Overseas Aid & International Development

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Introduction

International development can only be defined holistically as improvement of human lives and enhancement of the people 's social welfare . International development constitutes the following provision and /or improvement in sectors of health , education , governance , gender equity and equality , infrastructural facilities , environment , economic empowerment , foreign aid , disaster preparedness and human rights . In to know the status of the welfare in any society , there are some indicators that can be used and these include the following the literacy level , poverty level

, life expectancy and GDP per capita Generally , these indicators have been reported to improve over the past and this has not been possible without involvement of development partners . These development partners include CBO 's , NGO 's , multilateral development agencies and bilateral donors among others . This will focus on Catholic Relief Services (CRS ) approach to international development and outline its contribution to the achievement of the MDG 's

CRS is a non governmental organization that was started back in 1943 by United States ' catholic bishops . Its main aim was to resettle those people who were displaced by the Second World War especially in Europe It is based on Christian religious practices and specifically on catholic doctrine . Ten years later the situation in Europe was regaining its normalcy state and the organization expanded its activities to other parts of the world that include Africa , Eastern Europe , Latin America Caribbean , Asia and middle east . Other than provision of relief services , the organization has been in...