Aid works. Here are 20 examples that prove it!
When we hear about development aid, it is usually spewing from the mouth of an isolationist politician. While the conclusion “too many of our tax dollars are funding poor people in other countries” seems logical on the surface, it is flawed. Money does flow from developed nations to developing ones, but it’s barely a drop in the bucket for many wealthy superpowers – even after spending on domestic social programs. In 2013, $125.6 billion of aid was allocated globally. If that sounds like a lot, it’s really not – at all. That’s only an average of 0.26% of the hundreds...
