Does giving international aid sometimes cause more harm than good?
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Does giving international aid cause more
good or harm?
International aid is an essential part of keeping a country going after a bad turn of events (a storm, forest fire or war). But people leading the countries could use the money for their own good and forget the whole reason they got the aid in the first place. You don’t know what anyone could do with money, and they might get consumed with greed. Now, this is not the only thing that could go wrong with giving aid. If a country that frequently experience heat at a dire measure, forest fires wouldn’t hesitate before spreading in different parts of the country, making the country providing aid slowly but surely lose money at a rate that wouldn’t even make sense.
I could understand the argument that countries need aid especially after war or terribly bad weather, which they do, but what you need to understand is that although they would be failing as a country without any money and in bankruptcy, they should also develop defences against natural disasters or enemies that would put their country in real trouble. My opinion would suggest that before giving aid, you should get the leader of the country needing aid to sign something like a contract telling them to use the money on their country and only their country.
Really, in the overall conclusion all I’m trying to say in my opinion is that failing countries need aid but sometimes they might use the money wrong or depend on other countries money to much too. All I want to say is aid can be good but it can also cause more harm than good.
Comments (5)
I agree with your statement, it is right that the leaders of each country to take responsibility of what they gain and that they use it for the betterment of their own country, especially if they gain aid from other countries during their problems. It is true that a country should develop their defenses, but if they are severely lacking in the finances and funding for the gear and equipment that they must use during conflicts are wars, then they are much farther from being able to defend their country from other threats. The aid provided should be used to fix and help the country, to stop it from going into bankruptcy, to help it grow it's economy, and slowly develop the defenses against natural causes and small conflicts. If they are able to establish things and variables that are able to help grow their country with the aid that they received from the other countries that are supporting and providing aid, they will be able to grow tremendously. Only after they are properly stable, then should they begin to properly develop their defenses.
I agree with your statement because countries can get carried away sometimes when it comes to giving aid. They might depend on the aid given to them too much that they will not improve their own economy. However, aid can also be very helpful to countries who've just had a natural disaster or war because it will support the people in need of it. So meaning to say we should have a contract or files filled out between the leaders of the countries so the money can be contributed properly and for the people in need.
I agree with your opinion that you said, I feel that international aid should only be used for important matters that include war, natural disaster, and/or providing stability/education. This in my opinion is the only valid use of aid. I also agree with you on the signing of a paper to prove that they will only use that money for their country and their country only. I agree that countries should ask for aids when they are surviving a natural disaster and not to just ask for aids for no reason.
In conclusion i agree with everything you said and that aids can obviously help the world but if not used with the right intensions it can definitely case more harm than good.
In my perspective I think that international aid can bring both good and harm to an society, it all depends on how it is used or the perceived benefits. International aid can't bring harm to a country in most cases because its helping the people in need. International aid 🚑can be things like food, shelter, clothing and treatment. For example if a country is suffering from flood and food problems a wealthier country can help and it will make a big change and impact on the lives of people ,but if that wealthier country does not give or provide help the other country will just be left there help less and in trouble. Another reason why I think that international aid does not bring harm is that, it provides for those in need , saves the lives of others and provides a peaceful co-existence . International aid does bring joy to people .
From good to bad , International aid can also bring harm to a country, because a country always receiving help will become overly dependent on the countries always sending aid, that they may not bother to develop their country by equipping it with the necessary things needed for them to really function well. In summary, I would say that International Aid has a good and bad influence on a country.
I think Aid is important because it helps the country when it is war, forest fires or floods. But sometimes country leaders misuse the money it is like your MUM or your DAD giving money for your learnig but you wast it for food that is bad for ypour helth you are wasting your parents money.
This is why I thing you need to use aid properly