The British Government recently made public its detailed plans aimed at reducing poverty and changing the lives of millions of poor people around the world. The operational plans explain the actions the UK government will take through DFID operations in the countries it operates for achieving these goals over the next four years.
The plans describe the measures the Britain will take for improving the effectiveness of aid programmes towards achieving the goals and measure progress up to 2015, including:
In Bangladesh, lifting 5 million people out of extreme poverty
In Ethiopia, providing basic healthcare for 7.5 million people
In Pakistan, getting more than 4 million more children into school
In Democratic Republic of Congo, protecting 15 million people from malaria
In Uganda, getting access to contraception for 1.35 million more women
In Zambia, supporting more than 3 million people to vote in the next elections
In Sierra Leone, ensuring 1 million people get access to drinking water
These plans are the result of several reviews undertaken earlier this year to review the comprehensive aid programmes for making sure that Britain’s aid budget produces the optimum results. The three reviews examined:
– every DFID country programme
– each international organisation the department funds
– the way the UK responds to humanitarian emergencies
“I am delighted to make these plans public. As part of the UK Aid Transparency Guarantee, we have committed to showing the British public where every penny of their aid money goes and the difference it makes to the lives of poorest people around the world” said the International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell.
He added “In each country and region we work in, we will focus our effort where the need is greatest, not only saving but transforming millions of lives by providing access to food, clean drinking water, basic healthcare and education.”
Detailed plans for each country can be seen by clicking the link.
