Types Of Aid Flashcards
What is international aid?
Assistance which governments, NGO’s, businesses and individuals give to help reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development
What does aid do for lic’s & mic’s
Increase presence in international trade exporting, more goods being able to afford imports, creating new trade opportunities with hic’s
Where the worlds least developed countries
Africa 33, Asia 9
Where is extreme poverty hardest to eradicate?
Sub-Saharan Africa, conflict affected areas & rural areas
% Of world in extreme poverty
9%
% Of world din moderate-extreme poverty?
25%
numberof women who are illiterate?
500+ million
other names for relief aid?
humanitarian or emergency aid
what does humanitarian aid do?
provide food, water, medical assistance or shelter
what is development aid?
supporting economic or social development
what does developmental aid consist of?
grants, low interest loans and debt relief
What is tied aid?
on the condition that the receiving country spends money on goods or services from the donor country
Why is tied aid given?
for economic or geopolitical reasons
What is bilateral aid?
from one country direct to another country
how much of a governments aid budget is spent usually on bilateral aid?
most of it, for economic or geopolitical issues
what is multilateral aid?
usually money, given by governments to international organisations who then allocate funds to alleviate poverty and promote development in LICs’
Example of international aid from the UK:
Department for international development worked with 28 countries across Africa, Asia and the middle east. Its budget was increased for the governments commitment to spend 0.7% of GNI on official development assistance.
critic of the UK government approach to the ODI:
claimed that the 0.7% target encouraged waste spending by as a necessity rather than due to need. resulting in funding projects which are risky or corrupted.
How much money did the development office spend in 2022?
£12.8bn with 29% of the spending on homing and supporting Ukrainian refugees within the UK
Example of multilateral aid:
The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
what did The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria involve?
UN member countries and the G8 countries put together money to try fight/eradicate the worlds three most infectious diseases that account for 6mil deaths annually.
How much has the UK contributed to The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria?
£1bn between 2014-2016
How many countries did The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria help?
over 140 countries
what was the overall affect of The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria?
5.3mil people were treated for AIDS 11 mil for TB and 340mil nets were distributed.
