Australian Aid

Direct assistance with the drafting of new water policy and legislation that directly supports capacity building on basin management with the Nepalese Government.

Kathmandu#KMDU/2015-2016/014 Initiating health system response on Mental Health in Nepal

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a small grants scheme administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through Australia's diplomatic posts in developing partner countries. The DAP's objective is to deliver targeted local level assistance. The total value of this multi-country initiative is $22 million expensed over the 2015-16 financial year. Funding for this activity supports the development of a resource centre for the Nepal Association for the Welfare of the Blind.

Kathmandu#KMDU/2015-2016/013 Reducing Obstetric Fistula in women through Awareness and Sensitization Program in Rural Nepal

Kathmandu#KMDU/2015-2016/017 Empowerment of Education and Communication of Deaf People

Kathmandu#KMDU/2015-2016/009 Expansion and further strengthening of Occupational Therapy and vocational training

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) 2015-16 is a small grants scheme administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through Australia's diplomatic posts in developing partner countries. The DAP's objective is to deliver targeted local level assistance. This funding supports the WASH for Senior Citizens program in Nepal.

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) 2015-16 is a small grants scheme administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through Australia's diplomatic posts in developing partner countries. The DAP's objective is to deliver targeted local level assistance. This funding supports the Crash Course on Psychosocial Counselling.

Kathmandu#KMDU/2015-2016/016 Building Resilient and Sustainable Women Owned SMEs for Economic Growth and Recovery of nepal

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) 2015-16 is a small grants scheme administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through Australia's diplomatic posts in developing partner countries. The DAP's objective is to deliver targeted local level assistance. This funding supports the Digital Library at Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya.

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) 2015-16 is a small grants scheme administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through Australia's diplomatic posts in developing partner countries. The DAP's objective is to deliver targeted local level assistance. This funding supports Disaster Reporting Training in Nepal.

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) 2015-16 is a small grants scheme administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through Australia's diplomatic posts in developing partner countries. The DAP's objective is to deliver targeted local level assistance. This funding supports the Haemodialysis Service at arogya Foundation in Nepal.

Kathmandu#KMDU/2015-2016/006 Initative for legal education for Muslim Community for promotion of gender equality

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) 2015-16 is a small grants scheme administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through Australia's diplomatic posts in developing partner countries. The DAP's objective is to deliver targeted local level assistance. This funding supports Land resource information research opportunities in Burma.

Kathmandu#KMDU/2015-2016/004 Equipment Purchase: Integrated slit lamp green laser with motorized table oct

Kathmandu#KMDU/2015-2016/002 Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening and Prevention Project

Kathmandu#KMDU/2015-2016/003 Promotion of Self-Regulation Through Capacity Building of Journalists for Strengthening Media Independence and Democracy

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) 2015-16 is a small grants scheme administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through Australia's diplomatic posts in developing partner countries. The DAP's objective is to deliver targeted local level assistance. This funding supports the provision of an Ultrasound Machine for Siddhi Hospital in Nepal.

Funding under this activity provided financial support for the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees to deliver emergency food, water and shelter to vulnerable displaced persons located within Nepal affected by the earthquake.

Funding provided to ACIAR to aims to see if information and communication technology (ICT)-based extension services can reach farmers, delivering information when and as needed.

Following a devastating earthquake on April 25th 2015, the Australian Defence Force delivered over 13 tonnes of Australian Aid to Nepal and evacuated 106 Australian and other foreign nationals to Thailand. Using two RAAF C-17A Globemaster III strategic airlift aircraft, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade-supplied aid was flown into Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport. Civilian evacuees then boarded the aircraft and were flown out to Bangkok. The C-17s also carried into Kathmandu five Defence personnel who were then integrated into the staff of the Australian Embassy to assist with the Australian Government response to the disaster.

The Eastern Gangetic Plains is one of the most densely populated, poverty stricken belts in South Asia. Behind this persisting poverty are deeply entrenched social structures of class and caste, with a high incidence of inequitable landlord-tenant relations. This is combined with poor access to irrigation water in the dry season, limited irrigation capacity and low agricultural innovation. The overall aim of the project is to improve the livelihood of woman, marginal and tenant farmers through improved water use and increased dry season agricultural production. Specific objectives are to determine: existing water resources and sustainable utilisation for irrigation from tanks and groundwater; the socio-economic, structural and institutional constraints to sustainable water use; and evaluate approaches for access to water for irrigation focusing on using renewable technologies and alternate approaches to land tenure and their impact on livelihoods and resilience.

This project focuses on the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) of Bangladesh, India and Nepal, home to 300 million people, with the world’s highest concentration of rural poverty and a strong dependence on agriculture for food security and livelihoods. The EGP has the potential to become a major contributor to South Asian regional food security, but rice and wheat productivity remain low and diversification is limited. The project addresses two research questions: would farm management practices based on the principles of conservation agriculture and the efficient use of water resources provide a foundation for increasing smallholder crop productivity and resilience; and would institutional innovations that strengthen adaptive capacity and link farmers to markets and support services enable both women and men farmers to continue to innovate in the face of climate and economic change.

Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships are internationally competitive, merit-based scholarships provided by the Australian Government that support citizens of the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas to undertake study, research development programmes in Australia and attain formal qualifications. The program provide life changing opportunities overseas students and professionals to access learning and research opportunities. These scholarships are managed by the Australian Department of Education and are additional to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Australia Awards scholarships.

Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships are internationally competitive, merit-based scholarships provided by the Australian Government that support citizens of the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas to undertake study, research and professional development programmes in Australia to build enduring links among potential future leaders and institutions, promote reform and improved educational governance, enhance mutual understanding and knowledge.

Nepal ranks as the 17th poorest country in the world, with 41% of the population reportedly under-nourished and 30 of its 75 districts food insecure. Sixty six per cent of the population lives off a combination of agriculture and forest products. Factors preventing forestry systems from providing adequate livelihoods include low productivity, sub-optimal management, limited marketing opportunities and inequitable centralised planning and service delivery. This project in the Middle Hills of Nepal has three main objectives, to improve: the capacity of household-based agroforestry systems, the functioning of community-based forestry systems, and the productivity of and equitable access to under-utilised agricultural land.

In eastern India and Nepal tanks (small reservoirs) are still used for irrigation, livestock and domestic purposes, but fisheries are emerging as their primary usage. Competition between irrigation and fisheries often creates a rift within communities, resulting in management issues that directly contribute to poor tank maintenance. The primary objective of this 10-month scoping study is to investigate the characteristics of tanks and tank irrigation in East Indian states (West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa) and the terai (plains) of Nepal. The constraints identified and opportunities envisaged will assist the development of a 3-year ACIAR research proposal.

More than half of Nepal’s population live in poverty. Poor access to health and education, low literacy rates, limited agricultural productivity, malnutrition and inequities resulting from traditional social structures limit Nepal’s ability to make gains in social development. The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research supports collaborative research in Nepal, including projects on small ruminants, wheat and legumes, and Australian Aid has supported community forestry research and development activities. Funding under this initiative supports ACIAR scoping to identify research and priorities in Nepal.

Evolving climate resilient agricultural technologies will increase farm production and productivity vis-à-vis continuous management of natural and manmade resources constitute an integral part of sustaining agriculture in the era of climate change. This project supports research and capacity building to enhance the resilience of Nepalese agriculture covering crops, livestock and fisheries to climatic variability and climate change through development and application of improved production and risk management technologies.

Many Asian economies depend more on agriculture than those of developed countries, and have less resilient institutions, they will be more heavily affected by climate change. The poorest farmers bear the brunt of climate change because they live in the more vulnerable areas. The impacts of climate change will amplify the current food security crisis. Funding under this initiative aims to resolve institutional and policy related research gaps for climate resilient farming systems intensification.

Funding under this activity represents Australian Centre of International Agricultural Research appropriated funds that, at the time of recording, are yet to be committed to aid research activities. For some periods negative transactions may be recorded. These negative transactions represent a reallocation of funds to an identified activity rather than a reduction in assistance.

Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships are internationally competitive, merit-based scholarships provided by the Australian Government that support citizens of the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas to undertake study, research and professional development programmes in Australia to build enduring links among potential future leaders and institutions, promote reform and improved educational governance, enhance mutual understanding and knowledge.

The investment assists the Government of Nepal to devise a National Water Resources Policy (NWRP). NWRP will be instrumental in providing a policy framework for provinces and local governments to devise their own policies in the federal Nepal thus assisting Nepal’s sub-national governments in water governance. The investment will also leverage in World Bank and Asian Development Bank supported massive infrastructure projects in the sector for their post construction distribution system management through NWRP. GoN will be benefitted from expertise of International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and International Centre of Excellence in Water Resource Management (ICEWaRM).

UNFPA Nepal with the funding support from the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) initiated a project on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) since 2016 in five districts, namely Bajhang, Baitadi, Rukum, Sindhuli and Udayapur in Nepal.The project aims to ensure young people (in/out of school) have adequate information and knowledge on various dimensions of gender equality and sexual and reproductive health to empower and enable them to make informed decisions about their lives.Building on the successes and lessons learnt over the years, both from UNFPA’s CSE programs and the Gender Based Violence Prevention and Response (GBVPR) Programme – the new phase of the programme aims to tackle the root causes of gender based violence. It will do so by expanding CSE for increased awareness amongst relevant population to challenge the social norms and strengthening a multi-sectoral approach by leveraging role of the Education sector in the GBV prevention land

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) aims at advancing developmental outcomes in Nepal with projects primarily focussed on practical and tangible results at the local communities. DAP projects aim to enhance people-to-people linkages between Australia and Nepal through community level activities. DAP project activities promote disability inclusion, gender equality and sustainable transfer of information into communities by providing equal opportunities for participation, contribution, decision-making, and social and economic well-being. The total estimated value of this investment is $0.9 million to be expensed over 6 years, starting during the 2019-20 financial year.

She Leads is International Foundation for Electoral System ( IFES) women’s leadership training that builds the capacity of women to become leaders and advance their electoral and political knowledge through a unique multi-modular approach. The project is targeting to achieve the following outcomes: Outcome 1: Newly elected women engage effectively in political dialogue. Outcome 2: Family members, including men and community leaders, support and encourage women’s political participation. Outcome 3: Political parties support women's involvement in political discussions and dialogues at the local level. The total estimated value of this investment is $1.8 million to be expensed over 2 years, starting during the 2018-19 financial year.

Technical Assistance for Micro Enterprise Development for Poverty Alleviation, (MEDPA-TA) project will be fully anchored within government’s ongoing MEDPA programme to support its effective and efficient implementation. The project team will work closely with the federal and provincial level government officials designated to work for MEDPA in rolling out MEDPA implementation in all 753 local governments through allocations of budgets, provisions of micro-enterprise development policies and guidelines, building capacities and strong collaboration between local, provincial and federal governments.

Australian Aid: Friendship Grants is a three-year, $10 million small grants program which will engage a diverse group of Australian community organisations (ACOs) in the delivery of Australia’s aid program. The program will provide small grants of between $30,000 and $60,000, in three annual grant rounds, to Australian organisations who are not currently partnering with DFAT to expand or enhance their international development work in the Indo-Pacific region, including through new projects. Friendship Grant recipients are also required to provide a 20 per cent contribution to the activity, either in-kind or financially.

Australia Awards Scholarships are international scholarships funded by the Australian Government offering the next generation of global leaders an opportunity to undertake study, research and professional development. The Awards strive to develop leadership potential and stimulate lasting change by empowering a global network of talented individuals through high-quality education experiences in Australia and overseas. Recipients return home with new ideas and knowledge, and the ability to make a significant contribution to their home countries as leaders in their field. Funding under this initiative supports the global delivery for the 2019 intake over 9 years, starting 2018-19.

Alumni funding provides posts with catalytic funding to grow a global alumni community that actively engages and promotes Australia and advances our national interests. Meaningful engagement with our global alumni contributes to Australia’s national interest by strengthening our support to development leaders in key areas of national interest such as infrastructure, gender, health, education, economics and science. Posts can leverage the access and reach of Australia’s diplomatic network to connect alumni to each other and to Australia to share information, knowledge and resources, mobilise engagement with alumni through events, professional development, business research and opportunities and to celebrate the achievements and ongoing two-way linkages between alumni and Australia. Each Posts gets an allocation and often this is the Post’s only funding available for alumni activities.

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a flexible small-grants program funded by the Australian Government and managed by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) overseas posts. DAP supports approximately 850 projects a year in over 110 developing countries. The budget for 2018-19 is $22 million. It focuses on community based projects and is a valuable soft power tool for Australia.

The ANCP is a unique Australian aid program. It is a partnership between the Australian Government and accredited Australian NGOs. For over 40 years, this partnership has contributed to sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction in some of the world's poorest countries. The ANCP is the Australian Government's longest running and largest NGO program. The estimated total value of this investment is $131.8 million in the 2018-19 financial year.

Funding under this investment supports the delivery of strategic water and energy advisory services in Nepal, specifically technical assistance to the Government of Nepal to fast track vital hydropower projects. The total value of this investment is $2.9 million over 4 years, starting 2017-18.

This investment will strengthen humanitarian preparedness in Nepal through strategic partnerships with UNFPA and WFP. Total value of the investment will be approximately $4.2 million over six years (2018-2023). The investment includes $0.5m to UNFPA for 2017/18. The investment aligns well with Australia’s broader objectives, proven capacity to respond with good relationships with partner governments. The partners also have strong networks within various stakeholders and the Government of Nepal and are confident to manage the investment effectively. Australia’s investment is supporting activities related to both the partners’ Country Strategic Plans. Our funding (in addition to other donors) will therefore leverage economies of scale and ensure that the organisation’s work is aligned with broader national priorities.

Women Trading Globally is an Australian Award that supports women in business with the aim of delivering better economic outcomes for women. The course is a two-week residential short course for women entrepreneurs to build their capacity for international trade and supports establishing market connections with the private sector. The total value of this investment is $1.5 million 4 financial years, starting 2017-18.

Funding under this investment supports Indo-Pacific developing countries to meet their reporting requirements and increase their level of participation in the Arms Trade Treaty. Australia's contribution aims to increase the number of states party to the Arms Trade Treaty, and support individual states with their reporting and participation in relevant meetings. This will make a direct contirbution to the reduction of armed violence and broader development outcomes by reducing the illicit trade in arms. The total value of this investment is $0.4 million over 3 years, starting 2017-18.

Funding under this investment represents Australia's support to Nepal in response to the recent devastating floods and landslides that have left over 1.7 million people in need of assistance. Flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains has resulted in over 150 deaths, damaged 65,000 homes and destroyed 64,000 hectares of standing crops across Nepal. Through this investment Australia will provide $2 million to the international relief effort, including $1 million through our humanitarian partnership with Australian non-government organisations and $1 million through the World Food Programme. The assistance will deliver emergency shelter, food, clean water and healthcare for those who have been affected by this disaster. Our contribution to the World Food Programme will enable it to treat 5,900 children under the age of five and 1,600 pregnant and nursing mothers for moderate acute malnutrition in the worst affected areas. In addition to this support, Australia is providing essential hygiene

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a small-grants scheme administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through Australia's diplomatic posts in developing countries. DAP's objective is to advance developmental outcomes in ODA-eligible countries with projects primarily focussed on practical and tangible results. It supports Australia's wider foreign and trade policy interests and public diplomacy objectives. The total value of this multi-country initiative is $22 million expensed over the 2017-18 financial year.

Australia Awards Scholarships are international scholarships funded by the Australian Government offering the next generation of global leaders an opportunity to undertake study, research and professional development. The Awards strive to develop leadership potential and stimulate lasting change by empowering a global network of talented individuals through high-quality education experiences in Australia and overseas. Recipients return home with new ideas and knowledge, and the ability to make a significant contribution to their home countries as leaders in their field. Funding under this initiative supports the global delivery for the 2018 intake over 9 years, starting 2017-18.