I N T R O D U C T I O N

AUSTRALIAN AID

LESSON OBJECTIVES

• By the end of this lesson you should be able to:

• Identify the different types of Aid • Identify the Government Agency in charge of

Australia’s foreign Aid.

• Understand which countries and regions receive Australian Aid and why.

• Understand what Australian foreign aid is spent on

WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL AID?

• Assistance that governments of developed countries provide to developing countries for the purpose of encouraging economic growth and improvements in living standards.

• (Kleeman et al 2012)

WHO IS IN CHARGE

• AusAid (The Australian agency for international Development) controls where Australia’s aid is directed.

TYPES OF AID

Bilateral Aid- From one government to anotherAusAid-Microfinance Manila (8min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPw1xzjNEVc

Multilateral Aid- Assistance provided by governments through international

agencies such as the World Bank and the IMF- Ausaid funding through Unicef- Phippines (8mins) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQiCikv83gc

Non Government AidAid provided by Non Government Organisations such as World Vision, Red Cross and many smaller NGO’s. Oxfam PNG water (3mins)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiyefHGKScE

HOW MUCH DO WE GIVE?

• Australian Government currently gives $4.2 billion in aid. Is this a lot?

AID GIVEN TO NGO’S

• The Australian people give $800 million per year.

Is this a lot?

Dog food 1.6 billionGambling 16.9 billion

AIM

• The fundamental aim of Australian Aid is to help people overcome poverty.

AUSTRALIAN INTERESTS

• As clearly stated by AusAid, It also aims to serve Australia’s national interests.

• It does this by promoting stability and prosperity both in the region and the wider world.

WHERE DOES AUSTRALIAN AID GO?

THE ASIA-PACIFIC

SOLOMON ISLANDS

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh18GblFcfU