Development

Our development cooperation factsheets outline our Official Development Assistance budget, strategic direction and program highlights.

DFAT would like to invite you to attend our Pacific Regional Big Meet on Wednesday, 19 July 2023, in Suva, Fiji.

DFAT may require a contractor to manage a second phase of the Australia Assists program.

DFAT will go to market for a Managing Contractor to provide program support to the Australia Awards Program.

The DFAT Supplier Engagement Newsletter is now available for reading.

Markets for Change (M4C) is a six-year, $17 million Australian investment in women's economic empowerment in Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. M4C works towards four outcomes.

The aim of PFIP II is to sustainably increase financial inclusion in the Pacific, especially for rural and low-income women, youth and micro-entrepreneurs. PFIP II which began in July 2014.

The mid-term evaluation of PWPP was commissioned by DFAT through the Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development (Pacific Women) Support Unit. The purpose was to undertake an independent assessment of PWPP at the three-year point of its implementation to review progress and the effectiveness of strategies employed.

This program design update outlines the goals of Australia’s support to Fiji’s health sector from January 2022 to December 2024. It is the second phase of the Fiji Health Program (FHP) and is part of the Fiji Program Support Facility. Australia’s bilateral aid program invests about AUD 5-6 million per year into strengthening health services in Fiji, accounting for about 30 per cent of the Facility’s total budget.

Based on the MTR findings and recommendations, the Facility was tasked to undertake a Design Update to refresh the Program for implementation during the period June 2022 to December 2024. This Design Update proposes adjustments to the June 2018 Australia’s Support to Fiji’s Education Sector Design Document (see Annex 1 for an executive summary of the original design).