← Back to Fala2Me

unstructured aid

[/ʌnˈstrʌktʃərd eɪd/]
nounpl: unstructured aid (uncountable)
ajuda não estruturada
1. Financial or material assistance provided without a formal framework, conditions, or specific organizational structure
The NGO distributed unstructured aid to families affected by the disaster.
A ONG distribuiu ajuda não estruturada para famílias afetadas pelo desastre.
2. Development assistance that lacks predetermined goals, monitoring mechanisms, or conditionality
Unstructured aid can sometimes lead to inefficiency and lack of accountability.
A ajuda não estruturada pode às vezes levar à ineficiência e falta de responsabilidade.
Synonyms
informal aidad hoc assistanceunconditional aidflexible assistance
Antonyms
structured aidconditional aidformal assistanceprogrammed aid

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ajuda não estruturada
Standard usage in development and humanitarian contexts
Portugal
ajuda não estruturada
Consistent terminology in international cooperation discourse

Related Idioms & Phrases

off-the-books assistance
grassroots aid
bottom-up support
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →