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Save the Children School Health Education Program Save the Children Afghanistan with its partner Afghan Health and Development Services will provide health and hygiene education for children from eight schools in Oruzgan province. The project will assist in raising awareness of hygiene and health practices; introduce health and nutrition screening for all children as they enter school for the first time; raise awareness, knowledge and skills of children, teachers and parents of health and hygiene issues; and build the capacity of schools, and families so that they are aware of and act on the early warning signs of illnesses or incidents such as diarrhoeal diseases, measles, cholera, dog bites, rabies and typhoid. The total value of this initiative is $0.5 million over 2 years, starting 2009-10.
Australia Afghanistan Community Resilience Scheme The Australia Afghanistan Community Resilience Scheme (AACRS) is a grants program to improve rural livelihoods in Afghanistan. Under this program five international non-government organisations (NGOs), specifically Care Australia, ActionAid, World Vision Australia, Oxfam Australia, and Aga Khan Foundation Afghanistan will be provided funding to deliver programs focused on vulnerable populations including women, youth and people living with disabilities. AACRS NGOs are working with approximately 95,000 people throughout 10 provinces. The total value of this initiative is approximately $40 million over seven years, starting in 2014-15.
TLO Uruzgan activities This initiative provides support for to improve governance and stability in Uruzgan and aligns with the February 2010 National Security Committee Operational Plan. Key activities include: (1) dialogue facilitation, peace building and stabilisation activies with local communities and institutions; (2) research and analysis to increase operational knowledge on leadership, power relations, traditional structures and local conflict contect in Uruzgan; and (3) building provincial and community based monitoring and evaluation capacity. The total value of this initiative is $5.0 million over 3 years, starting 2010-11.
UNICEF MRM in Afghanistan 2010 Armed conflict in Afghanistan has escalated significantly since 2001 with children continually being victims of the deteriorating situation with a large number of deaths and injuries caused by conflict related operations and mines. This funding will support  the United Nations Children's Fund's (UNICEF's) Monitoring, Reporting and Response Mechanism (MRM) on Child Rights Violations in the Context of Armed Conflict in Afghanistan. The MRM monitors, reports and responds to six stipulated violations against children perpetrated by armed groups and armed forces. The six identified violations against children are: killing and maiming; their recruitment or use by armed groups; attacks against institutions for their care (such as hospitals or schools); rape or sexual violence; abduction; and denial of humanitarian access. The MRM aims to ensure that those involved in conflict comply with international laws, norms and standards. The total value of this initiative is $1.0 million expensed in th
Afghanistan Program Administration Funding under this initiative supports the Afghanistan bilateral program, specifically program management and technical support costs for implementation of aid activities to Afghanistan; support for in-country implementation, oversight and reporting; and to undertake scoping, design, monitoring and evaluation, technical input into development of thematic and country strategies; program review; governance activities; program travel and related expenditure not related to other specific investments; development of monitoring frameworks, and other related tasks in delivering the Afghanistan aid program. The total value of this initiative is $1.4 million over four years, starting financial year 2017-18 through to 2020-21.
Innovation Resource Facility The Innovation Resource Facility (IRF) is a rapid procurement mechanism designed to provide the Australian Aid with efficient access to additional technical advisory services in development innovation as well as enhance DFAT and AGO innovation capabilities beyond aid. The IRF will also implement the Australian Development Accelerator pilot to provide seed finance metors risk cover and tehnical support to development innovations sourced by Australian posts and divisions. 
The IRF seeks to provide the Australian Aid program and its partners access to additional technical advisory services in frontier fields of development including innovative finance products (eg crowd-sourced equity, outcome-based aid), innovative development techniques (eg human-centred and problem driven design techniques), and new development technologies (eg GIS mapping, mobile surveys, other digital technologies to improve poor peoples access to front line services).  The IRF will also administer the Development In
All Children Reading The Grand Challenges for Development is a program initiated by USAID to identify ways to solve large global development problems.  All Children Reading encourages the use of innovation and technology to promote sustainable, nationally scalable solutions that help children to obtain functional literacy in the first three years of formal primary school.  Investment in Round 1 and 2 of this initiative was $5.5 million over six years, starting 2011-12.  Round 3 ($3 million from 2018-2021) will incorporate a greater focus on scaling successful innovations and supporting hard to reach groups (disability, girls, ethnic minorities, children in emergencies etc). DFAT will also seek greater engagement with the Indo Pacific region.
Afghanistan National Security Forces Sustainment Insecurity is an impediment to Afghanistan's development and security costs comprising the single largest share of Afghanistan's budget. In 2012, Australia and the international community made a commitment to assist Afghanistan in financing its security costs for the period 2015 to 2020. Australia's annual US$100 million 'Chicago' commitment  is split between the Department of Defence for the NATO Afghan National Army and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) for the Afghan National Police (ANP). In 2015, DFAT directed its support for the ANP through the Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA), managed by the United Nations Development Programme. In conjunction with the Afghan Ministries of Finance and Internal Affairs, LOTFA administers the payment of police salaries under a broader program of police professionalisation and institutional reform. The total value of this investment is $185.5 million over 5 years, starting 2015-16.
Afghanistan Research Projects Funding under this initiative supports research projects encouraging a more coordinated program of international support across the political, security and development fronts in Afghanistan, specifically: production of four discussion seminars and briefing papers; a final report and colloquium. The key focus will be identifying options for the international community to support peaceful political transition in Afghanistan. The total value of this initiative is $0.3 million over 2 years, starting 2012-13.
Advisory Afghanistan Agriculture Rural Livelihoods The Advisory Afghanistan Agriculture Rural Livelihoods initiative supports capacity building of the Afghanistan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) to lead and deliver agriculture services and to extend its reach to the district levels including in Oruzgan province. The total value of this initiative is $0.3 million over 4 years, starting 2010-11.
ICRC 2010 Assistance Program for Afghanistan This initiative provides funding to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for the ICRC 2010 Assistance Program for Afghanistan. The ICRC has played a major role in providing assistance to the people of Afghanistan since 2001, particularly in the most conflict affected areas in the south. The ICRC's Assistance Program for Afghanistan is its largest program globally. In response to the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, ICRC will further strengthen its field presence and step up its operations in partnership with the Afghan Red Crescent Society. Funding of this initiative will help ICRC to achieve the following outcomes: (1) increasing the number of people who will benefit from programs which help them cope with the effects of conflict of which 175,000 people, including Internally Displaced People (IDP) will receive food, essential household items and improved water and sanitation facilities; (2) maintain health service support from community based first aid to surgical care
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Technical Advisory Group for DAFA The Technical Advisory Group for Development Assistance Facility for Afghanistan (DAFA) provides technical assistance in the context of guidance for development programs delivered off-budget and alignment with the Civilian Technical Assistance Programme (CTAP). Funding under this initiative provides interpretation support to the DAFA TAG. The total value of this initiative is $22,000 over 3 years, starting 2009-10.
ICRC Additional 2010 Contribution The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for the ICRC 2010 Assistance Program for Afghanistan will strengthen the ICRC's field presence and step up its operations in partnership with the Afghan Red Crescent Society to achieve the following outcomes: (1) increasing the number of people who will benefit from programs which help them cope with the effects of conflict of which 175,000 people, including Internally Displaced People (IDP) will receive food, essential household items and improved water and sanitation facilities; (2) maintain health service support from community based first aid to surgical care and basic health care provision of supplies and training staff; (3) activities to protect the civilian population, restore family links, build security, provide physical rehabilitation for the disabled and improved conditions in detention facilities will all be key priorities; and (4) the ICRC will also improve economic security to conflict affected communities, including thr
UNHCR Afghanistan 2010 - Additional Contribution Funding under this initiative will support the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)  to deliver the United Nations 2010 Humanitarian Action Plan in Afghanistan. Australia has already contributed $3 million to the UNHCR 2010 appeal, this funding provides additional support and will be used to support refugee returnees in Afghanistan and Internally Displaced Person's (IDPs) in neighbouring countries of Pakistan and Iran.  UNHCR estimates there are 320,810  refugee returnees and IDPs requiring assistance. Achieving sustainable return and integration is challenging as instability and improved security is still an issue. The overwhelming needs for returnees are for shelter, water and livelihoods. These needs will be targeted as immediate priority areas with this additional funding. The total value of this initiative is $2.6 million expensed in the 2009-10 year.
Uruzgan DEVAD vehicles hire Funding under this proposal provides administrative support to the Afghanistan aid program delivery, specifically the provision of a secure vehicles in Uruzgan for use by AusAID personnel. The total value of this initiative is $82,000 over 3 years, starting 2010-11.
Afghanistan Administered Program Support Funding under this initiative supports the Afghanistan program, specifically program management and technical support costs for implementation of aid activities to Afghanistan; support for in-country implementation , oversight and reporting; and to undertake scoping, design, monitoring and evaluation, technical input into development of thematic and country strategies; program review; development of monitoring frameworks, and other related tasks in delivering the Afghanistan aid program. The total value of this initiative is $2.9 million over five years, starting 2012-13.
Tarin Kowt  Administrative Support Funding under this initiative supports the Afghanistan program, specifically program management and technical support costs for implementation of aid activities to Afghanistan; support for in-country implementation , oversight and reporting; and to undertake scoping, design, monitoring and evaluation, technical input into development of thematic and country strategies; program review; development of monitoring frameworks, and other related tasks in delivering the Afghanistan aid program. The total value of this initiative is $2.1 million to be expensed during the 2010-11 financial year.
MAIL Change Management Afghanistan Funding under this initiative supports a joint donor program being implemented by The Asia Foundation (TAF) and United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) for activities to strengthen the Afghan Ministry for Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL). AusAID is supporting the program along with the UK, Canada and the Netherlands. The program is implemented over two phases. Phase 1 managed by TAF and phase 2 by DFID. Phase 1 deliverables include: supporting MAIL's Executive in oversight of policy and program decisions and liaison with other ministries and donors; workshops on the process of reform and developing diagnostic and assessment tools to enable planning and implementing change; recruitment and training of local staff in critical areas of MAIL; assisting MAIL in the establishment of information and communications technology (ICT) hardware and services, including internet and server connectivity, creation of helpdesk support and establishment of a team with r
Floods Emergency Response Afghanistan Funding under this initiative provides support to 910 households affected by flooding in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, May 2012. Funding will provide 500 households with non-food items (NFI) and replenish preposition NFI stocks to cover 225 households; provide 115 households with seeds for planting in the next planting season; and manage cash-for-work opportunities for 350 households, providing them access to food, whilst also rehabilitating damaged infrastructure. The total value of this initiative is $0.3 million expensed during the 2011-12 financial year.
Afghanistan Human Rights Commission 2010-15 The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) is the national human rights institution (NHRI) of Afghanistan, dedicated to the promotion, protection and monitoring of human rights and the investigation of human rights abuses. The AIHRC has five strategic objectives: leadership; education; empowerment; advocacy; and monitoring and investigation. Funding under this initiative provides financial support for the AIHRC to met its objectives. The total value of this initiative is $3.0 million over 4 years, starting 2010-11.
ACIAR / ICRISAT Livelihoods and Capacity Building Cropping system diversification, capacity building and rural livelihoods in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Business Innovation Fund The Afghanistan Business Innovation Fund (ABIF) is a small team of private sector development professionals dedicated to working with the private sector to deliver commercially viable investment projects that will make a difference to the lives of poor men and women in Afghanistan. The ABIF is aimed at improving market access, increasing skills and introducing new technology through support to private sector led investment and innovation as a route to accelerated economic growth. The ABIF will invite businesses to engaged in competitive bidding for funding to enable them to invest in innovations that will have an impact on jobs and incomes, and thereby poverty reduction. Businesses provide parallel funding, and have to meet specific criteria and follow a clear and transparent process from concept notes to applications through to grant approval. The total value of this initiative is $2.0 million over 2 years, starting 2011-12.
Afghanistan Public Financial Management Projects The Afghanistan Public Financial Management Projects initiative aims to strengthen the Afghan Government's public financial management systems, specifically to: engage an advisor to scope and design programmable options; develop program design document to guide Australian assistance in Afghanistan for public financial management; and to fund external appraisal peer review of Australia's engagement in public financial management. The total value of this initiative is $86,710 to be expensed during the 2011-12 financial year.
ACIAR Afghanistan Agricultural Research Portfolio Funding under this initiative provides supports to the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) for the Afghanistan Agricultural Research Portfolio. This funding supports three adaptive agricultural research projects aimed at improving and sustaining the productivity of targeted Afghan farming systems in water scarce environments. ACIAR will implement these projects to achieve three interlinked outcomes of improved: grain productivity; livestock productivity; and water management. The total value of this initiative is $17.7 million over 4 years, starting 2011-12.
Support to Rural Access Development in Tarin Kowt The Rural Access Development in Tarin Kowt (RAD-TK) project will extend road improvements in Uruzgan province. The project also aims to augment the capacity of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development's Project Implementation Unit (PIU) and the Provincial Rural Rehabilitation and Development Directorate in Uruzgan by providing key resources to the PIU based in Tarin Kowt. The total value of this initiative is $3.0 million over 5 years, starting 2008-09.
Stabilisation Expansion in Uruzgan The Stabilisation Expansion in Uruzgan initiative will provide technical assistance and expertise to the Provincial Reconstruction Team on building awareness and stabilisation management into development and political advisory roles, and developing work plans and performance indicators. The total value of this initiative is $50,000 over 2 years, starting 2010-11.
Regional Afghan Municipalities Program for Urban Populations (RAMP-UP) Funding under this proposal supports the Regional Afghan Municipalities Program for Urban Populations (RAMP-UP), specifically to: increase capacity of municipal officials; improve delivery of services to citizens in target municipalities; and increase municipal capacity to enable and sustain economic viability including revenue generation and collection. Australia's contribution will support USAID in conjunction with the Uruzgan Provincal Government to refurbish municipal government offices; construct a landfill facility and solid waste management system; develop of a revenue collection scheme; rehabilitation of the municipal government's vehicle maintenance yard; purchase and repair of municipal government vehicles; procurement of tools for maintenance; construction work at Tarin Kot bazaar; and construction of sporting facility. The total value of Australia's contribution is $2.0 million  over 2 years, starting 2011-12.
DAFA Phase III The Development Assistance Facility for Afghanistan (DAFA) Phase III aims to develop the leadership and human capacity of women and men required to achieve sustainable economic and social development, specifically: support the Afghan Government, Non Government Organisations (NGO) and private sector organisations to improve leadership and the operation of Government ministries and organisations in Afghanistan; improve classroom teaching practices and learning outcomes for students; and quickly and effectively provide the Government of Afghanistan, represented in Kabul and Uruzgan, with the capacity development assistance it requires to fulfil its core functions. The design consists of: the Australia Awards (an expanded scholarships program); Malaysia-Australia Education Project for Afghanistan training of Afghan Master Teacher Trainers, and capacity building for Teacher Education Directorate officers and Teacher Training College leaders; Public Financial Management improving budget exec
Uruzgan Satellite Internet Administrative support for the provision of satellite system services at the Tarin Kowt Post for the use of development advisors, post relief, program officers and translators. The total value of this initiative is $15,800 for the 2010-11 financial year.
Public Financial Managment for Afghanistan Supporting improvements in public financial management (PFM) has been a key element of Australia’s bilateral aid program in Afghanistan since 2012. It was originally delivered by International Relief and Development (IRD) as part of the third phase of the Development Assistance Facility for Afghanistan (DAFA III). With the closure of this facility, programming was novated to be directly implemented by IRD until its original end date of 30 September 2015. The PFM program is helping strengthen national budget management, procurement and financial administration processes in Afghanistan, and has been highly successful in delivering results. The total value of this initiative is $7.5 million over 2 years, starting 2014-15.
Mentoring Task Force Support 2010-11 Funding under this initiative will complement the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Mentoring Task Force (MTF) Trade Training School (TTS) by providing tools, equipment and machinery. The MTF - TTS has been delivering training for local students in carpentry, plumbing, masonary and allied building trades for over four years. Over 650 students have graduated from the school some of whom are now employed with local contracting companies and also within the Tarin Kowt Provincial Reconstruction Team. The initiative aims to not only continue supporting procurements for the TTS but also to fund requests for other MTF activities, including the procurement of furniture for ADF-reconstructed schools in Tarin Kowt. The total value of this initiative is $0.3 million expensed in the 2010-11 financial year.
Afghanistan Polio initiative - Oruzgan province Afghanistan is one of four remaining countries with polio as an endemic disease. The Afghanistan Polio initiative provides support to the World Health Organisation (WHO) to work with the Government of Afghanistan to implement a national Polio eradication program. Australia will support the national program with specific Orzugan province components. The total value of this initiative is $1.5 million over 3 years, starting 2009-10.
Public Financial Management Technical Support The Public Financial Management Technical Support initiative will focus on budget development capacity in the Ministry of Finance (MoF). This new PFM program aims to help unblock constraints to service delivery by improving budget execution in key Afghan Government Line Ministries, both at the central level and in Uruzgan. This program will be delivered through the contractor-managed Development Assistance Facility for Afghanistan (DAFA), with program inception commencing in September 2012. This component will require close, in-country monitoring and leadership in order to ensure its relevance and effectiveness. Complementing the programmatic oversight of the inception phase will be Technical Support from an external and independent expert to identify technical issues that may require additional monitoring and evaluation throughout the life of the PFM program, and are critical to implementation success. The total value of this initiative is $15,000 to be expensed during the 2012-13 fin
Afghanistan Mining for Development The Afghanistan Mining for Development program aims is to help Afghanistan build its capacity to manage its country’s potential mineral wealth through improving governance and the effectiveness of the Afghan Government. Specifically, the Australian Government is strengthening the institutional capacity of the Afghan Ministry of Mines. The total value of this initiative is $20.4 million over 4 years, starting 2012-13.