Lesson 22:

  The Challenges of Foreign Aid

Foreign aid can be a debatable program that is often difficult to deliver. However, the ultimate aim is to help nations be able to support themselves. In the next activities, you will learn that:

• there are many hurdles to overcome when delivering foreign aid
• giving foreign aid has both positive and negative aspects
• the ultimate goal of any foreign aid policy is to bring a country to a point where it can function independently

Key Terms for this lesson:

• hurdles
• hot spots
• independent
• infrastructure
• global village