1. International Aid lesson 1

2. Aims of this lesson To find out what we mean by aid.
To find out the different types of aid.
To find out why countries would want to give aid.

3. Lesson Starter
Talk with the person beside you and answer the following questions (write down your answer):
What do we mean by Aid?
What different types of Aid can you think of?

4. Aid
“Aid is another word for ‘help’. Richer countries give poorer countries aid to help them to make a better future for themselves.”
Oxfam.org.uk 2011
International aid is when countries give to each other over the world.

5. Types of aid
There are many different types of aid and we must learn about all of them.
Sort card task.
You will be given hand-outs with boxes on them showing types of aid and definitions. You must cut them out and match them up correctly. Don’t stick them in until we confirm that they are correct.

6. International aid lesson 2
Lesson starter:
“The government should pass a law making everyone give at least 7% of their income to charity”
Do you agree with this statement? Why?
(3 mins)
The UK recently passed a bill saying that they had to give 7% of the countries economy to charity per year.

7. Types of aid reminder. Task:
You have 5 minutes to read over the different types of aid and try and remember what they are.
After 5 minutes you will test each other on the different types of aid.

8. Types of aid.
Now that we know the different types of aid discuss this question:
What types of aid (there could be more than one) do you think would benefit developing countries the most? (2 mins)

9. Questions: Turn to page 117 in the International issues book.
Using the information on pages 115 and 116 answer the core questions on page 117.

10. Aid in Ghana Lesson starter:
Think about what you have learnt about different types of aid.
Discuss the positives and negatives of:
Bi-lateral aid
Voluntary aid.
Write down your answer.

11. Types of aid: Bi-lateral benefits
Lots of money can be given at one time.
The money can be spent big projects that the country could not have afforded otherwise.
The money that is given will often be spend in the donor country.

12. Bi-lateral aid negatives
Very often tied aid. This means that the countries will end up spending more than they need on goods and equipment from the donor country.
The equipment they get will often be expensive to run and fix. Also many people will not know how to use it.
It may be spent on things the country does not need by the government in charge. For example weapons.
It does not help the people who need it most. A dam would destroy land, flood resources and only supply power to people who have electricity (rich people).
They will be in debt for things that they may not need.

13. Voluntary aid: Positives
They are often more successful because aid is focused on small scale projects helping those in greatest need.
It usually have little or no effect on the environment.
It doesn’t try to change the local way of life and it encourages local people to work together and help themselves developing their own knowledge and skills.
Oxfam and other charities work together to campaign for debt relief for the poorest countries in the world they help to focus aid given by governments, individuals and businesses they raise public awareness of global issues

14. Voluntary aid: Negatives
The money is only available if people donate.
This unfortunately often means that the amount of money that is given is not as much as other types of aid.