How can development be affected by aid?

Question 1

What is international aid?

Answer 1

The giving of resources (money, goods, food, technology, expertise etc) by one country or organisation to another country with the primary aim of improving the economy and quality of life in that country.

Question 2

Why would one country want to help another?

Answer 2

Moral duty- previous history (slave trade eg)
Catalyst for development and then potential customer
Ethical reasons.
War

Question 3

INGO meaning…

Answer 3

International NGO eg Oxfam

Question 4

Akosombo: Ghana’s big dam

Answer 4

Large scale mega project.
Multilateral aid: World Bank, UK & USA
Tied aid: As part of the deal, an American company called Valco got the right to produce aluminium in Ghana, using electricity from the dam.
River Volta became Lake Volta.

Question 5

Advantages of Akosombo

Answer 5

Created jobs
Lake volta- transport routes
Fishing developed
Environmentally sustainable

Question 6

Disadvantages of Akosombo

Answer 6

80,000 people were forcibly moved from their homes because of the flooding
The electricity supply was inconsistent- had to go to Valco
Valco got the electricity at a cut price rate
Aluminium exported to Europe to be made into things
Dam itself began to silt up- electricity inconsistent
Most of the electricity went to Southern Ghana
It was a loan that had to be paid back- huge debt

Question 7

WaterAid in Ghana:

Answer 7

WaterAid supplies the know-how, the materials for lining the well, and the pump
Villagers form a committee to decide where the well will be, and organise the work.
Everyone in the village joins in to help clear the site and dig and carry the soil away.
Some villagers are trained to look after the well and carry out repairs.