International Aid

Question 1

What is international aid?

Answer 1

The assistance that governments, NGOs, businesses and individuals of one country give to the government and people of another country to help reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development.

Question 2

What does aid aim to do?

Answer 2

Create a more equal world by tackling poverty, increasing LIC/MIC role in trade, continue development, reduce political instability/conflict.

Question 3

How much of the world’s poor do children and youth account for?

Answer 3

2/3

Question 4

What are some countries with a high number of people in extreme poverty?

Answer 4

Sub-Saharan African countries eg Nigeria, 86 million.

Question 5

What is another name for international aid?

Answer 5

Official Development Assistance (ODA).

Question 6

Comment on how the different types of aid can help a country.

Answer 6

Different types of aid have different roles, no one type of aid can fix all the problems within a country.