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How can we keep kids safe with only $0.09 of U.S. foreign assistance budgeted towards child wellbeing?

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Despite making up a large portion of the global population, data collected by First Focus shows that only around $0.09 out of every dollar of the U.S. foreign assistance budget is allocated towards children. Concerningly, children represent significantly less than 10% of foreign assistance funding and 1% of the total federal budget.