aid programs

• Emergency aid:

  humanitarian aid, rapid assistance is given to countries with distress.

  advantages: or WHY

  • helps individuals in immediate need
  • keeps people alive

  disadvatges:

  • doesn't address underlying cause
  • quick fix only
• bilateral aid:

  provision of aid from one government to another.

  advantages:

  • needs of recipiant country is met
  • relationships cam be improved

  disadvantages:

  • ethical questions on the true intentions
  • high likelihood of corruption
• multelateral aid:

  through an international organisation such as the United Nations, World Health Organization

  advnatges:

  • it is long term and address issues global scale
  • more funds, there fore larger projects

  disadvantages:

  • government do not have control over funds
  • very low amounts of communication between countries
• Australia's aid program:

  • building resiliance to climate: address cause, reduce the impacts of climate change
  • expanding opportunities: promotes opportunities for for all people, for those who is desciminated
  • southeast Asia: promote prosperity, peace, stability
  • humanitarian: DFAT works to provide swift response to global disasters
  • pacific: ensuring peaceful, prosperous, resilient pacific region
• features of effective aid:

  • partnership - partnership between groups
  • ownership - cultural appropriate
  • results focused - long term impacts
  • transparency & shared responsibility - is funds going where it needs to go
• Social action:

  • donation: donating money to NGO
  • social media: to raise awareness
  • protesting or sign petition: advocate for global issues