need for sustainable development

•the likelihood of sustainable development increases when local people are consulted and involved 

•not only does this provide relief, learning skills means they can be applied independently 

emergency aid and long term aid

•emergency aid is responsive  - and is focused on saving lives

•long-term aid doesn't simply focus on relieving the injured,  but also providing training for the future, so that they are self-sufficient 

ways believers care for the poor in developing countries, including religious charities, aid, fair trade and voluntary service

•sending money

•sending medical help

•providing education and training

•supplying modern machinery 

•being compassionate about debt 

•donate to charities, buying fair-trade and volunteering to work their manually or manage a charity

the work of religious organisations which help to alleviate world poverty

•fair trade

          •an organisation which secure a better deal for farmers and workers globally

          •provides independent certification for the trade chain of products, helping the growing demand for fair-trade products 

          •supports producer organisations, raising awareness of the need for fair-trade

          •fair-trade organisations decide on the minimum price of products 

          •producers are also paid a premium, which goes into infrastructural development 

          •it helps farmers gain a better quality of life, which opportunity for development   

•Christian Aid

          •was set up to help refugees 

          •keen to promote poverty and action to governments, bringing awareness of problems  

          •international aid organisation that helps religious and non-religious victims of poverty

          •managed to promise the richest countries to council the debts they were owed 

          •stops HIV and malaria, helps sustainable farming and make trade fair 

reasons why believers should care for the poor in other countries

•justice, stewardship, we all share a common humanity

•loving each other by preventing disease etc. 

•getting into Heaven 

global interdependence and world trade

•global interdependence means trade with other countries for those items they cannot produce themselves

•LEDC’s buy products they need but at market prices they cannot afford, leading to debt

•interest rates mean that these countries are even poorer, exploiting them 

•world trade systems guides countries’ prices of goods, not helping those in poorer countries as they sell to the highest bidders

•many have to self-produce however are hindered by wealthy farmers taking the best land

examples of LEDC’s

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana 

understanding the problem of poverty in Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs), including exploitation, debt, war, unfair trade, corruption, natural disasters, climate

•exploitation

          •many rich people may use slave / cheap labour from LEDC’s to produce their goods

          •many women may be kidnapped and forced into illegal trade, and so cannot work for

           themselves 

          •the owners are the ones who benefit from this cheap labour 

•debt

     •LEDC’s have fallen behind their repayments, and so the debt has grown

     •they must pay back in ‘hard’ currencies, so the value doesn't go down unlike soft ones

     •the value of a country’s exports goes down, making it almost impossible to recover 

     •money cannot be spent on local infrastructure, undermining the potential local economy 

•war

     •many LEDC’s were former colonies / slave areas where resources have been depleted

     •war ruins the basic materials and so it is impossible to harness the natural resources

     

•unfair trade 

     •LEDC’s have to work for MNC’s and so these companies take advantage of that, exploiting the raw materials 

     •LEDC’s don’t have the funds for secondary industry 

•corruption

          •maintains bad infrastructure, allowing a few to be rich in an unstable government  

          •rise of anti social developments

          •loss of faith in democracy

•natural disasters

          •people have become refugees in their own country 

          •completely dependant on each other for survival, meaning children can’t go to school

          •ruins their infrastructure, meaning they have to start over and destroys their land etc. so they remain poor

          •LEDC’s have bad defences, so are affected more and have to spend money repairing, instead of improving  

•climate 

          •wrong climate means natural vegetation cannot grow, so cannot produce food for money  

          •may put of people visiting their as their are no distinct advantages 

          •may be bad for building things without large investments, putting people off 

          •global warming makes it worse, causing more starvation from MEDC’s 

religious concepts of justice, stewardship and compassion

	Meaning	Action
Justice	•considered to be fair for everyone •often used in criminal trials  •lack of basic necessities is unjust  •God is seen as totally just, and so poverty  offends against God’s sense of justice	•sending out supplies to those in need •provide long-term aid
Compassion	•emotions of sympathy with the desire to  help •humans were created to feel compassion,  challenging us to care	•television appeals •news footage of suffering are uncomfortable  to create guilt because compassion makes  us want to do something about it
Stewardship	•someone in charge of someone’s safety or  in charge of something valuable  •looking after the Earth of God, including  environmental issues and world poverty •people are part of ‘the creation’ and so we  should care for everyone as well	•allowing people access for water and to  grow food  •charities set up to send resources to those  who need it

teachings from religions, both traditional and contemporary, about world poverty

•“the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil” - Paul

          •money feeds jealousy etc. and we may feel hatred towards others over it or do bad things 

•“you cannot serve both God and money” - Jesus

          •devoting yourself to money means you cannot devote yourself to God

          •this draws a distinction between temporal an eternal value - where one is temporary and the other may continue for eternity - dichotomy is at the heart of Christianity 

•“those who will not work shall not eat”

          •if people choose to be lazy, they shouldn't reap the rewards that others gain

          •it highlights that those who cannot work are not at blame for themselves 

•“love your neighbour as yourself”

          •if you see a person if suffering, you should try to help them as you would hope they would do to you 

•“it’s easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich person to enter the

  Kingdom of Heaven”

          •you cannot take your possessions to Heaven so you should work on your spiritual

           possessions

          •you should live by the eternal values of God and not temporal ones 

          •a huge difference in society means that empathy cannot exist - these values are opposite when there is so much poverty

•the parable of ‘The Good Samaritan’ teaches that people in need, need to be helped, even if they are of a different race or religion 

•spending life obsessively gaining money prevents Christians getting close to God or showing their love for God - the money should be used to help the poor and homeless instead 

key terminology for world poverty

•dominion: human control over the planet - the rights to use resources since they are created in God’s image

•global interdependence: other countries depending on each other for trade, aid etc. 

•LEDC: less economically developed countries

•long-term aid: the preparation or prevention of fitter disasters e.g education and training

•MEDC: more economically developed countries 

•short-term aid: an immediate response to solve an issue 

•stewardship: the belief that humans and the Earth are created by the same God - they neither control or own but have the same responsibility to look after it 

•sustainable development: meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations 

•tithing: giving back during harvest i.e a gratitude offering of a percentage of your income