H,HR,I - LESSON 8 - ROLE OF DEVELOPMENT AID

Question 1

What are some positives of development aid

Answer 1

Improve quality of life and standard of living

Less invasive

Avoids invasion leading to destruction of society and loss of life

Aid directed to those who need it most

Question 2

What are some negatives of development aid

Answer 2

Corruption/lack of organisation

Can create a reliance upon it

Can collapse system after removal

Question 3

How much aid did Bolivia receive in 2014

Answer 3

$670 million

Question 4

How much has life expectancy increased by in Bolivia since 2000

Answer 4

7.6%

Question 5

In 2015, what percentage of Bolivias parliament were women

Answer 5

53%

Question 6

What was the EUs development aid in 2014

Answer 6

17.52%

Question 7

How many civilian deaths occurred from the war in Afghanistan

Answer 7

149000 civillian deaths

Question 8

What theory can be linked to development aid

Answer 8

Franks Dependancy Theory

Question 9

Who is the biggest receiver of ODA in 2013 and with how much

Answer 9

Afghanistan
$5.05 billion in 2013

Question 10

How much aid did Britain give to Afghanistan in 2013

Answer 10

$200 million

Question 11

How much did Haiti earthquake in 2010 generate in aid

Answer 11

£12 billion

Question 12

In 2015, 5 years after the event, how many people were still living in temporary shelters without electricity, plumbing or sewerage in Haiti

Answer 12

500,000

Question 13

As a result of living in temporary shelters, what issue did Haitians now face

Answer 13

Cholera outbreak from a lack of sewerage systems

Question 14

What other issues do Haiti have that aid should have been focused on long after the earthquake

Answer 14

Human rights abuses, corruption, poor governance, poverty

Question 15

How much do 4 out of 5 Haitians live on per day

Answer 15

$2

Question 16

Over the past 200 years, what has Haiti suffered from

Answer 16

Exploitation of natural resources by foreign companies

Massive violations of human rights by a series of dictators

Widespread corruption

Polarised society

Large-scale emigration

Lethal outbreaks

High level of aid dependancy

Question 17

How many people were killed in the Haiti 2010 earthquake

Answer 17

300,000+
(poor record keeping)

Question 18

How many people were displaced in Haiti 2010

Answer 18

1.5 million

Question 19

What were some issues that were highlighted as a result of the Haiti 2010 earthquake

Answer 19

Too many small NGOs were involved in relief effort

Many aid pledges weren’t fulfilled

Haitian military had little experience in dealing with natural disasters

Aid was unequally distributed, favouring safe parts of Port-Au-Prince and emergency camps

Weak Haitian governments were left out of the loop by major aid players

Politics also got in the way eg. US aid and US regulations

Question 20

How many people did Christian Aid help in Haiti

Answer 20

180,000