HUMANITARIAN AIDHUMANITARIAN AID

MORALS AND ECONOMICSMORALS AND ECONOMICS

Why is aid needed?Why is aid needed?

GENOCIDEGENOCIDE

Any of the following acts committed in Any of the following acts committed in order to destroy a national, ethnic, racial, order to destroy a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group:or religious group: Killing membersKilling members Bodily or mental harmBodily or mental harm Preventing births in any wayPreventing births in any way

TOTAL AIDTOTAL AID

2006…………. 31,389,613,0002006…………. 31,389,613,0002007…………. 29,916,040,0002007…………. 29,916,040,0002008 request……. 36,186,518,0002008 request……. 36,186,518,000

This is your tax moneyThis is your tax moneyWould you make the same choice?Would you make the same choice?

Total US Foreign aid is less than 1% of GNPTotal US Foreign aid is less than 1% of GNP

USAIDUSAID

Federal Independent Aid AgencyFederal Independent Aid Agency

Non-Military AidNon-Military Aid

Guided by Secretary of StateGuided by Secretary of State

Origins Origins President Kennedy Executive OrderPresident Kennedy Executive Order Marshall PlanMarshall Plan

Advance foreign policy goals:Advance foreign policy goals: DemocracyDemocracy Conflict prevention Conflict prevention Humanitarian assistance.Humanitarian assistance. HealthHealth Economic growth, agriculture and trade Economic growth, agriculture and trade

“…“…extend a helping hand to those people extend a helping hand to those people overseas struggling to make a better life, overseas struggling to make a better life, recover from a disaster or striving to live in recover from a disaster or striving to live in a a free and democratic countryfree and democratic country…”…”

Purpose

““So who rebuilds Fallujah now that the U.S. military is So who rebuilds Fallujah now that the U.S. military is mopping up its operations and securing the Iraqi city? mopping up its operations and securing the Iraqi city? We do, through the U.S. Agency for International We do, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Prior to the recent fighting, Development (USAID). Prior to the recent fighting, USAID workers were already in Fallujah working with USAID workers were already in Fallujah working with the district government, moderate sheiks and tribal the district government, moderate sheiks and tribal leaders on 17 projects totaling $2.3 million. (Hopefully, leaders on 17 projects totaling $2.3 million. (Hopefully, all were spared during the fighting.) Now, as soon as all were spared during the fighting.) Now, as soon as security is in place, USAID in Washington says it will security is in place, USAID in Washington says it will re-enter Fallujah and begin neighborhood cleanups, re-enter Fallujah and begin neighborhood cleanups, clinic rehabilitation and municipal building repairs, all clinic rehabilitation and municipal building repairs, all the time providing short-term employment to residents the time providing short-term employment to residents who will be returning to the city. Upwards of 250,000 who will be returning to the city. Upwards of 250,000 residents fled Fallujah, and USAID has been providing residents fled Fallujah, and USAID has been providing many of them food and relief supplies, such as tents, many of them food and relief supplies, such as tents, blankets, mattresses, plastic sheeting, jerrycans, blankets, mattresses, plastic sheeting, jerrycans, buckets, and hygiene and health kits. “-buckets, and hygiene and health kits. “-John John McCaslinMcCaslin

Humanitarian Aid OrganizationsHumanitarian Aid Organizations

Teachers Without BordersTeachers Without Borders

Engineers Without BordersEngineers Without Borders

Doctors Without BordersDoctors Without Borders

Words Without BordersWords Without Borders

Lawyers Without BordersLawyers Without Borders

USAIDUSAID

PeaceCorpsPeaceCorps

““Education For All”Education For All”

UN initiative UN initiative An education provided for An education provided for every child in the world.every child in the world.

Teachers Without BordersTeachers Without Borders

Estimated 104 million children do not have Estimated 104 million children do not have any schoolingany schooling

50% live in conflict countries50% live in conflict countries

50 million teachers worldwide50 million teachers worldwide

Baghdad BurningBaghdad Burning

Doctors Without BordersDoctors Without Borders

First on scene in conflict countriesFirst on scene in conflict countries

Distributing water and foodDistributing water and food

Surgery, epidemics, basic healthcareSurgery, epidemics, basic healthcare

Baghdad: 12 hours to see a doctorBaghdad: 12 hours to see a doctor

Peace CorpsPeace Corps

President Kennedy President Kennedy Students waited 2 Students waited 2 hours in the cold to hear him speakhours in the cold to hear him speak

Challenged college students to devote 2 Challenged college students to devote 2 years helping others.years helping others.

Birth of Peace CorpsBirth of Peace Corps

Quote Analysis QuestionsQuote Analysis Questions

Quotations are used all the time on tests.Quotations are used all the time on tests.

Here are a few helpful hints:Here are a few helpful hints: Who is the author? Anyone you recognize?Who is the author? Anyone you recognize?

Even the basics help sometimesEven the basics help sometimes What are they trying to say? What are they trying to say?

Every quote given has a purposeEvery quote given has a purpose

What is the end purpose of this quote?What is the end purpose of this quote?

Try it on this….Try it on this….I'd like to share a revelation that I've had, during my I'd like to share a revelation that I've had, during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species. I realized that you're not actually mammals. species. I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area, and you but you humans do not. You move to an area, and you multiply, and multiply, until every natural resource is multiply, and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. There is another organism on this planet consumed. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. A virus. Human beings that follows the same pattern. A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet, you are a are a disease, a cancer of this planet, you are a plague, and we are the cure. plague, and we are the cure.

Agent Smith, Agent Smith, The MatrixThe Matrix

““How many of you who are going to be doctors, How many of you who are going to be doctors, are willing to spend your days in Ghana? are willing to spend your days in Ghana? Technicians or engineers, how many of you are Technicians or engineers, how many of you are willing to work in the Foreign Service and spend willing to work in the Foreign Service and spend your lives traveling around the world? On your your lives traveling around the world? On your willingness to do that, not merely to serve one willingness to do that, not merely to serve one year or two years in the service, but on your year or two years in the service, but on your willingness to contribute part of your life to this willingness to contribute part of your life to this country, I think will depend the answer whether a country, I think will depend the answer whether a free society can compete. I think it can! And I free society can compete. I think it can! And I think Americans are willing to contribute. But the think Americans are willing to contribute. But the effort must be far greater than we have ever effort must be far greater than we have ever made in the past.” -President Kennedymade in the past.” -President Kennedy

Peace CorpsPeace Corps

Established March 1, 1961Established March 1, 1961

187,000 Volunteers so far187,000 Volunteers so far

Serving 139 countriesServing 139 countries

Mission: Helping people in other countries Mission: Helping people in other countries while also promoting a better understanding while also promoting a better understanding of Americans.of Americans.

What does “a better understanding” mean?What does “a better understanding” mean?

Since 1946 Since 1946 more than 300 billion in aid more than 300 billion in aid around the worldaround the world

How does this influence decisions made in How does this influence decisions made in other countries?other countries?

Is the aid we give based on economics? Or Is the aid we give based on economics? Or morals?morals?