It is unclear whether raising awareness of U.S. aid contributions would make a difference.
Under the program, the Department of Veterans Affairs matches school aid contributions made to eligible veterans.
Though Russia's aid contributions to Kyrgyzstan pale in comparison with aid from Western countries, Russia's strategy has earned dividends.
By Samantha Henig August 17, 2010 A fifth of Pakistan is underwater, yet aid contributions to offset the damages are only "trickling in".
Second, even if the US and UK do not decrease aid contributions, there is still a risk that they would allow humanitarian action to fall prey to politics.
Worldwide humanitarian aid contributions in 2013 were at their highest level for five years, putting the sector's aims and practices under the spotlight.
The UN last week said it had received just $22m£14m4m) of the $415m it had appealed for as it called for aid contributions to be "dramatically ramped up".
In other words, some of the very countries that so love to tout their foreign aid contributions are the ones enabling mass theft from developing countries.
That is why Mr O'Neill's argument against more aid is so misleading, and why, despite aid's sorry record, it is shameful that America's aid contributions are so low.
Ukip intends to repeal the 0.7% commitment and bring the UK's aid contributions in line with those of the US, which currently spends 0.2% of its national income on overseas aid.
