Development

This report outlines the progress, including key activities and achievements, of the DFAT-funded Workforce Development Program in Timor-Leste (WDPTL) for the period January to December 2020.

Partnerships for Improving Education supports the Government of Papua New Guinea to improve the delivery of, access to, and quality of education for the children of PNG.

Australia’s Aid Investment Plan (AIP) for Solomon Islands (2015-2019) sets out a gradual adjustment in Australian aid towards a greater focus on supporting economic growth, away from stability.

DFAT has a requirement for a Contractor to manage the implementation of the PNG Partnerships for Improving Education (PIE) program.

DFAT’s Specialist Health Service (SHS) is an Australian Government-funded Facility sourcing technical assistance to support DFAT’s portfolio of health investments at global, regional and country levels.

An Independent Progress Review (IPR) was commissioned to assess the performance of the Coalitions for Change Program (Phase 2) against its objectives and the program’s continuing relevance including its operational arrangements, in the context of the Philippines’ advanced middle-income status and the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (MAMPU) was an 8-year program ($110.8m) with two 4-year phases. MAMPU aimed to improve Indonesian women’s access to essential services and other government programs in order to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment and support the achievement of relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Indonesia Australia Partnership for Infrastructure (KIAT) is a ten-year Facility that supports the Government of Indonesia’s goal of sustainable and inclusive growth through improved access to quality infrastructure for all people. KIAT provides technical assistance and advisory services to improve infrastructure policy, planning and delivery in response to agreed priorities.

BANGGA Papua (Building the Welfare of Papuan Generations and Families) is a universal child grant program, initiated by the Papua Provincial Government using its Special Autonomy (Otonomi Khusus, Otsus) Fund. Australia’s KOMPAK and MAHKOTA development assistance programs supported the development and implementation of the program.

The DFAT-funded program Towards a Strong and Prosperous Indonesian Society (MAHKOTA) commissioned an evaluation to investigate, document, and communicate its contribution to the development and content of supporting government regulations to the National Disability Law (Law No. 8/2016), specifically the government regulation (peraturan pemerintah: PP) on the provision of social welfare (PP. No.52/2019 for people with disability and the PP on the provision of habilitation and rehabilitation services for people with disability (PP. no.70/2020).