters.
It might take a while for these groups to become effective. But eventually, elections will take place, and the voice of the people will be heard. USAID says it will send as much humanitarian aid as it can safely, but it will be much less than Myca needs.
— National Endowment for Democracy program officerThere’s so much more to promoting democracy than just protests.
— Mycan student activistWe won’t back down, and with the United States supporting us, it’s only a matter of time before we get elections.
— International Red Cross directorEven though the country is volatile, I’m glad the United States is still giving at least some humanitarian aid. We can’t let people suffer.
