World Issues

Question 1

What are the 3 different forms of aid?

Answer 1

• Development aid
• Emergency aid
• Voluntary aid

Question 2

What is development aid?

Answer 2

Any type of aid which aims to help people help themselves. E.g. Building schools, training teaches to promote education, building clinics, training nurses to expand health care provision

Question 3

What is emergency aid?

Answer 3

Aid given in response to a crisis, like a drought, or times of war. Includes tents, blankets, medical aid. Short term aid designed to support to the end of crisis

Question 4

What is voluntary aid?

Answer 4

When volunteers, usually with skills/experience such as doctors, teachers, engineers, technicians, give up their time to work abroad in countries where people require support

Question 5

What are the 3 main ways in which aid is given?

Answer 5

• Bilateral aid
• Multilateral aid
• Voluntary service

Question 6

What is bilateral aid?

Answer 6

Where one country gives directly to another, e.g. U.K. Provides bed-nets to prevent spread of malaria in Tanzania

Question 7

What is multilateral aid?

Answer 7

Where of groups of countries work together to provide aid. Eg, the UN and EU, both multi member organisations, provide a range of multilateral aid to countries in Africa and across the developing world

Question 8

What is voluntary service?

Answer 8

Support given by individuals or groups such as Oxfam, Save the Children or the Red Cross. It’s indelendent of government