What is the odd one out? A: Food B: Diseases C: Money D: Equipment The odd one out is B – this is a problem faced by African countries but not a type of aid sent by the developed world.

Politics of Aid Types of Aid

Food Aid  Surplus food such as cereals, powdered milk, grain and dairy products can be sent.

Emergency Relief Aid  This aid is sent to assist with disasters such as earthquakes, floods and droughts. This can include tents, medical supplies, food and clothing and relief workers to deal with the immediate problem.

Financial Aid  This aid can involve loans of money which have to be paid back with interest; grants which do not have to be paid back; subsidies to assist exports; and trade deals.

Specialist Workers and Experts  Teachers, trainers, and specialist advisers can be sent. Researchers and managers are also useful as they can organise and plan training programmes.

Equipment  Specialist equipment to aid development can be sent, such as vehicles, farming equipment, engineering parts, and manufacturing equipment.

Military Aid  Guns, tanks, various other weapons, military advisers and peacekeeping forces can be sent to support a friendly government facing attack or threat of attack.

Bilateral Aid  This is aid given directly from one country to another, e.g. The United Kingdom gives aid to Ethiopia.

Multilateral Aid  This is aid given to a country by a group of countries that belong to organisations such as the United Nations and the European Union.

Voluntary Aid  This is aid donated by charities such as Oxfam, Save the Children, Afrikids, and Comic Relief. Money can be collected through collecting cans, charity shops and television appeals.

Tied Aid  Tied aid is bilateral aid given with conditions attached to it.  A country in Africa may be given a grant from another country, but in return part of the money has to be spent on the donor’s goods and services.  This type of aid has “strings attached”, and is often referred to as “boomerang aid”.

Boomerang Aid Donor Country $ Grants and loans given to African countries by donor countries Grants and loans to be spent on goods and services from the donor country Orders for machinery, vehicles, spare parts, instructors, workers from the donor country $