Of the total AACES expenditure of $13,088,890 for 2011–12, approximately 75 per cent was spent on program activities in maternal and child health, food security, and water, sanitation and hygiene.
Figure 1: AACES expenditure by sector
Table 1: Year one actual expenditure by sector (A$), and expenditure by sector (%)
| Sector | A$ | % |
|---|---|---|
| Food security | 3,519,052 | 27% |
| Maternal and child health | 3,396,294 | 26% |
| Water, sanitation and hygiene | 2,829,112 | 22% |
| Building accountability for service delivery | 1,785,766 | 13% |
| Monitoring and evaluation | 1,289,123 | 10% |
| Development education (Australia) | 269,543 | 2% |
| TOTAL | 13,088,890 | 100% |
Figure 2: AACES expenditure by country
Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya accounted for the greatest portion of individual country expenditure in 2011–12, followed by Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ethiopia, Zambia, Mozambique, Ghana, Australia and Rwanda.
All of the NGO projects are being delivered in two or more countries and so where budget items are not specific to one country; these have been included as multi-country expenditures.