Summary

This country strategy describes Australia's development cooporation program in Laos for the period 2009-15.

Description

Australia's aid engagement in Laos is governed by a country strategy which covers the period 2009 to 2015. The development outcomes we are seeking to contribute to and the specific aid objectives we are seeking to achieve are set out below:

Development Outcome: All boys and girls complete a full course of primary education

• Objective 1: mitigation of key constraints to equitable access to a basic quality education in targeted poor geographic areas
• Objective 2: Better management of Government of Laos and donor resources available to the education sector through the implementation of a jointly agreed10-year education sector framework

Development Outcome: Increased trade and investment in sectors which support poverty reduction

• Objective 3: Policy and institutional impediments to trade and investment addressed in sectors that contribute to inclusive growth.

Development Outcome: Less than quarter of the population living below the poverty line

• Objective 4: Delivery and modelling of effective programs that result in equitable and sustainable improvements to livelihoods in targeted geographic areas.
• Objective 5:Improved prioritisation, deliver efficiency and coordination of mine action resources
• Objective 6: improved rural infrastructure, particularly roads and electrification.

This strategy is available in the following formats:

Australia-Laos Development Cooperation Strategy [PDF 1.73mb]
Australia-Laos Development Cooperation Strategy [Word 1.4mb]