Features of effective Aid

Ownership by the recipient country

• Gov + communities are involved in the decision making

• meets the needs of the local community

• considers local sociocultural + political features

• Implemented in socioculturally sensitive way

Focused on achieving the right outcomes

• Targets patterns of disease + illness that need to be addressed

• Focuses on education to build the knowledge +skills of local community

• Focuses on women

• Aims to reduce poverty + inequality

Involves partnerships and collaboration

• Ensures community involvement and ownership

• Combines different strengths + expertise of all partners

• resources are used effectively

Monitoring and evaluation

• funding used for intended purpose

• regular monitoring of results + progress against program aims