Aids Flashcards
Humanitarian/emergency Aid
The rapid assistance given to people or countries in immediate distress to relieve suffering during and after emergencies.
Humanitarian Aid includes:
- provision of food
- shelter
- medicines
- water
- rapid assistance
Purpose of humanitarian aid
responds quickly and effectively to address the immediate needs of the affected communities
Improve short term health and wellbeing
Purpose of bilateral aid
Help reduce poverty and bring about long term sustainable development.
Bilateral Aid
Aid provided by one government to the government of another country.
Disadvantage of humanitarian aid
- Does not address the underlying causes of poverty.
- It can lead to countries becoming dependent upon handouts rather than support to rebuilf their communities for long term sustainable development.
not provide long term solutions / or lead sustainable human development
Bilateral Aid
Aid provided by one government to the government of another country.
Purpose of bilateral aid
- meet the needs of the country & its people
- build relationships between countries
- Promote H + W, sustainable economic growth & prosperity.
Bilateral aid includes:
- programs and policies
- immunisation programs
- provision of a water treatment plants
- infrastructure projects
Disadvantage of bilateral aid
- can attract critisism
- recipient country’s government is corrupt and the fuds are not spent on their intended purpose.
- some projects are focused on urban areas and neglect the poorest people.
Multilateral Aid
Aid provided through an international organisation such as (World Bank, United Nations, World Health Organisation).
This aid combines donations from several countries and then distribute them to countries in need.
Purpose of multilateral aid
- large-scale programs focused on globa H+W & sustainable development
- can reach & impact the lives of many people.
- provided to those most in need.
Multilateral aid examples
- provision of food
- medical programs
- funding for transnational issues
Advantage of Multilateral aid
- less tied to political interests of individual donor countries
- allows for efficient pooling of resources to address global issues that require a global approach.
Disadvantages of multilateral aid
some funds must be spent by the agency itself for administrative purposes
Aid provided by non-government organisations (NGOs)
non-profit organisations that work to promote H+W and human development, that operate separately from governments.
complements bilateral & multilateral aid
focus on smaller community-based projects
Disadvantage of NGO
agencies rely on funding from the Australian Government as well as through public donations.
Advantages of NGOs
- focus on smaller community-based projects
- bring strong connection to local communities.
- can access areas that others don’t or can’t reach
- have comprehensive knowledge of poverty.
- bring expertise to the aid program
Examples of NGOs
- The International Red Cross
- World Vision
- Oxfam
- CARE International
Australian Government partnerships
- whole of government
- bilateral partnerships
- multilateral partnerships
- private sector partnerships
- non-government partnerships
Australian Government Aid priorities
- pacific
- southeast Asia
- building resilience: climate action & climate financing
- Humanitarian
- expanding opportunities for everyone
Pacific
ensuring a peaceful, prosperous & resilient Pacific region.
Southeast Asia
Promote prosperity, peace & stability in Southeast Asia.
Building resilience: climate action & climate financing
addressing causes of climate change & assisting our partnerships in reducing the impacts of climate change.
Humanitarian
Provide swift responses to global disasters by providing material resources, finance & personnel.
Expanding opportunities for everyone
Promote opportunities for all people, especially those who often experience discrimination.
- gender equality programs
- support for women
effectiveness of aids
- ownership
- focus on results
- partnerships & collaboration
- transparency & accountability
Social Action
doing something to help create positive change.
Why do people take social action
- help those less fortunate
- ensure needs of all people are represented
- to eliminate discrimination
Examples of social action
- donate to NGOs
- run fundraisers
- sign petitions
- boycott particular products
Aid
Assistance given to countries or communiteis in the event of a crisis for the development of long term sustainable improvements.
