Help can be collaboration or assistance.
Before proceeding to determine the meaning of the term help , we have to establish its etymological origin. In this case, it must be said that it is a word that derives from Latin. Specifically, it comes from the verb adiutare , which can be translated as "help."
Aid is called cooperation , help or assistance . There are countless types of help depending on the context since human beings are social beings and always establish links with their peers: in many of these relationships, help is provided or received. For example: "Do you need help with those bags?" , "Luckily a man helped me and I was able to find the hotel before nightfall," "The woman, desperate, entered the church to ask for help but found no one in the temple."
All people, on any day of their daily lives, help or are helped at some point. An individual can be helped when they cannot find an address or while preparing dinner at home. This same subject, in turn, can help a blind person cross the street and his child do his schoolwork.
Solidarity and humanitarian aid
There are people who need solidarity help to satisfy their basic needs: that is why they ask passers-by to help them with money, food, etc. This help is often channeled through institutions such as the Catholic Church or non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ).
There are many types of aid, including, for example, so-called humanitarian aid . This is what is carried out in order to provide aid to populations that have suffered a war or any adverse natural phenomenon such as an earthquake, floods, a tsunami...
In this way, with this kind of help what we try is to give the population not only food to satisfy their hunger but also medical supplies, clothing... That is, we try to cover all the needs that the survivors have at that moment. . Help that can come not only from ordinary citizens but also from associations, NGOs, governments or international organizations.
Receiving help is essential in many situations.
Foreign cooperation
The concept of foreign aid , on the other hand, is used to name the money that the most powerful countries send to underdeveloped nations to help alleviate their economic and social problems.
If the aid is intended for populations that are going through a crisis, it is called humanitarian aid , as we already indicated.
Help in computing and aviation
In the field of computing , many programs (software) have a tool known as Help that assists the user in different issues related to the operation of the system.
Likewise, we cannot ignore the existence of what is known as visual landing aid . This term refers to the set of facilities that are used to help airplanes and similar ships in the landing process. Specifically, they help pilots to be able to undertake this action in the safest way possible.
There are several types of these radio aids, among which we can highlight windsocks, radio beacons and what responds to the name PAPI. These are visual aids so it is zenith-elevation.