Mali Water Aid Flashcards
What is short term aid?
Aid for people in severe need, after a natural disaster
Name 3 examples of short term aid
- food
- shelter
- medical
What is long term aid?
Aid that helps people now so they won’t need aid in the future
Name an example of long term aid
•clean water
What does Mali water aid provide? Name 4 things
- protection from contamination
- sanitation
- water
- soap manufacture
Name the 2 types of aid
- short term
* long term
How many kids die each day due to diarrhoea?
4000 (caused by lack of water or contaminated water supply)
What is the first vital step in overcoming poverty?
Water
Where is Mali?
A landlocked country in west Africa
Percentage of Mali that is desert
2/3
What does Mali export and where?
Mali exports cotton worldwide
How many people are lacking clean water in Mali?
4.9 million people are lacking clean water
How many children die per year due to lack of water and sanitation?
9000
How many children die before the age of 5 due to lack of clean water and sanitation?
1/10
When did water aid start working in Mali?
2000
How many people have water aid given clean water too over the last decade?
205,000 with clean water
How many people have water aid helped provide improved sanitation for over the last decade?
208,000 with improved sanitation
How many people did water aid provide safe water for in 2015 in Mali?
37,000
How many people did water aid provide improved sanitation for in Mali in 2015?
49,000
Name 5 strategies for reducing the development gap in Mali
- multinational investment
- development of tourism
- development projects
- intermediate technology
- fair trade and reducing debt
What is multinational investment and give an advantage and a disadvantage
Def: countries giving money to Mali
Ad: improves infrastructure
Dis: could become too reliant on the source country
What is development of tourism and give an advantage and a disadvantage
Def: encourages tourism within a country
Ad: increases economy
Dis: environmental impacts
What is development projects and give an advantage and a disadvantage
Def: projects to allow a country to develop through aid
Ad: self help scheme
Dis: cause debt if not managed properly
What is intermediate technology and give an advantage and a disadvantage
Def: helps to develop skills
Ad: local industry improves
Dis: could limit the available amount of development
What is fair trade and reducing debt and give an advantage and a disadvantage
Def: trains country in being wise with money
Ad: relieves economic debt and encourages economic growth
Dis: unable to compete with other countries long term
