See the issues:
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Aid (also known as international aid, overseas aid, or foreign aid) is the help provided to communities or countries in the event of a humanitarian crisis or to support the development of communities living in difficult economic or social situations.
Aid is generally subdivided into two main categories: Humanitarian aid (emergency relief efforts, e.g. in response to natural disasters), and Development aid , aimed at helping countries to achieve long-term sustainable economic growth, with the aim of achieving poverty reduction.
The difference between the
two categories of aid is mainly operational: humanitarian aid requires a
quick response and is more easily standardized; while development aid
requires longer processes of understanding and specific planning. However
most aid agencies carry out both the kinds of aid; and most of
managerial issues that we illustrate in this manual apply equally to both
the categories.
Also while articulating projects and programmes there is the need to link
the two aspects of aid: form one side it is important to follow up emergency
relieve with longer development support; on the other side it is important
to streamline into development activities also prevention of calamities,
i.e. enabling the community to prevent and face emergency situations.
(See
Linking relief, rehabilitation and development (LRRD))
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See also:
Definition of development.