Solving Global Inequality

Question 1

What is aid?

Answer 1

The name given to any form of help given by one country to another

Question 2

What are the different types of aid?

Answer 2

Short term-solve immediate problems
Long term-rebuild the area and people’s lives
Tied- aid that must be used by the receiving country to buy goods/service from the donor country
Bottom-up - development work that starts work at the grass roots level

Question 3

How does fair trade work and why is it necessary? (3)

Answer 3

Gives producers get a fair wage by setting a minimum wage.
Extra money goes into helping the local community
All fair trade products are made by people in fair working conditions

Question 4

Reason for the millennium development goals (6)

Answer 4

Combat against poverty, hunger,disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination against women

Question 5

Have the millennium development goals worked?

Answer 5

Not really, while some goals are headed towards achieving they have not been met by the deadline