Haiti

Question 1

When was the recent Haiti Earthquake

Answer 1

January 2010

Question 2

Define the word Aid

Answer 2

Aid refers to foreign governments lending or donating money or assets to LEDCs to improve their quality of life after a humanitarian crisis or a financial, social, political crisis

Question 3

How much aid money was Haiti pledged?

Answer 3

Haiti was pledged in the region of 13 billion USD but only received 6.4 billion dollars. Some countries did not honour their pledges (this could be due to them only pledging for publicity and not following though)

Question 4

How did the earthquake effect Haiti

Answer 4

Haiti was already a poor country, having spent over 125 years paying back a 150 million francs in compensation to France for its loss of its colony and slaves. What was already an impoverished country was unable to rebuild itself without the help of humanitarian aid in the form of money from governments, charities and NGOs.Infrastructure, homes and port destroyed

Question 5

What are NGOs

Answer 5

Non Governmental Organisations that operate independently of any government and whose purpose is to address and help public and social welfare. Examples are CARE/ Medicins Sans Frontiers /Oxfam

Question 6

Did UK reduce its Foreign Aid ?

Answer 6

Yes. In November 2020, the UK government reduced aid from 0.7% to 0.5% of Gross National Income (GNI) as a temporary measure in response to Covid-19

Question 7

Population of Haiti and estimate of deaths after earthquake?

Answer 7

In a nation of 10 million people, 1.6 million were displaced by the disaster, and as many as 316,000 are estimated to have died.

Question 8

Define Neo-Liberalism

Answer 8

Favours a reduction in government spending. Prefers free market economy

Question 9

Caracol Industrial Park

Answer 9

Goal: to bring jobs and industry to the area by bringing in factories and employing habitants in the area to work in the clothing factories. Result:The farmers who were kicked off the land to build the park are still waiting to be compensated years later. The amount of people working in factories falls short of the predicted goal

Question 10

in the 1970s what percentage of imports and export did Port au Prince port take?

Answer 10

90% of imports and 60% of exports