1. United Nations Specialised Agencies

2. UNICEF United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund Emergency aid (e.g. wars, famines, natural disasters etc.) Food, medicine, shelter, qualified teams Short-term

3. FAO Food and Agricultural Organisation Long-term development aim of improving food production Help African countries to help themselves Irrigation projects in Sudan, expert training for Ethiopian farmers, higher quality seeds to increase crops in Chad etc.

4. WHO World Health Organisation Long-term development aim of improving health standards Immunisation, birth control, health education Setting up medical centres in Burkina Faso, immunisation programmes for Rwandan refugees, birth control projects in Nigeria etc.

5. UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Long-term development aim of improving educational standards Increasing employment opportunities by raising literacy rates Providing primary education in Somalia, adult literacy courses in Niger, colleges for adults in Ghana

6. ‘REAL AID’ Good aid, not ‘tied’, in long-term interests of developing country rather than the donor If it is not helping African countries to become more self-sufficient it is not real aid Improving water supplies to villages, health care facilities, infrastructure (roads, communications, electric supplies) etc.