Post on 27-Dec-2015
What are we going to discover and learn today?
• What is International Aid?• What are the types of International Aid?
ActivityUsing this sheet identify and label in pairs development aid and emergency aid
Sending Food
Starting a Credit Union
Sending Aid workers during a disaster
Providing tents
Building health clinics
Building a bridge
Working with
governments of
developing countries
Helping to prevent
illness and disease
Setting up a farming scheme
Providing Computers
Providing blankets
Teaching about
disease
Getting boats built
locally after a disaster
Training teachers
Sending lorries
Helping to get children into school
Feeding people
Digging a borehole for
water
What is Aid?
Known as ;• International Aid• Foreign Aid• Overseas Aid
A voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another.
Where does Aid come from?
• Three Sources
1.Non-Governmental Organisations2. Bilateral Aid3. Multilateral Aid
Non-Governmental Aid
• Aid given by voluntary groups called Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO’s)
• Examples
Bilateral Aid
• Aid given by one government to another.
• ExampleIreland’s government giving aid to government of Zambia in Africa
Multilateral Aid
• Governments contribute money to international bodies such as the United Nations (UN) who distribute the aid to Third World Countries.
HATI ARTICLE- HOMEWORK (CAN BE COPIED INTO WORD FOR PRINTING. STUDENTS THEN DISCUSS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW
Irish charities have been quickto respond to humanitarian crisis in Haiti Irish donations to Haiti approach €1mJanuary 15 2010Robert AinleyPeople in Ireland have donated almost €1m to charities battling to save lives in Haiti.Concern has received €745,000 so far while Trócaire has raised €110,000 from the public. Goal, Oxfam and Christian Aid have all received significant
amounts from donations and are expecting more in the coming days and weeks.The Haitian Red Cross estimate that so far between 45,000 to 50,000 people have died with 3 million more - one third of Haiti's population - left injured
or homeless by the 7.0 magnitude quake that hit its impoverished capital on Tuesday.The international relief effort in Haiti is gathering pace, with governments and charitable organisations from at least 30 countries pledging support for
the stricken population.Charities from Ireland have been among those active in the region, supplying personnel as well as funds and materials.Concern aim to provide funds for products such as water-purification tablets, tents, plastic sheeting, blankets in addition to personnel, such as medical
workers and nutritionists working in hospitals and distributing food and water to the population.Trócaire have been working in conjunction with international charities and NGOs, particularly long-term partners US-based CRS and the organisation
Caritas Haiti. The charity has raised €110,000 to date though this figure is rising rapidly.Oxfam have an existing team of 100 across Haiti, among them 15 emergency specialists, and are sending additional help to the worst hit areas. Again
the focus is on necessities like clean water, shelter and sanitation.The Government has pledged €2m to the relief effort and today announced plans to send a team of experts to Haiti to assist in the international
emergency effort in the wake of this week’s devastating earthquake.“This team, whose members are highly-experienced in emergency situations, will initially assess the immediate needs of the Haitian people and
identify short-term gaps in the overall response.“They will also examine the medium to longer-term requirements in terms of recovery and rehabilitation and liaise with the United Nations, other
international donors and our NGO partners on the ground to ensure that aid is being delivered to those who need it most as quickly and effectively as possible,” the Ministers said.
Haiti Earthquake1. What type of aid has been distributed in
Haiti?2. Name some National Government
Organisations (NGO’s) who provided aid to Haitians?
3. Name 4 aid materials given by organisations to the people of Haiti?
4. Apart from NGO’s what other sources of aid have been given?
Homework Question