Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Flashcards
What is DFAT?
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; they manage the Australian Federal Government’s overseas aid program.
What are the features of Australian aid?
Promote national interest by:
- Reducing poverty in low- and middle-income countries
- Contributing to sustainable economic growth
Focusing on Indo–Pacific region
Why does Australia give aid?
Moral responsibility/obligation to help those less fortunate.
Improves regional security as forges ties with other countries.
Benefits to trade.
Name the Australian aid priority starting with G?
GRIZZLY -
Gender equality and empowering women and girls
Name the Australian aid priority starting with B?
BEARS -
Building resilience:
humanitarian assistance,
disaster risk reduction and
social protection systems
Name an Australian aid priority starting with E?
EAT -
Education and health
Name the Australian aid priority starting with A?
ALL -
Agriculture,
fisheries and
water
Name the Australian aid priority starting with E?
EYES -
Effective governance:
policies,
institutions and
functioning economies
Name the Australian aid priority starting with I?
INSTANTLY-
Infrastructure,
trade facilitation and
international competitiveness
Describe the DFAT aid priority of “Gender equality and empowering women and girls”
Ensuring females have the same opportunities as males e.g. education, economic participation and public life.
Describe the DFAT aid priority of “Build resilience: humanitarian assistance, disaster risk reduction and social protection systems.
Assisting governments in preparing for natural disasters,
providing essentials e.g. food, water after disaster and
ensuing governments can provide essential resources for those citizens that can’t provide for themselves
Describe the DFAT aid priority of “Education and Health”
Promoting primary, secondary and tertiary education and
promoting health outcomes e.g preventing spread of COVID 19.
Describe the DFAT aid priority of “Agriculture, fisheries, and water”
Optimizing food production and
managing water use for industry and human consumption.
Describe the DFAT aid priority of “Effective Governance: policies, institutions and functioning economies”
Assisting the governments of low- and middle-income countries in running the country and
providing services for its citizens.
Describe the DFAT aid priority of “Infrastructure, trade facilitation and international competitiveness”
Ensuring governments can trade on the global market by providing skills relating to trade and
improving infrastructure e.g. ports to ensure goods can be transported offshore.
