hhd unit 4 aos 2 Flashcards
SDGs
sustainable development goals
goals that include 169 targets to be achieved by 2030. Developed by the UN to build upon the success of the millennium goals.
MDGs
millennium development goals
a set of goals that were introduced in 2000 to guide global action until 2015
rationale of SDGs
- a new set of targets were needed
- progress in all areas was uneven across regions and countries
- new global challenges had emerged
objectives of SDGs
- end extreme poverty
- fight inequality and injustice
- address climate change
SDG 1
no poverty
SDG 2
zero hunger
SDG 3
good h+wb
SDG 4
quality education
SDG 5
gender equality
SDG 6
clean water and sanitation
SDG 13
climate change
no poverty
SDG 1
aims to ensure that no person is living in extreme poverty
target - social protection system
zero hunger
SDG 2
aims to end hunger by ensuring all people have access to adequate food and to end all forms of malnutrition
target - investment in agriculture, sustainable farming practices
good h+wb
SDG 3
Aims to achieve good health and wellbeing for everyone, at every stage of life.
quality education
SDG 4
aims for all boys and girls to have access to high quality, free primary and secondary education
target - free education for all
gender equality
SDG 5
aims to ensure that females have the same opportunities as males
target - implement laws to protect human rights
clean water and sanitation
SDG 6
aims to ensure access to safe and affordable water for all people
target - implement safe sanitation systems, educating hygiene practices
climate change
SDG 13
aims to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by using green energy
target - laws and regulations to prevent CO2 emissions
objectives of SDGs
- end extreme poverty
- fight climate change
- fight inequality and justice
key features of SDG 3
- End epidemics of communicable diseases
- Reduce mortality from NCD
- Halve global deaths from road traffic accidents
- Reduce deaths from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination
- Achieve universal healthcare
- Universal access to reproductive and sexual health services
- Strengthen prevention and treatment of substance abuse
- Strengthen the implementation of tobacco control framework
- Provide medicines and vaccines for all, support R+D for these
- Increase health financing
- Strengthen capacity for early warning, risk reduction
- Reduce maternal mortality
- End preventable newborn + child deaths
WHO
world health organisation. Vision is for a world where all people achieve the highest possible standard of H+WB (optimal)
priorities of WHO
- achieve universal healthcare where 1 billion more people benefit from access to healthcare
- addressing health emergencies where 1 billion more people are better protected from large outbreaks
- promoting healthier populations where 1 billion more people enjoy better health and wellbeing
six functions of WHO
- provide leadership and create partnerships that promote H+WB
- conducting research and providing H+WB info
- set norms and standards and monitor their implementation
- develop policies to assist countries to take action to promote H+WB
- providing technical support and helping build sustainable health systems
- monitor H+WB and assess H+WB trends
aid
assistance given to countries or communities in the event of a crisis or for the development of long-term sustainable improvements
emergency aid
rapid assistance given to people/countries in immediate distress with relief after wars/natural disasters
bilateral aid
aid provided by one government to another. Helps reduce poverty and brings long-term sustainable development
multilateral aid
aid provided through an NGO to a government
NGO aid
NGOs take different approaches to aid, which can include specific projects or programs, emergency aid, volunteering, education and development.
Advantages of NGO aid
- focuses on small community-based projects targeted to specific needs of a community
- focuses on H+WB needs and promotes community development
- can access areas where other forms of aid can’t reach
DFAT
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Focuses on achieving human development by strengthening private sector development and enabling human development.
reasons australia provides aid
- Provides national interest
-Reduces rates of disease spreading through Australia - Promote trade
- Reduce poverty and promote human development
- Works towards SDGs
australian aid partnerships
- Partnerships with other government departments
- Bilateral partnerships
- Providing funding to multilateral organisations
- Providing funding to NGOs
- Private sector partnerships
aid priorities (BAEIGE)
- building resilience
- agriculture, fisheries, and water
- education and health
- infrastructure, trade facilitation
- gender equality and women empowerment
- effective governance
NGO
NGOs are not for profit organisations that are not linked with any government
world vision
A christian organisation dedicated to working with Australia to help children around the world live life to the fullest.
advantages of aid provided through NGOs and world vision
- NGOs understand poverty at a local community level
- Targets small community projects specific to H+WB needs of the community
- Promotes community development
- Can often access areas where other forms of aid are unable to
aims of NGOs and world vision
- Community development and poverty reduction
- Humanitarian and emergency relief
- Advocacy, empower people
work of world vision
- General food distribution (long lasting foods, canned etc.)
- Medical support including immunisation and disease control
- Water trucking to communities and schools, cleaning shallow wells
- Agricultural support including the provision of seeds for planting
features of an effective aid program
Partnerships
Ownership
Results focused
Transparency
Water for Communities in Ghana
aims to provide sustainable access to 20 litres of clean drinking water per person per day to 10 communities in Zabzugu (Ghana) to reduce the prevalence of diseases caused by drinking unclean drinking water
social actions
doing things that help create positive change
examples of social actions
- Volunteer work
- Donating money
- Conducting fundraising events
- Signing online petitions
- Awareness campaign
- Boycott
work/implementation of Water for Communities in Ghana
- installing hand pumps as well as protection for wells to avoid contamination (ownership)
- establishing a water committee who is trained to maintain wells (partnership)
- training technicians and providing them with the skills necessary to carry out repairs (transparency)
- careful planning to ensure the wells were placed in areas of greatest need; there was community participation in establishing this (ownership)
