for an interactive activity to sort out different types of aid project to decide which are most likely or least likely to help the poor.

In each photo …
Where does the aid come from?
Who makes the decisions?
Who will benefit?
Is it long-term or short-term aid?
Does the aid encourage sustainable development?
Is the aid 'tied' in any way?

©ITDG/Chris Martin.	The Intermediate Technology Development Group, a UK charity, works with local people in the Alto Mayo region of northern Peru to build earthquake-resistant houses. They are made from local building materials and their design is based on traditional building styles
©Jeremy Horner/Panos Pictures	Aid from the USA to train soldiers in Colombia to fight the war on drugs.
©Neil Cooper/Panos Pictures	Food aid from the UN World Food Programme to help people in Southern Africa where over 14 million are at risk from starvation in 2002
© Chris De Bode/Panos Pictures	Although the World Bank and US government withdrew funding, the Three Gorges dam in China is partly financed by loans from the Canadian government and banks in Brazil, France, Germany & Japan.
©WaterAid/Jon Spaull wateraid.org.uk	Robert Chusale uses a new handpump to collect safe water in Mzalule village, Malawi, part of a project supported by WaterAid, a non-governmental organisation.