Theme 5: Introduction


Canada Lends a Helping Hand


In this theme, you will learn about:

  • the unequal distribution of the world's wealth, which creates a need for foreign aid
  • the various circumstances under which foreign aid is needed and Canada's role and reputation as a humanitarian nation
  • the challenges that nations face in delivering foreign aid
  • some specific programs through which Canada lends a helping hand


Tech. Sgt. Prentice Colter, USAF / Public domain

This theme includes four lessons:

  • Lesson 20 — Distribution of the World's Wealth
  • Lesson 21 — Canada as a Humanitarian Nation
  • Lesson 22 — The Challenges of Foreign Aid
  • Lesson 23 — Canada's Helping Hand