1. Canada and International Assistance
CGC 1P/D1

2. What is foreign aid?
A country provides financial or other forms of support (ex. equipment or food) to nations in need.
This most often occurs between developed nations providing assistance to developing nations.
Canadian foreign aid could be for a one-time occurrence (ex. after a disaster), or it could be continual support through an official developmental assistance program (ODA).
Open link to International Assistance movie

3. Canada in the world: international assistance by Canadian government
CIDA: Canadian International Development Agency
DART: Disaster Assistance Response Team

4. Canada in the world: international assistance by Canadian government

5. Canadian International Development Agency
CIDA manages foreign aid for Canada.
They follow four principles:
Deal with poverty first
Promote development
Help people to help themselves
Build partnerships

6. Canadian International Organizations
Oxfam Canada
Steven Lewis Foundation

7. International Assistance by Individual Canadians
Professionals helping others in their field of work
Raising money for development
People volunteering their time
Students raising awareness

8. Assistance from Canada is greatly appreciated around the world

9. What can you do to help others around the world
Volunteer with overseas work programs
By items with a Fair Trade label
Donated money during emergency disasters
Join student international organizations
Help support children/students overseas

10. Aids in Africa: Despair & Denial (Video)
In April 2005 documentary maker, Sorious Samura worked for 1 month as a nursing aid in the hospital of Mongu (Zambia) and with a local family in order to report on the impact of HIV/Aids

11. Aids in Africa: Despair & Denial
34.3 million people in Africa are suffering from HIV/AIDS. Above,
Orphan Swana, 14 years old, 17kg, suffered from Aids since birth
2.4 million people in Africa have died of AIDS ( equivalent student population of our school 2800 times over)

12. Aids in Africa: Life expectancy
Zambia life expectancy:
39 years old

13. Aids in Africa 12 Millions of children are orphaned because of AIDS
Older children as young as 9 or 10 are running the family
Elderly grandmothers often take in their orphaned grandchildren