Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
The AusAID works with the governments of developing countries to help them improve the way they deliver economic and community services. The aid is delivered to support the delivery of goods and services (e.g. humanitarian relief, building health clinics and schools, immunizing children), building national institutions and capacities, and initiating policy dialogue and reform by engaging local counterparts in government, civil society and business.
Thematic Focus: AusAID programme support is primarily focused on the following sectors:
Education and Health
Humanitarian and disaster preparedness and response
Economic development
Governance and
General development support
Geographical Focus: AusAID works in all geographical areas of Pakistan with a more focused approach towards under-privileged and remote areas of the country.
Country Programme Strategy: The Governments of Australia and Pakistan signed the Partnership in October 2011. Aid to Pakistan supports efforts to maintain stability and democratic governance, and achieve economic development and poverty reduction in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It focuses on three primary sectors: health, education, and economic development (agriculture and rural development). Issues of related to governance and emergency management response are secondary in its priorities. However, underpinning Australia’s aid program in Pakistan is support to gender equality.
Programmes and Projects: The AusAID has invested US$ 297.4 million in Pakistan over the previous three years. Its investment has contributed to important development results such as:
Training of 8,966 community midwives in rural areas of Khyber PakhtunKhwa since 2008. Over 4,800 of these women have already been deployed to serve the community
Providing free textbooks for 1.56 million children and stipends for 146,560 girls in middle and high school
Performing over 13,000 cataract surgeries and treating more than 52,700 people for eye-related diseases.
During 2012-13, the AusAID has provided US$ 85.7 million in development assistance to Pakistan for:
Screening up to 200,000 children for malnutrition and provide nutrition support for up to 180,000 women.
Improving the quality of education in 584 schools in Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber PakhtunKhwa covering more than 145,000 children.
Basic work skills training (such as carpentry and plumbing) for more than 1,600 people and support 150 new community organizations to implement community infrastructure projects such as road and bridge repair, irrigation and drinking water supply.
Province / Region
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Project Name
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Project Budget USD
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Project Start Date
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Project End date
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National
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Australian Development Scholarships
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Top of Form
$ 9.00
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2014
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2014
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KP
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Capacity Development Plan
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$7.90
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2011
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2015
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KP
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Early Childhood Care and Education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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$14
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2011
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2014
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KP
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Communication for Effective Social Service Delivery (CESSD)
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$3.67
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2011
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2016
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Balochistan and KP
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Agriculture Sector Linkages Program (ASLP) Phase II
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$12.90
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2010
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2015
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Balochistan
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Support to Maternal and Child Health in the Border Areas
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$13.60
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2012
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2015
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Implementing Partners: The AusAID programs are mutually agreed upon by the governments of Australia and Pakistan. These programs are implemented in partnership with government organizations, multi-lateral development organizations, donors, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academia, media, volunteers, and the private sector.
Funding Allocation: The AusAID allocated US$ 96 million for Pakistan in 2012-13. Out of this funding, US$ 74 million were allocated for emergency assistance and reconstruction, US$ 6.6 million were earmarked for agriculture sector linkages programme, and US$ 10 million were allocated for human rights projects. A separate allocation of US$ 120 million was made for IDPs.
The AusAID has an estimated budget of US$ 87.9 million for 2013-14, which will be spent on priority sectors as per following allocations:
An overview of AusAID development assistance to Pakistan from 2001-02 to 2013-14 as follows:
Funding Mechanism: The AusAID provides funding to Government of Pakistan mostly in the form of development grants.
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