Some people think that rich countries often give financial aid to poor countries to solve poverty, but other people think that rich countries should give other types of help to the poor countries rather than the financial aid. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Some people think that rich countries often give financial aid to poor countries to solve poverty, but other people think that rich countries should give other types of help to poor countries rather than financial aid. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Billions of dollars are donated to poor countries each year in order to relieve the suffering of their people. Whether directly offering financial aid to poor areas is effective has become controversial. Views on this topic vary considerably.

It is often argued that offering simple financial aid can bring about a host of benefits. One reason for this view is that those introverted countries are usually suffering from natural disasters, disease and famine due to the lack of money. But these difficulties can be immediately solved, once they receive the donations. Besides, these funds can be invested in the construction of basic infrastructure, such as hospitals, education and transportation, which consequently not only can increase job opportunities, but also boost the local economy.

In contrast, opponents of this view maintain that other alternative types of help may be more effective in solving poverty. For example, scientists and experts can be dispatched to poor countries, and teach the local residents to use the advanced technologies and improve their productivity and working efficiency, so that they can develop a self-independence economy. Furthermore, those poor countries can also benefit from international trade, as they can deliver natural resources or cheap labour to other developed countries.

In conclusion, I think directly financial aid may bring some problems. The donations may flow into bad government and be used in some unimportant projects, resulting in the waste of resources and undermining the enthusiasm in developed countries to offer aid. But my personal view is that those types of help should be combined reasonably in order to get the optimum solution.