1. “Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural
“Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity; it is an act of social justice.”

2. ROLE OF GOVERNMENT: AusAID (Australian Agency for International Development)
The objective of Australia’s aid program is “to assist developing countries to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development, in line with Australia’s regional interest.”

3. Lift your game: UN raps foreign aid record
AUSTRALIA has been accused of "punching below its weight" when it comes to its aid budget, with the director of the United Nations campaign to reduce global poverty calling on the Federal Government to show more generosity towards the world's poorer nations.
The UN's Millennium Campaign director, Salil Shetty, who was in Canberra last night delivering a keynote address on Australia's role in the effort to make poverty history, said that while it was among the world's richest economies, it was "almost bottom of the pile" in terms of development assistance.
"The main point is Australia is punching below its weight," Mr Shetty said.
(Sydney Morning Herald, 15 July 2006)

4. Government Aid - in context
Net ODA in 2003 US$ (billion)

5. Government aid – as % of GNI
Net ODA as a % of GNI (2004)

6. Australian aid

7. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (ODA) - AID
Focus Area 4G3 Global Change
Extremes of poverty and wealth
Global organisations involved in reducing global inequalities

8. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (ODA) - AID
Focus Area 5A4 Australia in its Regional and Global Contexts
The nature of the regional and global link
The roles of government (AusAID) and non-government organisations (NGOs)
Cultural, economic and geopolitical advantages and disadvantages to Australia
Social justice and equity issues

9. REGIONAL AND GLOBAL CONTEXT
MAKE POVERTY HISTORY
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGs)
In 2000, 191 nations set these goals to achieve by 2015:
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Combat HIV and AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop a global partnership for development
aid – fair trade – debt relief - governance

10. How AusAID is delivered:
Bilateral aid – one government to another
in 2004, $2.1 billion
2. Multilateral aid – World Bank, IMF, ADB
in 2004, $400 million
3. Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) – World Vision, TEAR, Red Cross
in 2004, $100 million

11. NON GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS (NGOs)
Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) is the national association of 80 NGOs: including World Vision, Caritas, Red Cross, Oxfam, TEAR, Amnesty International
MAKE POVERTY HISTORY – international coalition of NGOs calling on world leaders to keep their commitment to achieve the Millennium Development Goals – aid, fair trade, debt relief, governance

12. NGO aid includes: Emergency humanitarian relief
Community development projects
Advocacy and Education

13. Aid funds managed by Australian NGOs

14. Cultural, economic and geopolitical advantages
Increase regional stability – prevent ‘failed states’
Increase demand for Australian exports, employment and investment opportunities
Transboundary issues – Avian flu, agricultural diseases, HIV
Strengthen long-term international relations
Poverty reduction as a public good
humanitarian needs – essential infrastructure

15. Cultural, economic and geopolitical disadvantages
If aid is poorly delivered, it can:
encourage a culture of dependence
foster resentment – paternalist, neo-colonialism – insensitive to cultural values of recipient country
promote economic growth for the rich, but not address environmental impacts and poverty-reduction

16. “This is a critical moment. If you go to 0
“This is a critical moment. If you go to 0.5% by 2010 I think that's like 11 million people would have access to clean water, 18,000 deaths avoided to AIDS and TB. I mean, these are real lives, real numbers. What an opportunity to be able to do that. But you have to give the politicians, whoever's in power, permission to do this.”
(Bono on Enough Rope 2006)
                                                                                                                                                                       

17. Useful websites on ODA (Aid)

18. The Main Game resource kit contains: Workbook – a cross-curricular resource focusing on unpacking the MDGs through individual and group activities. Topics covered include poverty, inequality, access to food and water, education, health, the environment and the role of aid and development. Learning methods include simulation games, map reading, Internet research, debating, role-plays, interpreting statistics, and public speaking. Poster Set – eight large sized classroom posters linking the MDGs to the lives of real children and families around the world. DVD – complementing the workbook, an interactive presentation designed to encourage students to relate the MDGs to the problems facing young people and their communities in developing countries. CD-ROM – copies of all materials. PLUS: the accompanying Website includes case studies, country comparisons, statistics and information on how Australia can help Make Poverty History.