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Irish Aid by Jade Roche Condon

Irish Aid by Jade Roche Condon. Irish aid. Irish Aid is the Government’s programme for overseas aid. Irish Aid helps many of the poorest countries in the world to fight poverty. The Government gives Aid on behalf of all the people of Ireland though Irish Aid. Partner Countries.

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Irish Aid by Jade Roche Condon

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  1. Irish Aid by Jade Roche Condon

  2. Irish aid • Irish Aid is the Government’s programme for overseas aid. • Irish Aid helps many of the poorest countries in the world to fight poverty. • The Government gives Aid on behalf of all the people of Ireland though Irish Aid.

  3. Partner Countries Irish Aid works in over 80 countries and especially with 9 partner countries. 7 are in Africa 2 are in Asia Ethiopia Vietnam Lesotho East Timor Malawi Mozambique Uganda Zambia

  4. Ireland’s help • Ireland needs to help because it is an unfair world. • Ireland is part of the developed world this means we are wealthy and we have an obligation to help those in the developing world.

  5. Health and Life Expectancy • One of the many differences between rich and poor countries is the quality of health care and the life expectancy of its people • Developing countries have a lower life expectancy meaning that they die at a younger age • For example in Sierra Leone the life expectancy is 41 years old

  6. Health and Life Expectancy • Developed countries have a higher life expectancy which means that we live longer • For example in Japan the average life expectancy is 83 years old • In Ireland we usually live until we are about 80 years old

  7. Inequality • Inequality means women are not treated the same as men. • There is not a single country in the world where women are giving equal opportunities to men in the area’s of education work or government participation.

  8. The history of Aid • In the 1940’s giving Aid became government policy in many countries • The 1960’s was know as the “Development Decade” because support for Aid was strong and the amount of Aid was growing • At the start of the 1970’s commitment to official Aid was beginning to decline • At the start of the 1980’s Aid continued to decrease there was conditions attached to the Aid that was given

  9. 1 Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger 2 Achieve Universal Primary Education 3 Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women 4 Reduce Child Mortality 5 Improve Maternal Health 6 Combat Hiv/Aids, Malaria and Other Diseases 7 Ensure Environmental Sustainability 8 Develop A Global Partnership For Development The Millennium Development GoalsThe year 2000 saw the formation of the Millennium Goals

  10. Questions 1 What does Irish Aid do? 2 Name 2 countries that Irish Aid works with? 3 What does life expectancy mean? 4 What is the life expectancy of people in Ireland? 5 What decade was know as the development decade? 6 How many millennium goals are there? 7 Did you like this project?

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