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Governance and Security Aid Effectiveness Dead Aid Is Dead Wrong | ONE http://www.one.org/c/us/hottopic/910/ Living Proof| Campus| INT’L| USA Welcome. Join Us. Search ONE.org Home // Policy News // Policy Hot Topics // Dead Aid Is Dead Wrong Share LinkedIn Digg Facebook Email to a friend Print this article In her book, Dead Aid, Dambisa Moyo claims that aid to Africa has done nothing to alleviate poverty on the continent and should be shut off in five years. It's a provocative book, with relevant points about the need for greater trade and investment, two things we support and have worked for several years to increase. But many of Moyo's claims do not hold up, and her proposal to cut off aid to Africa would quite literally lead to the deaths of millions of Africans. Even at 1 of 6 06/12/2011 11:32 AM Dead Aid Is Dead Wrong | ONE http://www.one.org/c/us/hottopic/910/ current assistance levels, there is not enough AIDS medicine for everyone who needs it in Africa. Health care workers are forced to decide who lives and who dies for lack of pills that cost less than 50 cents a day. The book's concept - that aid to Africa has not worked - is nothing new. Moyo bases her argument on incorrect and undocumented facts while failing to differentiate between different types of aid. Without citing sources she makes inaccurate claims, such as asserting that two-thirds of U.S. AIDS funding (PEPFAR) goes to abstinence programs, when in fact, only 7% of all PEPFAR funding for focus-countries in 2008 was earmarked for abstinence and "be faithful" programs. One of Moyo's most puzzling choices in Dead Aid is her portrayal of all aid as coming in the form of direct cash to governments-or "government to government aid." In doing so, Moyo glosses over one of the most prominent forms of aid: health and humanitarian aid, including medicine, equipment support and health infrastructure, which has made a big impact in the lives of Africans. Here are the facts on the aid Moyo claims has not worked: In 2007 alone, more than 2 million Africans were receiving life-saving AIDS treatment, up from only 50,000 in 2002. Between 2005 and 2007, malaria cases and deaths in Rwanda and Ethiopia were more than halved thanks to a dramatic increase in bed nets and access to anti-malaria medication. Between 1999 and 2006, 34 million more African children went to school for the first time. All of these successes are directly attributable to a combination of increasingly effective aid, improved African governance, targeted debt relief and the hard work of people in Africa. Development assistance is not a panacea, but targeted, smart aid has a positive role to play in promoting development in the poorest countries - especially during a struggling global economy -alongside other prerequisites for progress: trade, private investment and improved governance. The progress sub-Saharan Africa needs in order to attain economic growth will require a significant increase in aid, not a reduction. Accessing markets and attracting investment requires basic infrastructure like roads, electricity, clean water and technological capacity, as well as a healthy population. In recent years, development assistance has played a critical role in supporting many African countries to achieve the conditions they need to best reap the benefits of trade and investment for their people. At ONE, we always advocate for "smart" aid that not only delivers results, but also strengthens national governance by supporting citizen efforts to hold their governments accountable. Moyo's proposals would dramatically cut funding for these vital democratic processes. Moyo has also said that African voices are not being heard enough on the world stage. We could not agree more. In talking to the Africans we work with-including many people working on the ground in clinics, small businesses and schools-we have heard a great deal of concern about Moyo's proposals (see "Africans Speak Out" and news posts from the ONE blog for specific examples). Below are comments on aid by Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in a recent op-ed in the Washington Post and from Alex Coutinho, a champion in the fight against AIDS in Uganda. 2 of 6 06/12/2011 11:32 AM Dead Aid Is Dead Wrong | ONE http://www.one.org/c/us/hottopic/910/ Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, The Washington Post, April 9, 2009: "The citizens and leaders of donor nations should recognize how important their assistance has been to the new leadership in Africa and how appreciative most Africans are for this partnership. Critics say that African economies are shrinking, that poverty is rising and that failing aid is the culprit. But this argument is at least a decade out of date. Africa's turnaround is real, the evidence indisputable. Africans themselves have been the key to this reversal, but more effective aid has played an important role. Reducing aid would slow private- sector growth, stall poverty reduction, and undermine peace and stability in countries that are struggling to become part of the global economy. Dr. Alex Coutinho, Executive Director, Infectious Disease Institute, Uganda, March 2009: "In the area of HIV the world has seen a remarkable partnership between nations and individuals that has saved 3 million lives and prevented 10 million orphans. The irresponsible suggestion by Ms. Moyo that western aid be stopped in 5 years would result in death on a genocidal scale. Moyo should come back to the real Africa and see what smart aid can achieve." Policy News BRIEFING CENTER Africans Speak Out MARCH 29 2009 If you really want to know what Africans - leaders, policy makers and aid beneficiaries -- think about aid and what many Africans working on the ground to improve the lives of poor people think about Ms. Moyo's prescriptions, read these comments. MORE The Facts about Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo MARCH 28 2009 Dead Aid, a new book by economist Dambisa Moyo, claims that aid is the cause of all of Africa's problems. While ONE has never argued that development assistance is a panacea, the facts are clear that targeted aid does have a positive role to play in promoting development in the poorest countries - especially at this time of global economic crisis. This role must be seen alongside other prerequisites for progress: trade, private investment and improved governance. MORE One Blog 3 of 6 06/12/2011 11:32 AM Dead Aid Is Dead Wrong | ONE http://www.one.org/c/us/hottopic/910/ News & Analysis from the ONE BLOG JUN 6 comments Schneidman: Helping Africa Save Itself 30 Posted by Virginia Simmons 2009 Witney W. Schneidman, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Of State For African Affairs In The Clinton Administration, and friend to ONE, published this important article about aid in the July 13, 2009, issue of Newsweek. The beginning of his article is below, the full piece is on the Newsweek ... MORE JUN 24 comments Aid Debate Recap 7 Posted by Lisa.Fleisher 2009 On Monday, we noted that the Munk debates program would feature a discussion about foreign aid and we encouraged those who watched to post their thoughts and reactions. ONE's Policy Advisory Board member Paul Collier, along with Stephen Lewis, Dambisa Moyo, and Hernando de Soto talked for almost two ... MORE MAY 11 comments Steve Radelet: We’re asking the wrong question 29 Posted by Chris Scott 2009 On the Financial Times blog, Steve Radelet offers a response to the question “Is aid working?” Radelet takes to task Dambisa Moyo’s “extreme views” by suggesting the more important question is “Under what circumstances does aid work, and what can be done to make it more effective?”Excerpts below ... MORE MAY 3 comments Mo Ibrahim: Good governance will bolster African aid 29 Posted by Chris Scott 2009 In the Financial Times, Mo Ibrahim argues that while investment and good governance will ultimately solve Africa’s problems, “effective aid has an important role to play in the quest for sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction.” Ibrahim offers this assessment in light of the recent debate about aid in ... MORE 4 of 6 06/12/2011 11:32 AM Dead Aid Is Dead Wrong | ONE http://www.one.org/c/us/hottopic/910/ MAY 14 comments Sachs: Moyo's Confused Attack on Aid for Africa 28 Posted by Josh Lozman 2009 Economist Jeff Sachs has issued a substantive response on the Huffington Post to Dambisa Moyo's recent attempt to undermine his concerns with the lack of facts and policy rigor in Moyo’s book Dead Aid. For those following this debate, it’s worth reading the exchange.Some excerpts are ... MORE MAY 9 comments Jeffrey Sachs: Aid Ironies View All 26 Related Posted by Virginia Simmons 2009 Posts from the ONE Jeffrey Sachs wrote a strong op-ed in the Huffington Post on Sunday Blog outlining the flaws he sees in many anti-aid critics arguments and highlighting the many benefits of effective aid. I pulled out some excerpts below, but recommend reading the full piece. The debate about foreign aid Policy News has become farcical ... MORE CURRENT HOT TOPICS A Better Way to Better Aid Raise a hand for education The Beginning of the End of AIDS Fight the Famine, Feed the Future More Hot Topics in Policy RELATED ISSUES Debt Cancellation Trade and Investment 5 of 6 06/12/2011 11:32 AM Dead Aid Is Dead Wrong | ONE http://www.one.org/c/us/hottopic/910/ Governance and Security Aid Effectiveness 6 of 6 06/12/2011 11:32 AM.
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