AID

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WORLD DEVELOPMENT AID

AID is the assistance which may be provided to communities or countries in the event of an emergency or to achieve and socio-economic objective.

3 Types of AID:

Bi-lateral Aid - when one country donates money or resources to another

Multi-lateral Aid - given through international organisations (e.g. world bank, oxfam etc) rather than one specific country

Emergency Aid - aid given after a sudden disaster (e.g. ShelterBox)

CASE STUDIES:

Bi-lateral:

Place: Ghana (From UK - DFiD) - Department for International Development

Why: an effort to improve quality of life

Problem: Malaria in Ghana

Part of Ghana's PRSP was to work with and acquire effective aid from its development partners

The UK is giving insecticides treated malaria nets

2006 - 2 million nets given for all children under 2 years old....saved 10,000 lives

2007 - 600,000 nets for pregnant women

ADVANTAGES:

Saves lives

Helps prevent people being sick from malaria

DISADVANTAGES:

Requires continued support from the UK's DFiD

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Multi-lateral:

Place: Yemen (From World Bank)

Problem: Poverty

Funding for:

- Basic Education Development Project (providing schools, teachers and resources)

Includes all children - especially ones with educational needs

Improve attendance for girls in schools

Tackles the poverty cycle

- Funding for urban sewage systems to improve sanitation projects

Reduces incidences of infectious diseases

Provided rainwater tanks for agriculture

- Improving infrastructure

Community infrastructure for roads etc

- Improved health care

Investments in clinics

Investments in vaccinations

Maternal / Ante-natal care

ADVANTAGES:

Literacy rates increased

Empowerment for women

Increased income

More jobs available

Higher GDP of country

DISADVANTAGES:

Creates a dependency on another country/countries