Why should countries like Britain give aid to Third World Countries?

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Why should countries like Britain give aid to Third World Countries

Third world countries are countries that have hardly any money, can’t support themselves, under developed economically, over populated and have had a recent disaster like an earthquake e.g.: Ethiopia, Mozambique and Bangladesh Countries like Britain are countries which are wealthy, have a good government and are in a low risk disaster areas,        and have also set up aid programs like comic relief and children in need where people phone in and give any amount of money of the amount they raised by being sponsored to do something like running across Britain, sometimes some of the TV celebrates do something as well.

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There are 3 main types of aid, Disaster aid, Government grants and loans and technical assistance. Disaster aid is given in countries where there has just been a natural disaster. Technical assistance is sending a qualified person out to a third world country and passing on their skills so they can do the same. Government grants and loans give money for the purchase of agricultural equipment, development of industries and improvement of communications e.g. Railways and roads

I think that in the future people will get fed up with giving aid, but at the moment I think ...

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