Aid, Debt, and Economic Development
Part 4
Humanitarian Aid
Chad often experiences floods as well as health epidemics (Prevention Web), which hurts the majority of the population due to decreased amount of crops available for export, a lack or food source for those inside the country, and a lack of workers to produce goods and services within the economy. Due to the fact that Chad is prone to these types of natural disasters, the United States has provided humanitarian aid. Humanitarian aid is aid given with the intent of relieving short-term suffering and does not have to be paid back, and it can take the form of money, food, or other services. Chad is the ninth largest recipient of humanitarian aid in the world, as of 2010 (globalhumanitarian). The United States provides money to pay for food and other necessities, also including the money needed for transport, storage, and distribution of the food (aid). The focus of the aid that the United States gives to Chad is to reduce famine vulnerability, hunger, poverty, and an emphasis on economic governance and some policy reforms.
This aid from the United States has promoted economic growth through some of the policy reforms that the aid is used for. Some of the reforms are for training of the citizens in Chad. Providing Chadians with training allows them to become more efficient and increase productivity, which will in turn lead to increased output and consequently a growth in GDP. When the United States provides the country with money for food, it also provides money for water and sanitation which helps promote economic development because it provides Chadians with access to healthy water, unlike the scarce water some areas are forced to live with, which can make them sick. Increased health leads to economic development.
The aid given by the United States does help Chad out and doesn't go into the pockets of the corrupt leaders because they give the money to the UN Peace Corps to directly give to the Chadians who need it. Although this is a type of official aid, it is still official humanitarian aid from the United States to Chad. The United States has been inconsistent with how much aid they give to Chad, though, all depending on the epidemics and seasons that year. In 2006 the US gave $936,161 in aid, and increased it to $8,482 in 2007 (aid). This aid allows Chadians to survive until they can start making a profit from their crops again. Sadly, this type of aid is not long-term and does not really help with economic growth or development.
Development Aid
Chad receives bilateral aid from Canada, and the two countries collaborate in various multilateral forums including La Francophonie. Canada supports effots to re-establish peace, security and political dialogue in the region. Canada likes that Chad has accepted over 250,000 Sudanese refugees from Sudan's civil war.
This Canadian aid in Chad is mainly dispensed through multilateral and international organizations such as the United Nations Development Program, the United Nations World Food Program, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The Canadian International Development Agency provides training grants to Chad and finances local projects through the Canada Fund for local initiatives. Canada also supports the Facilitation of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership, which Chad is a beneficiary of. Overall, bilateral trade relations between Canada and Chad remain modest (Canada).
This aid is given directly by the Canadian government and from the specific multilateral organizations that Canada has partnered with. Canada's bilateral development and cooperation program's main focus is food and security agriculture, the children, and enabling accountable public institutions that are effective (Canada).
These loans mainly promote economic development through the provision of health care and education to the children and youth. By making the youth better educated and healthier, they will be able to become longer-living, more productive members of society, which will increase future productivity and also output. This will in turn increase revenue and increase GDP, also increasing economic growth. Better education and health will increase the overall standard of living, allowing people to have better communication about health, and increasing economic development.
Most of the aid that Canada has given Chad has been more recent, so the long-term effects are not able to be seen yet. However, the beginning of the long-term effects have started to be seen and felt. The education of the youth can be seen though encouraging them and making them want more for their future, pushing them to strive for growing their country and developing human living standards in Chad. However, Chad has to be careful to not become too dependent on this aid, since they are the ninth most aid receiving country in the world, and needs to grow their own economy and become independent.
Non-Government Organizations
A non-government organization (NGO) currently working in Chad is the Chad Relief Foundation (Chad Relief), an NGO that has numerous specific projects in Chad. For example, Chad Relief Foundation is supplying wheelchairs to those refugees in Chad who are paralyzed or have missing legs from teh war and destruction in their countries. They have also sent children to secondary (high) school, to educate the children for a brighter future of Chad (Chad Relief). Chad Relief Foundation works to promote economic development, humanitarian ideals, and sustainable development (Chad Relief).
This aid will increase the education and training of future workers in Chad, since children are being taught and trained well beyond a primary education. This means that in the future, there will be more productive and efficient workers in Chad, increasing its productivity and overall output, equaling economic growth. This type of aid will hopefully cause these children to care about education and to educate their children, creating a cycle of education, that will start to lift Chad above their developing nation status. Eventually, Chad may be able to become developed, largely due to this stress on secondary education in Chad.
Humanitarian Aid
Chad often experiences floods as well as health epidemics (Prevention Web), which hurts the majority of the population due to decreased amount of crops available for export, a lack or food source for those inside the country, and a lack of workers to produce goods and services within the economy. Due to the fact that Chad is prone to these types of natural disasters, the United States has provided humanitarian aid. Humanitarian aid is aid given with the intent of relieving short-term suffering and does not have to be paid back, and it can take the form of money, food, or other services. Chad is the ninth largest recipient of humanitarian aid in the world, as of 2010 (globalhumanitarian). The United States provides money to pay for food and other necessities, also including the money needed for transport, storage, and distribution of the food (aid). The focus of the aid that the United States gives to Chad is to reduce famine vulnerability, hunger, poverty, and an emphasis on economic governance and some policy reforms.
This aid from the United States has promoted economic growth through some of the policy reforms that the aid is used for. Some of the reforms are for training of the citizens in Chad. Providing Chadians with training allows them to become more efficient and increase productivity, which will in turn lead to increased output and consequently a growth in GDP. When the United States provides the country with money for food, it also provides money for water and sanitation which helps promote economic development because it provides Chadians with access to healthy water, unlike the scarce water some areas are forced to live with, which can make them sick. Increased health leads to economic development.
The aid given by the United States does help Chad out and doesn't go into the pockets of the corrupt leaders because they give the money to the UN Peace Corps to directly give to the Chadians who need it. Although this is a type of official aid, it is still official humanitarian aid from the United States to Chad. The United States has been inconsistent with how much aid they give to Chad, though, all depending on the epidemics and seasons that year. In 2006 the US gave $936,161 in aid, and increased it to $8,482 in 2007 (aid). This aid allows Chadians to survive until they can start making a profit from their crops again. Sadly, this type of aid is not long-term and does not really help with economic growth or development.
Development Aid
Chad receives bilateral aid from Canada, and the two countries collaborate in various multilateral forums including La Francophonie. Canada supports effots to re-establish peace, security and political dialogue in the region. Canada likes that Chad has accepted over 250,000 Sudanese refugees from Sudan's civil war.
This Canadian aid in Chad is mainly dispensed through multilateral and international organizations such as the United Nations Development Program, the United Nations World Food Program, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The Canadian International Development Agency provides training grants to Chad and finances local projects through the Canada Fund for local initiatives. Canada also supports the Facilitation of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership, which Chad is a beneficiary of. Overall, bilateral trade relations between Canada and Chad remain modest (Canada).
This aid is given directly by the Canadian government and from the specific multilateral organizations that Canada has partnered with. Canada's bilateral development and cooperation program's main focus is food and security agriculture, the children, and enabling accountable public institutions that are effective (Canada).
These loans mainly promote economic development through the provision of health care and education to the children and youth. By making the youth better educated and healthier, they will be able to become longer-living, more productive members of society, which will increase future productivity and also output. This will in turn increase revenue and increase GDP, also increasing economic growth. Better education and health will increase the overall standard of living, allowing people to have better communication about health, and increasing economic development.
Most of the aid that Canada has given Chad has been more recent, so the long-term effects are not able to be seen yet. However, the beginning of the long-term effects have started to be seen and felt. The education of the youth can be seen though encouraging them and making them want more for their future, pushing them to strive for growing their country and developing human living standards in Chad. However, Chad has to be careful to not become too dependent on this aid, since they are the ninth most aid receiving country in the world, and needs to grow their own economy and become independent.
Non-Government Organizations
A non-government organization (NGO) currently working in Chad is the Chad Relief Foundation (Chad Relief), an NGO that has numerous specific projects in Chad. For example, Chad Relief Foundation is supplying wheelchairs to those refugees in Chad who are paralyzed or have missing legs from teh war and destruction in their countries. They have also sent children to secondary (high) school, to educate the children for a brighter future of Chad (Chad Relief). Chad Relief Foundation works to promote economic development, humanitarian ideals, and sustainable development (Chad Relief).
This aid will increase the education and training of future workers in Chad, since children are being taught and trained well beyond a primary education. This means that in the future, there will be more productive and efficient workers in Chad, increasing its productivity and overall output, equaling economic growth. This type of aid will hopefully cause these children to care about education and to educate their children, creating a cycle of education, that will start to lift Chad above their developing nation status. Eventually, Chad may be able to become developed, largely due to this stress on secondary education in Chad.