The Effectiveness of AidThe Effectiveness of Aid

Aim:Aim:

• Examine why aid given to developing Examine why aid given to developing countries may be APPROPRIATE or countries may be APPROPRIATE or INAPPROPRIATE.INAPPROPRIATE.

Types of AidTypes of Aid::

Look carefully at the following Look carefully at the following examples examples

of aid. Decide whether each one is an of aid. Decide whether each one is an

example of:example of:

• Bilateral AidBilateral Aid• Multi-lateral AidMulti-lateral Aid• Voluntary AidVoluntary Aid

1.1.The European Union sends food to Ethiopia.The European Union sends food to Ethiopia.

2. Britain helps to set up an army training 2. Britain helps to set up an army training camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo.camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

3. Christian Aid sends seeds and fertilisers to a 3. Christian Aid sends seeds and fertilisers to a village project in Sudan.village project in Sudan.

4. UNICEF send emergency relief to 4. UNICEF send emergency relief to earthquake victims.earthquake victims.

5. The French government sends helicopters 5. The French government sends helicopters to Somalia.to Somalia.

6. Comic Relief helps to provide decent water 6. Comic Relief helps to provide decent water irrigation in Rwandan villages.irrigation in Rwandan villages.

7. The World Health Organisation sends British 7. The World Health Organisation sends British and Spanish doctors and equipment to and Spanish doctors and equipment to Chad.Chad.

Appropriate or Appropriate or Inappropriate?Inappropriate?

Appropriate aid is effective and tackles both short and long term problems.

Inappropriate aidInappropriate aid

benefits the ‘giver’ benefits the ‘giver’

rather than the rather than the

country receiving it. country receiving it.

It makes the It makes the

developing country developing country

dependent on aid for dependent on aid for

survival.survival.

Group WorkGroup Work

You will be given a set of statements You will be given a set of statements

about AID. Study the statements about AID. Study the statements

carefully and decide whether they are carefully and decide whether they are

examples of appropriate or examples of appropriate or inappropriate inappropriate

aid.aid.

Voluntary AidVoluntary Aid

AimsAims::

• The advantages/disadvantages of The advantages/disadvantages of Voluntary Aid.Voluntary Aid.

Voluntary AidVoluntary Aid

The work of many charities and voluntary The work of many charities and voluntary organisations e.g. Save the Children, organisations e.g. Save the Children, Oxfam, as well as one off charity events Oxfam, as well as one off charity events such as Comic Relief also provide an such as Comic Relief also provide an important source of aid for developing important source of aid for developing countries.countries.

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is made The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is made up up

of 14 voluntary organisations – their aim is to work of 14 voluntary organisations – their aim is to work together to provide aid after a disaster in one of the together to provide aid after a disaster in one of the world's poorer countries. world's poorer countries.

Advantages of Voluntary AidAdvantages of Voluntary Aid• Voluntary organisations work on specific Voluntary organisations work on specific

projects in areas where the need is projects in areas where the need is greatest.greatest.

• Voluntary organisations work closely with Voluntary organisations work closely with local communities to solve problems.local communities to solve problems.

• Voluntary organisations employ local Voluntary organisations employ local workers and train local people to keep workers and train local people to keep projects going. This encourages people to projects going. This encourages people to be self-sufficient and solve their own be self-sufficient and solve their own problems.problems.

• They often give fast, effective aid at times They often give fast, effective aid at times of crisis because their work is not tied up in of crisis because their work is not tied up in red tape.red tape.

Disadvantages of Voluntary AidDisadvantages of Voluntary Aid

• Voluntary organisations have limited Voluntary organisations have limited finances and are not able to give money to finances and are not able to give money to large projects.large projects.

• Charities like Comic Relief cannot plan Charities like Comic Relief cannot plan ahead because they rely too far as they rely ahead because they rely too far as they rely on donations to be able to fund their work.on donations to be able to fund their work.

• Some voluntary organisations have been Some voluntary organisations have been criticised for spending part of their funds criticised for spending part of their funds (raised in charity events) on administration (raised in charity events) on administration i.e. paying people to run the charity and do i.e. paying people to run the charity and do the paperwork.the paperwork.

Examples of Voluntary Aid