Ch.7 #2
- 1. Foreign Assistance How does sovereignty affect humanitarian aid? What is happening in Darfur to aid workers? What should the international community do about this issue?
- 2. Disaster relief model: Short term relief needed to get a nation back onto its feet when economies are destroyed by a single event such as a tsunami, hurricane, earthquake, flood, or fire. Examples: UN disaster relief programs Int. Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- 3. Missionary model: Based on charitable work by missionaries who provide funds to local individuals or communities. These donations usually are in needed resources such as food, clothing, or educational materials. This model is seen as short term assistance which fail to make local economies sustainable.
- 4. Oxfam model: Oxfam’s philosophy has become the standard in applying sustainable assistance. They focus on long term development through a “bottom-up” strategy. They use no government funds and fund no government projects. They focus on empowering communities becoming “project partners” in grassroots programs.
- 5. Why are there not more organizations using the Oxfam model? The gap between the developed and undeveloped nations must be addressed if the world is ever to find a lasting peace and sustainable life for the majority of its people.
- 6. Why are there not more organizations using the Oxfam model? The gap between the developed and undeveloped nations must be addressed if the world is ever to find a lasting peace and sustainable life for the majority of its people.