Australian aid and non-government organisations Flashcards
Emergency/Humanitarian aid
Rapid assistance given to people or countries in immediate distress to relieve the suffering during and after emergencies such as wars and natural disasters.
How is emergency/humanitarian provided?
- provides necessities such as food, clothing, healthcare and shelter
Bilateral aid
Aid provided by the government of one country to the government of another country.
How is bilateral aid provided?
- funds large infrastructure projects
- fund small community based-programs
- building schools and providing educational programs.
Multilateral aid
Aid provided through international organisations such as the World Bank, UN and WHO - they combine donations from many countries and use them to support the countries in need.
How is multilateral aid provided?
By addressing global issues such as climate change, control of communicable diseases and major infrastructure projects.
What are NGO’s
They are non-profit organisations that work to promote h+w and human development, operating separately from governments, however they often rely on funding from the Australian government.
Advantages of the NGOs
- Focuses on small community-based projects targeted to specific needs of a community.
- Often have strong connections with local communities, meaning that trust is already established.
- Can often access areas that others don’t or can’t reach, such as remote and conflict-affected areas.
Australian government’s aid priorities
- Education and health
- Gender equality and empowering women and girls
- Agriculture, fisheries and water
- Infrastructure, trade facilitation and national competitiveness
- Building resilience: humanitarian assistance, disaster risk reduction and social protection
- Effective governance: policies, institutions and functioning economies
How does Australia provide aid in regard to the ‘Education and Health’ priority?
Funded the development of the Coral Sea telecommunication cable from Australia to Papua New Guinea to allow more reliable internet access to support education of students there.
How does Australia provide aid in regard to the ‘Gender equality empowering women and girls’ priority’?
Funding the Pacific Women Lead program, which promotes gender equality across the pacific by focusing on women’s rights and leadership.
How does Australia provide aid in regard to the ‘Agriculture, fisheries and water’ priority?
Works with partner governments and international organisations to support agriculture development in low-income countries, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region.
What is Red Cross?
- how does it promote h+w globally
An NGO that aims to improve the lives of vulnerable people in Australia and internationally (those facing disaster, conflict, health and social problems.)
- Distributes relief supplies & healthcare
World Vision
- how it promotes h+w globally
An NGO that works with children, families and communities around the world to overcome poverty and injustice.
- training health workers
- intensive feeding programs for malnourished children
Oxfam
- how it promotes h+w globally
An NGO whose purpose is to create lasting solutions to the injustice of poverty.
- Responding to emergencies by providing water, food and healthcare services
