Australia's Aid program

Question 1

Australia’s aid program:

Answer 1

government department responsible for managing Australia’s aid program is the department of foreign affairs and trade (DFAT)

Question 2

Purpose of Australia’s aid program:

Answer 2

promote Australia’s national interests by contributing to sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction.

DFAT does this by focusing on achieving two development outcomes:
-Strengthening private sector development
-enabling human development.

Question 3

Strengthening the private sector:

Answer 3

for people to escape poverty, must be given the opportunity to develop and use their skills more productively

(through self-employment or by earning a wage.)

Question 4

enabling human development:

Answer 4

Promoting economic growth + poverty reduction = achieving human development.

Question 5

Through DFAT, the Australian government provides aid by:

Answer 5

Providing humanitarian assistance

Providing material resources (machinery and building supplies)

Providing funding

Question 6

Why does Australia provide aid?:

Answer 6

Humanitarian reason - help those less fortunate

Assist with achieving the SDG’s

Reduce poverty and promote human development