Samenvatting

Along with one part of the world becoming richer and another part of the world staying behind in their growth, development aid has become more important than ever. The main purpose of this report was to examine the effects of the
implementation of the Paris Declaration in Ethiopia. This main question was divided into five sub questions in order to produce results on which the conclusion is based.
Questions were researched using both primary and secondary data. The primary data included interviews with three organisations involved in the Paris Declaration, whereas secondary data consisted of analysing the Paris Declaration
on Aid. In addition, qualitative research was done through interviewing, which provided the information needed to apply a case study on how the implementation of the Declaration worked out in Ethiopia. Altogether, this clarified the
situation on to what the principles of the Paris Declaration are and how they promote advancement. Furthermore, the relevance of the Paris Declaration on Aid, its criticisms and challenges and how development assistance has worked
out since 2005 were questions that were clarified.
Based on the research, it can be concluded that to some extent, the Paris Declaration has positive effects on the development aid administered in Ethiopia. However, in order to continue for the country to develop, more attention should
be paid to helping the most vulnerable. Now the cooperation and the governments systems have somewhat improved, it is necessary to deepen the development assistance and principles of the Paris Declaration to a more personal level.