Aids

Question 1

Humanitarian/emergency Aid

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The rapid assistance given to people or countries in immediate distress to relieve suffering during and after emergencies.

Question 2

Humanitarian Aid includes:

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• provision of food
• shelter
• medicines
• water
• rapid assistance

Question 3

Purpose of humanitarian aid

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responds quickly and effectively to address the immediate needs of the affected communities

Improve short term health and wellbeing

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Purpose of bilateral aid

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Help reduce poverty and bring about long term sustainable development.

Question 4

Bilateral Aid

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Aid provided by one government to the government of another country.

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Disadvantage of humanitarian aid

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• 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

Question 5

Bilateral Aid

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Aid provided by one government to the government of another country.

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Purpose of bilateral aid

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• meet the needs of the country & its people
• build relationships between countries
• Promote H + W, sustainable economic growth & prosperity.

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Bilateral aid includes:

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• programs and policies
• immunisation programs
• provision of a water treatment plants
• infrastructure projects

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Disadvantage of bilateral aid

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• 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.

Question 9

Multilateral Aid

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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.

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Purpose of multilateral aid

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• large-scale programs focused on globa H+W & sustainable development
• can reach & impact the lives of many people.
• provided to those most in need.

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Multilateral aid examples

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• provision of food
• medical programs
• funding for transnational issues

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Advantage of Multilateral aid

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• less tied to political interests of individual donor countries
• allows for efficient pooling of resources to address global issues that require a global approach.

Question 13

Disadvantages of multilateral aid

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some funds must be spent by the agency itself for administrative purposes

Question 14

Aid provided by non-government organisations (NGOs)

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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

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Disadvantage of NGO

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agencies rely on funding from the Australian Government as well as through public donations.

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Advantages of NGOs

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• 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

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Examples of NGOs

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• The International Red Cross
• World Vision
• Oxfam
• CARE International

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Australian Government partnerships

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• whole of government
• bilateral partnerships
• multilateral partnerships
• private sector partnerships
• non-government partnerships

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Australian Government Aid priorities

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• pacific
• southeast Asia
• building resilience: climate action & climate financing
• Humanitarian
• expanding opportunities for everyone

Question 20

Pacific

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ensuring a peaceful, prosperous & resilient Pacific region.

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Southeast Asia

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Promote prosperity, peace & stability in Southeast Asia.

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Building resilience: climate action & climate financing

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addressing causes of climate change & assisting our partnerships in reducing the impacts of climate change.

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Humanitarian

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Provide swift responses to global disasters by providing material resources, finance & personnel.

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Expanding opportunities for everyone

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Promote opportunities for all people, especially those who often experience discrimination.

- gender equality programs
- support for women

Question 25

effectiveness of aids

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• ownership
• focus on results
• partnerships & collaboration
• transparency & accountability

Question 26

Social Action

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doing something to help create positive change.

Question 27

Why do people take social action

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• help those less fortunate
• ensure needs of all people are represented
• to eliminate discrimination

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Examples of social action

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• donate to NGOs
• run fundraisers
• sign petitions
• boycott particular products

Question 29

Aid

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Assistance given to countries or communiteis in the event of a crisis for the development of long term sustainable improvements.