The Australian government's aid program

Question 1

what are the six priorities?

Answer 1

Think ‘A BEIGE’
A- Agriculture and Health
B- Building Resilience
E- Education and Health
I- Infrastructure, Trade Facilitation and
international competitiveness
G- Gender Equality and empowering women
and girls
E- Effective Governance: policies, institutions
and functioning economies

Question 2

what is agriculture and health?

Answer 2

• Agriculture and fishing provide jobs and income for millions of workers in
  middle- and low-income countries.
• A strong and sustainable agriculture, fisheries, and water system means that
  jobs are provided, which supplies people with an income which can be used to
  purchase resources essential for a decent standard of living. Sustainable
  agriculture and fisheries also provide nutritious food for people which can
  improve all aspects of their lives.
  eg. working on farm to grow nutrients

Question 2

what is education and health?

Answer 2

Improving education and health systems, means that people are able to get a job, and a
sustainable income (and won’t miss many days to being sick). This gives the means to purchase
resources which are essential for a decent standard of living.
eg. education to gain employment and income to live a decent standard of living

Question 3

what is building resilience?

Answer 3

Providing resources in a crisis situation
- Goal: Save lives, alleviate suffering, maintain human dignity during and after crises
Help countries develop resilience
Social protection – help countries provide services for people if they can’t afford education and healthcare. Security if people are unable to work or injured from
work
Example: working with partners to reorient activities to prepare for and respond to COVID-19, including provision of water and sanitation infrastructure

Question 3

What is infrastructure, trade, and international competitiveness?

Answer 3

Improve infrastructure
reduce poverty
● Infrastructure includes roads and transport, clean water structures, and accessible
healthcare
● Without sustainable infrastructure, people have difficulty accessing markets to buy and
sell goods, families cannot access health clinics when needed, and children are less
likely to attend school.
eg. improve infrastructure to promote economic deve and gain trade opportunities and reduce poverty

Question 4

What is gender equality and empowering women?

Answer 4

This priority has a focus on three main areas:
1. enhancing women’s voice in decision-making, leadership and peace-building
2. promoting women’s economic empowerment
3. ending violence against women and girls

Question 4

What is effective governance: policies, institutions?

Answer 4

Governance impacts on all aspects of a country’s society and economy.
* Stable, productive governments can work to promote the health and human
development of the population.
* An effective government provides the foundations for economic growth,
private sector investment and trade.
eg. advice for developing governments relating to financial management.

Question 5

what is effective AID?

Answer 5

involves the collaboration between gov, non gov and local communities to implement effective programs that use local resources to enable communities to build skill and knowledge.

Question 6

features of effective AID?

Answer 6

P- Partnership for development
O- Ownership by the country
R- Results focused
T- Transparency and shared responsibility

Question 6

ownership

Answer 6

district leaders are trained to conduct outreach information sessions on the sensitive topics associated with sexual and reproductive health. This helps ensure that the program is delivered in a socioculturally appropriate way.
does the issue meet a real need in the community?

Question 7

partnership

Answer 7

a range of partnerships are in place that would help ensure the skills and resources of each one can be used to ensure the program is effective
is there a partnership?

Question 8

result focused

Answer 8

the program is
addressing a need within the community, and will promote health and wellbeing and human development as well as addressing
poverty and reducing inequality.
will the program have a long term impact?

Question 9

transparency and accountability

Answer 9

this program was funded by the United Nations Population Fund and other key stakeholders
is the necessary information made available to all?

Question 10

SDG PROGRAM: sexual/ reproductive H+W program in Cambodia

Answer 10

PURPOSE: improved access to sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing information in most marginalised communities in Cambodia.
IMPLEMENTATION/ PARTNERS: implemented by United Nations Population funds in partnership with UNICEF (health, education, children sector) and cambodian government.
—– PROMOTE H+W: physical by reducing chances of obstetric fistula and access to antenatal care during pregnancy.
—– emotional: removed grief from mortality of maternal and child

Question 11

What is social action?

Answer 11

Is about doing something to help create positive change.
– It can be used to:
◦ Influence the decisions of those in power
◦ Purchasing power
◦ The media
◦ Their votes

Question 12

What are some of the reasons why
people engage in social action?

Answer 12

◦ To help those who are less fortunate
◦ To ensure that the needs of all people
who are represented are met
◦ To eliminate discrimination
◦ To prevent harm and damage to the community or environment
◦ To preserve something of historical or social value

Question 13

Ways to take social action

Answer 13

◦ Volunteer
◦ Donate money to NGO’s
◦ Conduct fundraising events
◦ Sign petitions
◦ Develop awareness campaigns
◦ Purchase products that promote
social change
◦ Lobby governments
◦ Organise a boycott
◦ Start a social enterprise activity

Question 14

Why is taking social action
effective?

Answer 14

Having a say shows understanding and concern about issues such as poverty, inequality and climate change. Social
action has been demonstrated to be
effective in bringing about change