Homework

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Homework

• Give each type of aid a score out of 10 for how
  helpful it really is and explain why you think
  that

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Tied Aid

• This is when one country donates money or
  resources to another but with conditions attached
  This will often work in the MEDCs favour.

Currently more aid is tied than not Ties can be
okay if they benefit both countries, it is great
for the donor country. The problem is that the
aid is often for large projects which are not
appropriate.

• However, conditions may include
• Controls on emigration
• Trade restrictions that work in favour of the
  MEDC
• Good or services needed for the project have to
  be bought from the donor MEDC where they are too
  expensive

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Multilateral Aid

• Individual countries give money to international
  organisations who arrange where it will be
  spent. They have the power to get large sums of
  money for countries and to make sure it is spent
  well.

In the case of the World Bank this money is still
a loan, that will need to be paid back, whilst
other organisations act more like charities. It
is this form of aid that the Brandt Report
suggested each country should give 0.7 of its
GNP towards. However most countries do not get
close to reaching that target.
e.g. The World Bank, the EU and the United Nations
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Emergency Aid

• This is immediate or short-term disaster relief
  from natural disasters or human induced disasters.

For examples, many countries have recently sent
help, supplies, rescue equipment, food and water
to the Philippines following the Typhoon. This
can really help a country that does not have the
resources or their resources have been destroyed.
This type of aid has the disadvantage of reducing
when the crisis is less in the news and people
stop donating money
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Development AidCan be provided by governments or
voluntary organisations (charities).

• These are longer-termed development programmes
  usually involving local communities in education
  and skills for sustainable development.
• These projects are usually small scale, focussed
  on what the community really needs and helping
  them help themselves.
• Examples might include providing seeds, tools and
  training to help people grow more crops.

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Non-Governmental Organisations (charities)

• These campaign to raise money and try to direct
  it at the needs of the poor, local communities
  and environment

They work on smaller community-based projects
that help the people who most need it. There are
no political ties. The projects use technology
appropriate to the area that they are in.
They rely on the generosity of the public as well
as donations from governments for their funds.
This means that their cash flow isnt always
guaranteed.