1. The Australian Government’s aid initiatives
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2. Key Knowledge: Key Skills:
the priorities of the Australian Government’s aid initiatives and the role it plays in developing programs to improve global health and sustainable human development
Key Skills:
describe the role of international and Australian government and non-government agencies and organisations in promoting global health and sustainable development

3. Global health:
the health of populations in a worldwide context that goes beyond the perspectives and concerns of individual countries. Global health is about an international collaborative approach to achieving equity in health for all people worldwide.

4. The Australian government’s aid program
Through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) the Australian Government acts to promote sustainable human development by working to reduce poverty in developing countries
The purpose is to promote Australia’s national interests by contributing to economic growth and poverty reduction
DFAT provides aid in developing countries in our region of the world

5. Where DFAT provides assistance

6. The ways the Australian Government provides aid
Provides funds to multilateral/international organisations such as the UN (about 1/3 of Australia’s aid budget)
Forms bilateral partnerships with developing countries
Training, advice, providing material resources and funding
Improve partner countries to strengthen their economic, political, health and education systems
The aim is for countries to eventually become self-sufficient
Funds non-government organisations (about 6% of aid budget)
Provides humanitarian assistance in times of need
Personnel and materials such as food, water, shelter and health care to save lives

7. The priorities of the Australian Government’s aid programs
infrastructure, trade facilitation and international competitiveness
agriculture, fisheries and water
effective governance: policies, institutions and functioning economies
education and health
building resilience: humanitarian assistance, disaster risk reduction and social protection
gender equity and empowering women and girls

9. The priorities of the Australian Government’s aid initiatives Infrastructure, trade facilitation and international competitiveness
Improving infrastructure promotes economic development, improves trade opportunities and reduces poverty
E.g. reliable energy supply, better roads and transport systems, clean water, accessible health care and telecommunications systems
Assists
with buying/selling goods
Access to health clinics, schools
Ability to participate in political, social and cultural activities

10. The priorities of the Australian Government’s aid initiatives Infrastructure, trade facilitation and international competitiveness
Trade increases economies – reduces poverty – improves living standards (better ability to afford food, clothing, housing, sanitation, healthcare and schooling)
How Australia helps developing countries trade
Funding infrastructure – roads – movement of goods
Streamlining processes such as cargo inspection processes
Promote trade agreements between developed and developing countries
Training local people in global and agricultural trade, competition policy and intellectual property

11. Promotes growth in the private sector (businesses) through:
The priorities of the Australian Government’s aid initiatives Infrastructure, trade facilitation and international competitiveness
Promotes growth in the private sector (businesses) through:
Microfinance (see clip)
Funding and education to improve skills, increase employability
Building better environments for business. E.g. business registration processes, implementing contract laws, establishing institutions to provide support to
business and providing businesses with access to finance
Providing infrastructure such as electricity supply, ICT systems

12. Australia promotes health by:
The priorities of the Australian Government’s aid initiatives Education and health
Australia promotes health by:
Contributing to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
providing funds to GAVI the Vaccine Alliance to support immunisation and health systems, and introduce new vaccines in developing countries
providing funding for programs to assist malaria-affected countries in the Asia Pacific to achieve their national malaria reduction targets
working in partnership with governments, WHO, UNICEF, Rotary International and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for global polio eradication

13. Australia provides education opportunities by:
The priorities of the Australian Government’s aid initiatives Education and health
Australia provides education opportunities by:
contributing funds to assist children in Afghanistan attend school
helping poor children in Indonesia attend school by building schools
helping poor Bangladeshi families with skills training, income support and basic health care
providing short- and long-term scholarships under the Australian Awards scheme to address critical human-resource needs in developing countries

14. The priorities of the Australian Government’s aid initiatives Gender equity and empowering woman and girls
Australia is helping to promote gender equality and empower woman and girls by:
Implementing programs that address low levels of woman’s representation in Pacific politics
Improving infrastructure so that woman have safer places to work and increase their incomes (Safe Cities Program)
Helps female victims of violence get access to services such as emergency shelter, counselling and legal advice
Support organisations such as UN Woman who promote gender equality and empower woman

15. Good governance and governments
The priorities of the Australian Government’s aid initiatives Effective governance: policies, institutions and functioning economies
Good governance and governments
Promote trade, investment, economic growth, law and order, and peace
Provide stability, education and health
Australia helps promote effective governance by:
Providing advice to governments on financial management and establishment of health systems, police forces and legal systems
Support training and security coordination,
support election observers, help voter education to be delivered and support training for female candidates
Improve budget processes – reducing debt
Training public servants in administration positions
Giving policy advice etc.

16. Responds to crisis situations where life is at immediate risk
The priorities of the Australian Government’s aid initiatives Building resilience: humanitarian assistance, disaster risk reduction and social protection
Responds to crisis situations where life is at immediate risk
Help countries develop resistance to such disasters through planning and risk-management strategies
Humanitarian assistance
Provide staff, emergency supplies such as medical kits, blankets, food, shelter, water
Fund NGOs that also provide humanitarian assistances
Work with the UN World Food Programme to deliver food and address food insecurity

17. To address this Australia seeks to:
The priorities of the Australian Government’s aid initiatives Agriculture, fisheries and water
These industries provide employment and opportunities for trade – improving economic development
Food demand is rising so sustainable management of ag, water and fisheries is important
To address this Australia seeks to:
Strengthen markets (help small farmers and fishers)
Innovating for productivity and sustainable resource use
Promote effective policy, governance and reform
Examples of work:
Water management plans and assist with efficient use of water
Building skills and knowledge of the community (farmers) particularly woman
Increasing horticultural and agricultural exports to international markets
Helping local farmers to supply food to hotels (tourism)

18. Case study – Seeds of life Student activity
Watch a number of Australian aid clips and complete the following:
Name programs
Identify type of aid evident
How do these programs improve global health and human development
Identify the priorities of the Australian aid programs evident in the programs and justify your choice

19. AusAID - Indonesia AusAID - Security in Vanuatu
AusAID - Tonga – Health
AusAID - PNG teacher training
AusAID - Laos -Mine action
AusAID - Fiji - Health care for school children

20. Programs and supported programs
Scholarships
Disability strategy
Disaster risk reduction programs
Trade and development
Improving education systems and access to education
Climate change programs
Global Enivronment Facility (GEF)
Climate Investment funds
Emergencty food assistance
Food security
Prevention and treatment of disease
Human rights programs
Development and maintenance of infrastructure
Mine action
Regional stability
Water and sanitation
Rural development
Agriculture
Food security
Supporting gender equality
Education
Leadership roles
Access to health care

21. Why Australia Gives Aid
Australians place a priority on helping those less fortunate than themselves
Giving aid improves Australia’s regional security
by working with governments from partner countries and helping these countries create more stable governments and productive communities, Australia can improve its own economic and security interests
Benefits to trade

22. Other Australian aid programs achievements

23. Australian aid programs achievements
Polio has been wiped from the Pacific.
Funding has been provided for the immunisation of 1.5 million children from measles and polio in Papua New Guinea.
In East Timor, many children are now able to access educational opportunities as a result of 980 schools being reopened, including 500 primary schools.
Nearly people in South Africa, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe now have access to fresh water

24. Australian aid programs in Indonesia
Australia is working with Indonesia to:
install water and sewerage connections to 13,000 households in Banjarmasin
build around 1,000 schools that can be accessed by children with disability
give around 330,000 more children access to nine years of education
help 80,000 villages improve their rural infrastructure
build 2,000 new junior secondary schools to benefit 300,000 children

25. Disability achievements
Australia has:
supported nearly 80 Cambodians with disability to undertake leadership training
provided disability-inclusive training to 375 educators and school counsellors in PNG
enabled over 120 people with disability from developing countries to study in Australia
supported the Pacific Eye Institute in Fiji to examine at least 20,000 patients
helped Indonesia build around 1,000 wheelchair accessible schools

26. Australian aid programs in Papua New Guinea
Australia has helped Papua New Guinea:
provide half a million text books for schools
halve maternal deaths in Bougainville
triple the number of people tested for HIV
train 700 female village magistrates
maintain 2000 kilometres of roads and highways
send 200,000 more children to school

27. Complete
“Seeds of Life for East Timor” Case Study page
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