International Aid Flashcards
(13 cards)
Food miles
How far your food has travelled
Has a carbon footprint
What is aid?
Lending assistance to countries or communities who are in need
- usually financial, goods, skills or knowledge
Development aid
The primary aim is to create long-term sustainable economic growth
Humanitarian aid
Primary aim is to provide emergency relief in times of disaster or crisis
Short term aid (egs)
Food parcels
Blankets and tents
Rescue workers
Refugee camp
Emergency services
Long term aid
Improving water supply
Modernising farming
Building a dam
Setting up fair trade
Training local people
Multilateral aid
- Money given by many countries to organisations
- Eg the World Wealth organisation and the United Nations
- They decide who gets what aid
Bilateral aid
- Given directly from the government of one country to another
- it is often “tied”
- this means the LEDC has to buy goods from the doner in return (eg manufactured goods)
Emergency aid
- This is short-term aid given to countries to help them cope with the effects of natural disasters, like tsunamis or human events like war.
Charitable aid
- Non-governmental organisations such as Oxfam and Practical Action, collect money for people in LEDCs
- This aid is given independently of governments
- money comes from donations made by the public
- Aim to help people in LEDCs help themselves
Problems with aid
Doesn’t reach the needy
Creates debt
It’s unsuitable
It’s tied
Undermines local producers
Advantages of aid
Emergency aid can save lives
Boost donation funds and awareness of the issues
Puts children into education (esp girls)
Improve quality of water and agriculture
Improve medical care and life expectancy
WaterAid
Uk based
Provides water pumps to communities in LEDCs
Non governmental
5mil in Ghana have no access to water
With WaterAid help they are digging their own wells
