Access Blocks and Distribution Delays

$100-300M in clawed-back appropriations, reduced future allocations, and reputational damage (search results show 50%+ funding gaps across 13 countries; Congressional confidence erodes when barriers are not systematically reported) • $100M-$300M in community aid delivery delays, contract dispute costs, and reputational damage to implementing NGOs • $100M-$300M in lost/rerouted shipments, demurrage fees, warehouse holding costs, and emergency air freight to recover delivery timelines

Agent coordinates transport via WhatsApp with local security providers, attempts alternative routes manually, delays cash deliveries until security allows, maintains Excel log of missed/delayed distributions, documents via email to supervisor, uses informal local networks to find trusted couriers • Agent manually retries transfer via mobile money platform, calls beneficiary to confirm receipt, maintains Excel log of failed transfers, escalates to supervisor via email, attempts alternative transfer methods (bank, courier), documents in WhatsApp group • Agent retries transfer via multiple payment channels (bank wire, mobile money, third-party platforms), calls beneficiary banks/partners to confirm receipt, maintains Excel log of all transfer attempts, documents failures in email escalations, manually investigates each block