Aid Flashcards
Many NGO organisations around the world like UNICEF and World Vision
They have volunteers who work countless hours, expecting nothing in return
Every year, World Vision Singapore receive thousands of people willing to lend a helping hand overseas
Governments provide aid so that they will receive the reciprocalility when they need it
But, I feel that these geopolitical gestures do not really expect anything in return, rather, they expect the recipient country to re-distribute the funds to the lower income
American aid – aid is mostly given to boost prestige
MNCs have a growing role in providing aid
French supermarket Carrefour – donated resources during the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake in China, despite being critized by the chinese only a few days before