Junior Cycle Geography CYCLONE Untied Aid and Irish Aid
Untied aid is provided by a number of Irish NGOs. We will focus on the untied aid provided by the Irish government agency Irish Aid. This agency supports work in a large number of countries throughout the developing world. Its main focus is on sub-Saharan Africa, Palestine and Vietnam.
4. The countries which received the most from Irish Aid in 2020
Question Time
1. Looking at figure 4, which African country received the most funding from Irish Aid in 2020? 2. Name a country not found in Africa that Irish Aid supports. 3. What do the letters NGO stand for?
Managing information and thinking
Africa has a huge number of natural resources. Yet, it has many countries in need of development aid. Why do you think this might be? Have a look at figure 5 to come up with an answer.
AFRICA 1914 Libya Egypt
French West Africa
Nigeria KEY Oil/Gas
Food/Drink Metals
Precious Metals/ Minerals
Textile/Apparel Other
Anglo- Egyptian Sudan
KEY
British French Spanish
Portuguese Belge German Italian
Independent 5. Africa’s natural resources and the colonies in Africa in 1914 420