Section 1: Individual Countries Effectiveness Flashcards
What country’s government?
The UK
What charities and organisations are looked at
UK aid and British Red Cross
What is the final conclusion
while they have been successful in the past, financial problems mean in 2023 the UK is not effective with tackling poverty.
What was Send a Cow organised by
UK Gov
Send a cow explain
This scheme helps to upscale many small-scale farmers, most of whom are women.
Send a cow example
For example, many farmers are disabled or HIV positive, and the initiative helps them to escape poverty by providing the skills to grow enough to eat and sell.
What was send a cow funded by
Uk gov meeting the 0.7% GNI target
When did the UK stop meeting the 0.7% GNI target
2020
Send a cow after UK stops meeting 0.7% GNI target EXPLAIN
This means that schemes such as ‘Send a Cow’ might have funding cut or stopped completely.
Send a cow after UK stops meeting 0.7% GNI target EXAMPLE
For example, the government are using their foreign aid budget to pay for housing refugees from Ukraine.
Send a cow after UK stops meeting 0.7% GNI target ANALYSIS
the government are using some of it for arguably domestic issues.
DFID example
DFID was part of the UK government that was responsible for Britain’s aid to developing countries.
DFID example
For example, in Zimbabwe, better access to water and sanitation was provided by DFID, plus food and essential healthcare to 1,500,000 people.
DFID removal explain
Many people argued that due to DFID being scrapped the UK government is no longer required to provide a certain level of support to developing countries.
DFID removal example
For example, since DFIDs removal, the UK government has cut the foreign aid budget by a staggering 0.2%.
NGO explain
NGOs, non-governmental organisations, are charities that rely heavily on funding from the UK government and public.
NGO example
For example, the British Red Cross reaches 5000 people in 2 districts in Zimbabwe where drought makes it hard to grow enough food.
NGO limitations explain
The effectiveness of NGOs is limited due to a lack of finance. This means that NGOs are restricted by their funding.
NGO limitations example
For example, in 2018 the British Red Cross spent over £80 million on overseas aid. Whilst this is, in many ways, a huge amount of money, when compared to the overseas aid spent by the UK government, it shows that they will not be able to achieve as much.
Final conclusion
This highlights that the UK is not effective at tackling poverty.
