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Sri Lanka ADS 2011 Intake The Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) Sri Lanka program is a component of the Australian Government's development cooperation program in Sri Lanka and is designed to contribute to national development and reform through human resources development. ADS Scholarships are awarded annually for applicants to undertake undergraduate and postgraduate study at an Australian University. The program plays an important role in educating individuals and fostering individual and institutional relationships between Australia and Sri Lanka. Key focus areas for the 2011 intake include education, health, environment and governance. The total value of this initiative is $1.2 million over 4 years, starting 2010-11.
Reconstruction and Recovery in SL - WB/ADB/UN Funding under this initiative supports the repair and reconstruction of houses in northern Sri Lanka through the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat). The funding will be used by UN Habitat to undertake reconstruction of housing in areas designated a priority by the Presidential Taskforce for Northern Reconstruction (PTF). It is expected this funding will enable UN Habitat to repair and reconstruct approximately 1,100 houses (which will benefit about 4,500 people). The repair of these houses will support displaced people returning to their homes and communities following the end of conflict. The total value of this initiative is $30.0 million expensed during the financial year 2009-10.
Sri Lanka Education Program The Sri Lanka Education Program aims to contribute to and strengthen the World Bank's Transforming School Education Project (TSEP) design and to produce a design summary and implementation document. TSEP is expected to deliver: assistance in rebuilding and upgrading schools; strengthening learning outcomes to improve long-term livelihoods and income generation; and social protection for vulnerable people. Funding under this initiative provides administration support for a mission to develop the project design. The total value of this initiative is $35,000 to be expensed during the 2011-12 financial year.
Private Sector Perceptions of Growing Business Funding under this initiative provides support  to the Asia Foundation to undertake qualitative analysis to assess private sector perceptions of the constraints to growing business in Sri Lanka to inform the Government of Sri Lanka and planning of future programs. The total value of this initiative is $0.1 million to be expensed during the 2011-12 financial year.
Nutrition Analytical/Design Sri Lanka Maternal and child under-nutrition is a key development issue for Sri Lanka. One in five children under the age of five has stunted growth, and half the population does not receive the recommended minimum calorie intake. These figures are magnified in lagging and conflict-affected regions, in particular the Northern Province. Existing social welfare programs, including food and income supplementation and agricultural support, are not always well targeted and do not address some underlying causes of under-nutrition in children—including safe water, sanitation, maternal health and child-care practices. Funding under this initiative will support analytical and design work to guide engagement in nutrition in Sri Lanka. Funding through the Health Resource Facility, an International Nutrition Specialist, will undertake a situational analysis which will: identify the key features and causal factors of under-nutrition in Sri Lanka; assess the health and non-health related nutrition entry point
Response to Flash Floods in Sri Lanka - 2011 Funding provided under this initiative is for humanitarian assistance following flash flooding in Sri Lanka. Funds used will support flood affected districts of Sri Lanka with a focus on providing emergency and recovery assistance for vulnerable communities and victims including food aid, provision of basic non-food items and water purification tablets, small scale repairs and water-proofing of affected shelters, provision of safe drinking water and sanitation facilities and sustainable recovery of agricultural produce through the replacement of agricultural assets including crop seeds and equipment. The total value of this initiative is $2.9 million expensed in the 2010-11 financial year.
Sri Lanka - Humanitarian Mine Action 2010-11 Ph3 Funding under this initiative provides support for year 2 of the Australian Government's five year commitment to humanitarian demining in Sri Lanka. Under this initiative funding of single grant payments are provided to five organisations: Mine Advisory Group (MAG); Devlon Assistance for Social Harmony (DASH); Danish Demining Group (DDG); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Mine Action Project; and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Mine Risk Education (MRE) program. These organisations will utilise the funds to continue with current expanded capacity for humanitarian demining work (particularly manual demining required to clear urban infrastructure and mechanised demining to clear farming lands) and mine risk awareness, which is essential given the ongoing return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) to areas known to be contaminated with unexploded ordinance (UXO). The total value of this initiative is $4.3 million (of which $1.6 million to MAG, $0.5 million to DASH, $0.
Sri Lanka - Humanitarian Mine Action 2011-14 Funding under this initiative provides humanitarian support to Sri Lanka for the resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) still living with host communities after conflict. Funding will be used for mine action activities that ensure safe and secure environments for IDP and the clearance of much needed land for agriculture. The total value of this initiative is $5.9 million over two years, starting 2011-12.
Humanitarian Capability and Training 2016/17 Natural disasters and humanitarian crises within our region are high profile and responding effectively to these crises is a key priority for Australia. This investment provides funding to support humanitarian capability training for Australia's humanitarian response practitioners in-country. The training will strengthen capacity to prepare for and respond to humanitarian crises. The total value of this investment is $0.4 million expensed in the 2016-17 financial year.
Economic Empowerment of Women in IORA Countries The Economic Empowerment of Women in Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) countries project will establish a working partnership between Australia and the International Trade Centre with the objective of working with the private sector to increase the economic empowerment of women by increasing the participation of export-ready Women Business Enterprises in international trade and investment. Women Business Enterprises are businesses that are 51 per cent or more owned, controlled and operated by women. The project seeks to address a gap in supply, namely access to markets by Women Business Enterprises. The project will work with Women Business Enterprises to build their export competitiveness, in both trade and investment.  The project will also work with buyers, and Trade Promotion Organisations.

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Sri Lanka Devolved Humanitarian Activities 2010-11 Funding under this initiative supports a range of humanitarian activities in Sri Lanka, specifically support to: the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) for the transportation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from camps in Vavuniya to northern Sri Lanka; the World Food Programme for the restoration of storage facilities for rice production; and Zoa Refugee Care for emergency transitional shelters for around 900 families in three northern districts. The total value of this initiative is $2.1 million to be expensed during the 2010-11 financial year.
Sri Lanka Economic Infrastructure Program Funding under this initiative will support the Sri Lanka Economic Infrastructure Program through the procurement of consultancy services to deliver concept document providing analysis and recommendations to inform planning and development of long-term infrastructure support. The total value of this initiative is $80,000 to be expensed during the 2011-12 financial year.
Scholarships Sri Lanka ADS - initial The Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) program is a component of the Australian Government's development cooperation program in Sri Lanka. The program is designed to contribute to national development and reform through human resources development. The program plays an important role in educating individuals and fostering individual and institutional relationships between Australia and Sri Lanka. The total value of this initiative is $1.0 million over 5 years, starting 2009-10.
Enhanced Humanitarian Response Initiative (EHRI) Funding under this initiative provides support to the United Nations Development Programme, International Organisation for Migration and the United Nations Human Settlement Programme to strengthen disaster resilience in acutely vulnerable communities in Sri Lanka and to improve disaster response coordination between the national and sub-national levels of government. Funding will cover: strengthen the Sri Lanka Disaster Management Centre's national coordination capacity; improve capacity in Northern and Eastern provincial disaster management organisations; repair and install priority small scale infrastructure to mitigate natural disaster impact; provide training on improved planning; and conduct disaster risk assessments for four high risk municipal councils. The total value of this initiative is $3.0 million to be expensed during the 2011-12 financial year.
Humanitarian Assistance Funding under this investment represents a range of Australian humanitarian response activities in Sri Lanka since 2016 (including response to floods, drought, dengue epidemic and CKDu). It also includes Australia's multi-year agreement (2018-2020) with United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) (with WFP as a subsidiary partner) to work on disaster preparedness and emergency response.
Women in Work The Women in Work initiative aims to increase gender equality by increasing women’s labor force participation in growth areas of the economy and expanding their economic opportunities to earn an income and accumulate economic assets. The proposed objectives are to: improve job opportunities and the quality of jobs for women; increase economic value generated by women-owned MSMEs; strengthen value chains and promote the productivity of women and men in key value chains; and scale up the role of women in the tourism sector. The above objectives reflect areas in which IFC has a comparative advantage. The program would bring to bear key IFC products and resources that promote inclusion such as Women on Boards, SheWorks, Banking on Women, Business Edge® and others. The total value of this investment is $15.1 million over 5 years, starting 2015-16.
Sri Lanka Subnational Governance Program Funding of this program provides support to help build the capacity of sub-national governments in Sri Lanka. The aim of the program is to promote more resilient, independent and accountable local government institutions. Although the focus is at the sub-national level it is expected that all levels of government will be reached with the goals being for these government institutions to attain financial autonomy, better plan and budget in order to deliver services to communities including the business sector. The total value of this investment is 5.5 million starting in 2015-16 over 3.5 years.
Sri Lanka - Emergency Agriculture Assistance - FAO The Sri Lanka Emergency Assistance provides emergency agriculture &#38;#38;#38; food security assistance to the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) which supports returnees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), host families and other vulnerable families in the conflicted districts of Mullaitivu, Vavuniya and Mannar in Northern Sri Lanka. This funding will be used to aid agricultural recovery and generate incomes and independence in these areas by maximising inputs for the October to December planting season. The total value of this initiative is $5 million expensed during 1 financial year, 2009-10.
Enabling Tools: Guidance, training and toolkits Funding under this proposal supports the development of training materials and toolkits for Crisis Prevention Stabilisation and Recovery Group programs and the delivery of training to implementing partners on Fragility and Conflict Sensitive Programming. The total value of this initiative is $0.2 million over 3 years, starting 2009-10.
UNICEF Education Support in the North - Phase 2 Funding under this initiative supports the Education Sector in Conflict-affected Areas in Northern Sri Lanka - Phase 2. It supports the reconstruction or repair of 17 prioritised schools damaged through prolonged conflict in Sri Lanka's Northern Province. Funding is via a single grant payment to United Children's Fund (UNICEF) (who is the cluster lead-agency) for responding to education needs in the north) to oversee the repair or rebuild of the 17 schools to internationally accepted standards. These schools have been prioritised through a joint process between UNICEF and the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL). The project will rehabilitate school buildings to UNICEF's international Child Friendly Schools (CFS) standard. These schools will provide safe and durable education facilities for approximately 8,400 children in marginalised and conflict-affected communities in the north. The total value of this initiative is $7.2 million over 4 years, starting 2010-11.
Provision of safe drinking water in Jaffna Increase access to potable water for up to 20,000 people in Uduvil and Thellipalai divisions in Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Housing support through UNHabitat 2013 Funding under this initiative supports the medium term rehabilitation needs of returnees and their host communities in the north and east of Sri Lanka. The project will improve living conditions and social cohesion specifically: support 350 vulnerable families to reconstruct their homes through participatory home-owner driven approach; build community infrastructure to benefit 45 to 50 villages including constructing 16 community centres, 16 pre-schools, 15 kilometres of internal roads, 32 rain water harvesting systems for public buildings, 45 community wells and plant 20,000 trees; and assist over 2,600 families with increased security of tenure. The total value of this initiative is $3.0 million to be expensed during the 2012-13 financial year.
Sri Lanka Devolved Humanitarian Activities 09-10 This initative provides emergency humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka for support in meeting the critical survival and recovery needs of Sri Lankan people affected by violent conflict in northern Sri Lanka. Focus is placed on meeting the needs of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) directly impacted by conflict. This includes timely support to provide life saving measures including (but not limited to) water, food, sanitation and health care, as well as funding for transition and recovery programs to facilitate a safe and dignified return for IDP to their home communities. The total value of this initiative is $5.9 million expensed during the 2009-10 financial year.
Humanitarian Funding for SL 09-10 - 4th Quarter Funding of this initiative provides emergency humanitarian assistance in areas recovering from conflict and to support Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Sri Lanka. Funding is provided under the framework of the Humanitarian Action Plan for Sri Lanka 2010 and is delivered through UNHCR, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).  Funding to UNHCR will support a safe and dignified returns process for IDPs departing government run camps to return to their communities of origin and meet critical needs on return. IOM will use funds to meet the transport needs for both IDPs and their belongings to communities of origin. UNICEF will provide essential on-going water, sanitation and health services for IDPs. The total value of this initiative is $1.65 million paid in the 2009-10 financial year.
Governance for Growth - Sri Lanka The goal of the Governance for Growth (G4G) investment is to help entrench governance processes and cultures at all levels of Sri Lankan government that foster inclusive economic growth, and thus help reduce income inequality and multidimensional poverty and improve trust in government. Four end-of-investment outcomes are sought the Investment's: national ministries have clearly improved their ability and commitment to plan and deliver economic policy capable of promoting inclusive economic growth; target subnational governments have clearly improved their ability and commitment to deliver, and be held accountable for, effective, efficient public services that promote inclusive economic growth; ministries and subnational governments are responsive in their policy making and delivery to the rights and needs of women and people with a disability; and Sri Lankan citizens and the private sector have an improved trust in the capability and commitment of the investment’s target national mini
Nutrition Design Prepartion Work The Sri Lanka Nutrition Design initiative follows analysis of the nutrition situation in Sri Lanka, including the 2010 report produced by the World Bank on interventions in the rural and estate sectors and the Health Resource Facility situation analysis of 2012. Funding under this initiative will support: design work and the engagement of nutrition specialists to update the 2012 Situation Analysis Towards a Better Understanding of Under-Nutrition in Sri Lanka; assist AusAID reach agreement on potential options for scaling up nutrition assistance; and assist program staff complete an Investment Concept Summary based on agreed areas of support. The total value of this initiative is $0.2 million to be expensed during the 2013-14 financial year.
Australian Community Rehabilitation Prog Phase3 The Australian Community Rehabilitation Program (ACRP) focuses on providing international non-government organisations with program funding to support activities in vulnerable, lagging and conflict affected Sri Lankan communities to recover and take advantage of new opportunities for economic and social development. The ACRP program is primarily designed to support community development, grounded in the evolving Sri Lankan situation in which conflict, security and sustainable development are closely linked. The key aims to: strengthen the capacity of local governance structures and support them to adopt policies and development plans that address root causes of conflict; increase economic opportunities and ensure that individuals and groups are able to fully participate in development; and empower critical actors at the community level who will support and strengthen peace and development. The total value of this initiative is $45.0 million over 5 years, starting 2009-10.
Reducing Transmission of Dengue and Zika Pilot Funding under this investment supports an operational pilot of Wolbachia technology to reduce the transmission of vector borne diseases spread by the Aedes aegypti-mosquito in ODA eligible countries in the Asia-Pacific. Target diseases include zika, dengue (all four serotypes), chikungunya and yellow fever which are having a negative impact on the development prospects and wellbeingof several countries in the region. Trials have demonstrated a 90 per cent reduction in transmission rates. Program supports the trialling of the technology in up to 3 pilot sites in Asia-Pacific. The technology was endorsed by the World Health Organisation for further testing in May 2016. A successful trial will have strong pro-poor impacts, including reduction in under-5 deaths and benefits for women and girls and mitigate a significant regional health threat. The total value of this investment is $18.0 million over 4 years, starting May 2016.
Support to Mental Health Integration in the North The Support to Mental Health Integration in the Northern Districts of Sri Lanka initiative aims to strengthen capacity to provide mental health and disability support services for conflict affected populations in the Northern province of Sri Lanka. The project will be managed by the World Vision Australia (WVA) implemented through World Vision Lanka. The total value of this initiative is $0.9 million over 3 years, starting 2010-11.
Election Monitoring - Sri Lanka The Sri Lankan Parliamentary elections are scheduled for 8 April 2010. The credibility of the elections will have a direct bearing on the post-conflict resettlement and reconstruction efforts and the prospects for peace, reconciliation and national unity. Funding under this initiative will be provided to 3 non-government organisations (Campaign for Free and Fair Elections, Peoples Action for Free and Fair Elections and the Centre for Policy Alternatives) whose primary purpose is to monitor and observe elections in Sri Lanka with the objective of campaigning for voters rights, increasing transparency and providing a check on the aggregation of votes. The total value of this initiative is $0.2 million to be expensed during the 209-10 financial year.
Complimentary Feeding programme -Save the Children Funding under this initiative provides support to the Save the Children to assist in the provision on complimentary feeding for conflict affected communities in Sri Lanka. The total value of this initiative is $0.2 million to be expensed during the 2009-10 financial year.
UN Habitat Permanent Housing Support The United Nations Habitat Permanent Housing Support initiative provides a single grant payment to the UN Habitat to co-finance, with the European Commission (EC) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), a housing repair and reconstruction project. The funding will be used to rebuild (or in some cases repair) 4,667 permanent houses damaged by the conflict in northern Sri Lanka. the project will have a focus on providing durable housing solutions for vulnerable communities in the northern districts of Vavuniya, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu. The total value of this initiative is $3.5 million over 1 financial year, 2010-11.
Gender Stock-take and Design of Sri Lanka Program Funding under this initiative will provide a policy framework outline for gender development assistance in Sri Lanka, including identify key stakeholders, challenges related to policy dialogue and implementation, and assist Sri Lanka to achieve Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 3 to promote gender equality and empower women through existing programs. this initiative will also analyse how gender equality is being addressed, integrated and mainstreamed within the exiting program deliverables, identify opportunities, challenges and gaps, recommend areas and strategies for improvement. The total value of this initiative is $50,000 expensed during the 2012-13 financial year.
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