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Debt and developing economies The role and usefulness of international aid The work of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) How the ownership of land can empower How organisations can empower How people can be exploited in the workplace How empowerment can be linked to gender roles 8 Empowering People
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Much of the aid that is given to the developing world is designed to empower people Obstacles to empowerment World debt Exploitation Differing gender roles Inhibit empowerment and human development Chapter 8: Empowering People Empowering people in the Developing World – obstacles and support
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The Developing World – obstacles to development Multilateral debt Bilateral debt Commercial or private debt Domestic debt Debt cancelling Debt cancelling organisations – Jubilee South Chapter 8: Empowering People
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Supporting development – Aid International aid Humanitarian or emergency aid Development aid Bilateral aid Multilateral aid Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) aid Chapter 8: Empowering People
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The EU and aid EuropeAid Millennium Development Goals Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger Achieving universal primary education Promoting gender equality and empowering women Reducing child mortality rates Improving maternal health Combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases Ensuring environmental sustainability Developing a global partnership for development Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) – Irish Trocaire GOAL Chapter 8: Empowering People
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The Aid debate – Who benefits? Ineffective aid Tied aid Making aid effective – the receiver benefits Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness Ownership Harmonisation Dead aid – no benefits Chapter 8: Empowering People
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Empowering people in Ireland Empowering people means equipping them with the skills, knowledge and resources that will help them and their communities grow Land ownership patterns The Co-operative movement Local enterprise boards Chapter 8: Empowering People
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Limits to empowerment – Exploitation and gender roles Limits to empowerment – Exploitation Case study: India’s cotton industry Limits to empowerment – Gender roles Case study: Gender inequality in Ireland Case study: Gender inequality in Tanzania Chapter 8: Empowering People
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