The Importance Of Foreign Aid

Kenan Bardhaj
Does foreign aid really help the recipient countries?
I come from Kosovo, country that used a lot of international foreign aid through the years. I was by myself part of this story, part of this history. Through all these years I understood importance of having foreign aid from others when this aid is a need for you. I remember a time when as a student I have been refuge in Macedonia, homeless and without any penny in my pocket. I was subject of foreign aid, I appreciated it. In our days, we see different people around the world facing with a lot of social and economical difficulties, extreme poverty, hungry, natural disasters, conflicts and emergences. In these circumstances rational people should react and provide needed support

This aid encourages development of financially unstable economies to improving quality and quantity in production and increase of employment. To illustrate this, investments in Agriculture in undeveloped countries, financed by USAID and other international programs, have increased level of productivity and level of quality in food production. In addition, agro Investments in undeveloped countries had positive impact in increase of number of people employed in this sector. Also, financial aid in undeveloped countries creates possibilities to the producers to have better access in new technologies and this fact have positive impact in their production process. In addition, foreign aid in undeveloped countries helps to save people lives from different diseases and it also improves development of health care system and health care technology. For instance, international community is participating in Africa with health experts in order to prevent diseases such as Ebola and other epidemical diseases. Or, World Bank has supported government of Kosovo in health sector by establishing mandatory health insurance reform. This reform will develop and improve the quality and efficiency of health care system in Kosovo. USAID and EU member states invested in several hospitals in Kosovo with medical equipment and

We can see these problems every day and they are present everywhere. As we can understand from all of this, foreign aid helps undeveloped countries to build their institutions from scratch after conflicts. Another important fact is that this aid, save people lives in cases of natural disasters such as: emergencies, conflicts, earthquakes, floods, and other similar disasters. In addition foreign aid helps different countries in: development of their economies, health care and educational system, in order to create better living standards for all people around the world. After all I strongly believe that foreign aid is important in our days because there are always people in need that lives in different parts of the world. We have to keep in mind that people in need and countries in need will always be part of our everyday life. These people have to be supported by rich people because as rational human being we have moral obligation toward them. We should always be persistent to help each other, regardless our color, race or