Different aid donors

1. Who are aid donors?
Governments
 Governments of other countries, especially the developed ones usually send aid directly to
developing countries.
 The United Nations Organisation (UNO) encourages this. In the 1970's, the UNO appealed to the
rich industrialised countries to give minimum of 0.7% of their GNP each year to developing
countries.
 Only a few have responded positively to this plea. Others such as U.S.A have actually reduced
foreign aid since 1980.
 When industrialised nations give aid to poor developing countries it is described as North to South
aid.
 However, recently there have been cases of the South to South aid.
 This is because some countries of the South or developing countries are now better off than others.
 As such they are in a position to assist either by giving them money or in kind.

2. Who are aid donors? Cont.
International agencies
 The international agencies such as the World Bank
(WB), World Health Organisation (WHO), Food and
Agricultural Organisation( FAO) and United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO) do act as aid agencies by distributing
different kinds of aid to poor countries and Non-
Governmental Organisations( NGO) operating in poor
countries.

3. Who are aid donors? cont.
Charities
 These are institutions that give small amounts of aid to
groups of people or individuals that offer help to the
community members that are needy.