GPN 42 Forms of Aid

What is bilateral aid?

• Aid given by one government to another

• Aid given by a corporation to a community

• Aid given by a charity to individuals

• Aid given by a local group to a government.

In 2020, which country received the most international remittances?

• China

• India

• Mexico

• Philippines

Name for small-scale developments that give decision-making power to local communities

(a)  

Fill in the blank: Remittances are sent by workers directly to ________.

• governments

• corporations

• their families

• local banks

Giving aid in the form of time rather than money is known as... (Hint: V)

(a)  

Which of the following is a genuine concern with relying on TNC corporate responsibility projects?

• They take longer to start projects

• They shift power from governments

• They may not be successful whereas government aid projects always are

• They never involve local people

Fill in the blank: The Bill Gates foundation unintentionally caused child deaths in Zambia when insecticide-treated bednets were used for ________.

• fishing

• farming

• building

• trading

Which is an example of multilateral aid?

• Mathias lends Aiden a pen when he forgets his

• Singapore sends Indonesia search and rescue experts after an earthquake

• UK, Australia and France give money to the UN to pay for vaccination programmes in Kenya

• A Nepalese business gives money to Plan International for their Kamalari Girl project.

Which Geography concept are we talking about when we say bottom-up development lets local people make more of the decisions?

• Place

• Power

• Spatial Interactions

• Scale

UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

Which billionaire tried to help reduce malaria in Zambia by providing insecticide-treated bednets.

But they were used as fishing nets (as food security was a greater local need) and children died from consuming the insecticide on the caught fish.

• Mark Zuckerberg

• Bill Gates

• Elon Musk

• Donald Trump