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Cambodia Emergency Flood Rehabilitation Project The Cambodia Emergency Flood Rehabilitation Project  aims to restore critical public and social infrastructure assets necessary to restore livelihoods and access in six selected provinces that will secure the social infrastructure services against future flooding. The project consists of four components: 1) national and provincial road restoration - the project will reconstruct flood damaged national and provincial roads in four provinces (2 km of ring road, six bridges strengthened, 72km of provincial roads repaired);  2) rural roads restoration - the Project will reconstruct about 450 km of flood damaged rural roads in five provinces (cross-drainage facilities and paving of laterite/double bituminous surface treatment);  3) irrigation and flood control - about 35 flood damaged irrigation schemes covering about 25,000 hectares will be repaired in at least 5 provinces; and 4) strengthening emergency management capacity for natural disasters. In the 2013 wet season, severe floods impact
Disaster risk reduction in Asia Pacific recovery Funding provided under this initiative supports the World Bank's Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) to assist the integration of disaster risk reduction principles into recovery and reconstruction efforts in disaster affected countries across Asia and the Pacific. The total value of this initiative is $2.0 million expensed in the 2009-10 financial year.
OECD Budget Officials Network Funding under this initiative provides support the OECD Asia Pacific Senior Budget Official's Network: an on-going, regional initiative that brings together the budget directors and other senior officials from the region in an annual meeting to discuss common issues and interests. The objective of the network is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public expenditures in the region and to incorporate amongst delegates and officials budgeting as a critical instrument for promoting good governance and economic and social development. The total value of this initiative is $0.3 million over 9 years, starting 2008-09.
AusAID-CSIRO R4D Alliance Phase 3 The AusAID-CSIRO Research for Development (R4D) Alliance is a $12.9 million partnership that began in 2008, and builds co-learning partnerships between practitioners and researchers.  The Alliance is an institutional and financial partnership between AusAID and CSIRO, with AusAID contributing approximately 60% and CSIRO up to 40% of the funding for the alliance. The objectives of the Alliance are to: build the aid program evidence base for responding to complex challenges relating to climate change, food and water security, and sustainable cities in South East Asia (Indonesia, Vietnam, Mekong Region) and South Asia; inform aid programming and development decisions leading ultimately to an improvement in the resilience and livelihoods of people living in poverty; build Australia's aid effectiveness as a global partner in research for sustainable development. Phase 3 of the Alliance proposes to strengthen research for development pathways to impact, informing aid programming and partner
Impact investing Funding under this investment will work to support the growth of the impact investing market in South East Asia and the Pacific by supporting market building organisations, improving the enabling and regulatory environments for impact investing in the region and designing an investment mechanism that will build the market. The total value of this investment is $2.3 million over 3 years, starting 2015-16.
AusAID Country Office Cambodia 2009/10 Funding under this initiative supports the Cambodian program, specifically program management and technical support costs for implementation of aid activities; 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 Cambodian aid program. The total value of this initiative is $0.7 million over 2 years, starting 2009-10.
Negotiating and Reforming Investment Treaties Funding under this investment supports the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade partnership with the Australian National University (ANU) to provide technical assistance to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam with regard to international investment treaties. ANU will deliver capacity building and technical assistance to ensure officials from these countries are best placed to negotiate and develop investment opportunities. Thetotal value of this investment is $0.8 million over 3 years, starting 2017-18.
ILO Better Work Programme Stage III The International Labour Organization's Better Work Programme helps improve labour standards and reduce gender discrimination in garment factories in developing countries, in partnership with the private sector. Funding under this investment will be used to improve and expand the programme including increasing the support for existing factories and bringing additional factories into the programme in countries within Australia’s region of strategic interest, namely: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia and Vietnam. Some factories that supply Australian companies and brands will be included. The programme works directly to improve the lives of a large number of women. It targets the garment industry, of which 75 per cent of workers in developing countries are female. In this investment, between 65 and 90 per cent of worker programme participants will be female, depending on the target country. The investment's total value is $8.3 million over 7 years, starting 2015-16.
Mekong Women's Empowerment Project (Empower) The Mekong Women's Empowerment Project (Empower) will expand the Marie Stopes' Ladies program in Vietnam and introduce the program in Cambodia and Myanmar. The concept is to train people with relevant health experience to become quality sexual and reproductive health information, service and commodity providers. Training is provided by Marie Stopes International (MSI), and continuous monitoring and evaluation to ensure services are rights based and comply with MSI’s international standards. The project will have a Women's Economic Empowerment approach and will also deliver sexual and reproductive health outcomes to women in Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar. The total value of the agreement is $10.3 million over four years, starting 2017-18.
Cambodia Communication Assistance Project Phase 2 The Cambodia Communication Assistance Project Phase 1 mid-term evaluation recommended a new phase to build on the unique success of the phase 1, extending governance-focused capacity building to other provinces to build a network of government radio stations which have the reach and critical mass to support improved governance at the local/provincial level.  This Investment focuses on enhancing the successes of participating PDIs and the Kratie community radio rather than extending reach to other provinces. The overall objective of this investment is to contribute to the achievement of better governance in Cambodia. The final destination is a local and sub-national situation whereby there is better government accountability and transparency, with evidence of contribution from citizens expressing their views and holding government to account. The purpose is the creation of a dialogue platform that enables citizens to gain access to elected officials, local authorities and civil society
Emerging Disease Risk Reduction - Mekong Australia and USAID supported community-based emerging infectious disease risk reduction in the Mekong. PREVENT (2012-2015) applied a behavioural change approach to disease prevention. It contributed to risk reduction capacities to control disease transmission from animals, before becoming threats to humans. PREVENT targeted communities at high risk of infection from emerging diseases in wildlife. LAMP (2016-2019) was designed to strengthen Emergency Preparedness for Avian Influenza (AI) through Live Animal Marketing and Production (LAMP). LAMP supported target countries’ to prevent and control zoonotic influenza and other zoonotic diseases at national and regional levels. The activity contributed to strengthened multi-sectoral coordination for effective management and control of AI; regional epidemiology capacities and networks; and evidence-based risk management in livestock production and market chains. The value of this investment is $5.9 million over 8 years, starting 2011-12.
Global Disaster Recovery and Reduction The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is a global partnership which works to support the efforts of vulnerable developing countries to reduce disaster risk.  It is multi country initiative managed by the World Bank and is mandated to promote mainstreaming of disaster reduction and recovery and climate change adaption in country development strategies.  The total value of this multi-country program over 5 years is $24.6 million, starting 2009-10.
Cambodia Agricultural Value Chain Program Phase 2 The Cambodia Agricultural Value Chain (CAVAC) Program Phase 2 aims to reduce rural poverty by improving the productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers in Cambodia. and take into consideration the changing agricultural systems and priorities of the Cambodian Government. CAVAC Phase II will also continue its market-based approach that includes partnership with the private sector and Government to strengthen market systems, promote greater investment and add value in agricultural crop value chains. The Australia-Cambodia Joint Aid Program Strategy currently includes separate objectives related to both Agriculture and Rural Development, as well as Infrastructure. Activities under this initiative will examine topics related to both sectoral objectives, to determine any potential areas of cross-over that might be included under Phase II of CAVAC. The estimated total value of this investment is $66 million over 6 years with expected implementation stage starting 2015-16.
Global Fund - Regional Health Advisor (Cambodia) Funding under this investment supports health development in Cambodia through the provision of a health specialist to address health services. The aim is to strengthen health security and better prepare for emerging health threats, promote resilience through improving health sstems, advance regional cooperation and accelerate access to innovation. The total value of this investment is $0.33 million over 1 year, starting 2017-18.
Humanitarian Assistant - WFP - Cambodia flood Funding under this initiative provides support to the World Food Programme to deliver emergency relief support in response to floods in Cambodia. The total value of this initiative is $1.0 million to be expensed during the 2011-12 financial year.
Mekong NGO Engagement The Australian Mekong Non-Government Organisations Engagement Platform (AM-NEP) will assist AusAID to engage more effectively and efficiently with NGO partners in the Mekong region. Three NGO funding windows are currently under development by Mekong programs: health in Cambodia, climate change in Vietnam and rural development in Laos. These three programs represent a substantial proportion of NGO partnerships. Technical expertise will be required to help these major engagement's embody the approach to NGO engagement agreed. the total value of this initiative is $0.7 million over 2 years, starting 2011-12.
Independent Appraisal of USAID-PREVENT Design The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a five-year global Emerging Pandemic Threats (EPT) program that builds on the successes of long-standing programs in disease surveillance, training, and outbreak response, particularly those addressing avian and pandemic influenza. PREVENT is based on lessons learned from USAID's extensive experience implementing community-based avian influenza interventions at the country, regional, and global levels.  PREVENT adopts relevant avian influenza implementation lessons at the community-level to broader emerging zoonotic diseases prevention. Funding under this initiative supports AusAID to undertake an independent appraisal of the design document - USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats – PREVENT Project. The independent appraisal will inform a subsequent AusAID appraisal peer review. The total value of this initiative is $9,000 to be expensed during the 2011-12 financial year.
Koh Pich Stamped Response On 22nd November 2010 a stampede on the bridge at Koh Pich Island in Phnom Penh during the city's water festival celebrations killed around 350 people, another approximate 400 people were injured, a mojority of those killed an injured were women. Following the disaster, Social Services of Cambodia (SSC) have recieved many requests to its counselling services from survivors, their family and friends and family of victims who are suffering from the sudden loss, the magnitude of the disaster and the trauma it involved. funding under this initiative provides emergency financial assistance to victims and their families affected by the stampede to assist them to obtain counselling services.
Clearing for Results Phase II (2011-2015) Clearing for Results Phase II supports landmine clearance in Cambodia through a multi-donor facility managed by the UNDP in partnership with the Royal Government of Cambodia. the objectives of Clearing for Results Phase II are: mine action policy and strategic frameworks to ensure resources are effectively allocated to national priorities and maximise the land available for local development; the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority is equipped with technical and functional capabilities; and maximise release of mine/explosive remnant of war affected land, promoting efficiency and transparency. The total value of this initiative is $10.2 million over 5 years, starting 2010-11.
ASEAN Global Recession response The Australian Government, through AusAID, will support a range of regional responses to assist ODA-eligible ASEAN member states mitigate the effects of the Global Financial Crisis, including its effect on their vulnerable populations. Funding under this initiative will support the ASEAN Secretariat to bring together representatives from Asian Ministries of Finance and Social Development to share information regarding their preparations for supporting vulnerable groups during the GFC. The total value of this initiative is $3.0 million over 3 years, starting 2008-09.
Regional Health Investment (Drug Quality) A design for a new regional program aimed at improving the quality of available essential medicines in the Mekong region. 

The objective is to reduce the risks to regionl public health of poor quality medicine products by narrowing the disparity in the National Medicines Regulatory Authorities (NMRA) capacity and capability of GMS countries.
Australian Development Scholarships - Phnom Penh The Australian Development Scholarships Phnom Penh program is to assist Cambodia meet its human resource development needs for productive people with the qualifications and skills necessary for the country's development. The program provides scholarships to Cambodian nationals for study in Australia. The total value of the program is $8 million over 4 years, starting 2009-10.
Expansion of ADB Trade Finance Program Funding under this investment supports a working partnership between Australia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), specifically the expansion of the ADB's Trade Finance Program. This includes a scale-up of the program to include more banks in Asia, as well as providing the program to banks in the Pacific for the first time. The program seeks to close the global trade finance by helping to correct information asymmetries in the market place to change perceptions of risks, which ultimately allow the market to function better. Specifically, the program: helps banks in developing countries improve their prudential or governance practices to build their international reputation; assists banks in developing countries build their capacity to develop new instruments or products that would make financing more readily available to SME traders; and provides guarantees and co-insurance for cross-border transactions that reduce the risks in the short term for private sector financial institutions
Australian Government-ILO Partnership Agreement The Australian Government - International Labour Organization (ILO) Partnership Agreement to promote employment and decent work in the Asia-Pacific region. The partnership agreement funded initiatives in six areas: (i) the ILO's Better Work Programme; (ii) labour law reform; (iii) a Pacific growth and employment plan; (iv) youth employment in Timor Leste; (v) green jobs; and (vi) labour migration governance.  Phase II of the Partnership Agreement (2012-15) builds on the successes of the Pacific Growth and Employment Programme, the Better Work Programme and the Pacific Labour and Migration Programme.  These programmes make a real difference in reducing poverty, by improving working conditions and living standards for workers. The programmes support the Australian Government's commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), specifically, MDG 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger. The total value of this initiative is $4.3 million over the 2012-13 financial year.
Cambodia Program Support Funding under this initiative provides support for infrastructure portfolio Post staff in setting strategic direction, strengthening evidence based decision making and credibility of work, ensuring quality in implementation, and play a key role in AusAID's policy dialogue with the Cambodian Government. The total cost of this initiative is $0.3m during the 2011-12 financial year.
Designing New Law and Justice Sector Program Australia has supported the criminal justice sector in Cambodia since 1997. The current phase of support through the Cambodia Criminal Justice Assistance Project (CCJAP) will finish in September 2012. Australia's strategic approach to Aid in Cambodia 2010-15 includes a continued focus on the justice sector as a strategic priority for Australia's development assistance. This funding will be used for administrative costs associated with designing a new Law and Justice program to follow on from CCJAP. The total value of this initiative is $0.3 million over 3 years, starting 2010-11.
Climate Change ADRA 2008 Round The Australian Development Research Award (ADRA) were introduced as a competitive funding round for high-quality research support aid priorities, specifically accelerated economic growth. Funding under this initiatives will focus on climate change adaption. The total value of this initiative is $1.3 million over 3 years, starting 2008-09.
Assistance to World Food Program for Operation Funding under this initiative supports the World Food Programme enhanced focus on helping people to overcome poverty and aligned with the strategic goals of saving lives, promoting opportunities for all and sustainable economic growth. The objective of this grant is to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of food security programs in Cambodia by: piloting the use of cash versus food transfers to determine the most efficient modality to reduce under-nutrition - The pilot will focus on primary school scholarships which are highly targeted to students from the poorest households and to grades with the highest drop-out rates (grades 4-6); improving WFP's Productive Assets and Livelihood Support programme - this improved Productive Assets and Livelihood Support program will better complement the National Social Protection Strategy's Public Works Programme which has the objective of ensuring that the working age poor and vulnerable benefit from work opportunities to secur
Aus-Cam Coop Equitable Sustainable Services ACCESS The Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services (ACCESS) aims to improve sustainability of quality, inclusive services for people with a disability and those affected by gender-based violence. More specifically, it will focus on strengthening financial sustainability required to underpin quality services in both sectors, strengthen service delivery links between the RGC, NGOs and multilateral agencies at national and subnational levels, and support in the disabilities sector on strengthening economic inclusion for persons with disabilities, including stronger links between rehabilitation services and economic inclusion. The total value of this investment is $15.4 million over the first 3 years starting in November 2016 with an option to extend a further 2 years, taking the total to $25.0 million.
East Asia Avoidable Blindness Initiative The East Asia Avoidable Blindness Initiative is aimed at reducing avoidable blindness and improving the quality of life for people with low vision and blindness, in support of the Vision 2020 'Right to Sight' global initiative. It will scale up and improve the delivery, availability and utilisation of eye health and vision care services and support better integration of eye health services in to national health systems. The East Asia Avoidable Blindness Initiative is built around three program components: a joint World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) regional work plan providing technical and policy support to the Western Pacific region; country program support in Cambodia, Vietnam and Timor-Leste implemented through Vision 2020 Australia Global Consortium; and direct bilateral support to the national eye institutions of partner governments in Cambodia and Vietnam to strengthen eye health systems.  The total value of this initia
Australia Awards Scholarships Cambodia Australia Awards in Cambodia is to support Cambodia to progress its development goals and have strong relationships with Australia that advance mutual interests. Australia Awards Scholarships are open to applicants from all sectors in Cambodia, including the Royal Government of Cambodia, public sector agencies, non-government organisations, civil society organisations and the private sector.
The total estimate value of this investment is $8.5 million to be expensed over 4 years, starting in the 2018-19 financial year.
Ending Violence Against Women in Cambodia Ending violence against women and girls at home, in their communities and in disaster and conflict situations is one of the four pillars of Australia's gender equality strategy. This strategy highlights that a more strategic and targeted focus is needed in areas where progress has been slow and that the highest levels of expenditure will be in the countries with the most severe gender gaps. Cambodia meets this criterion as it ranks 99 out of 145 countries in the Gender Inequality Index (GII) of the 2011 Human Development Report (HDR), which is one of the lowest rankings in the region. The program will work with the Ministry of Women's Affairs (MOWA) of the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC), the Ministries of Interior and Justice (through CCJAP) and Cambodian Civil Society to deliver a comprehensive response to VAW. In the short term, we will: support the development of a new National Action Plan on Violence Against Women (NAPVAW) that is fully costed, evidence based, and developed in
C4D Opportunities in AusAID Mekong Programs Funding under this initiative will support research into Communications 4 Development (C4D) work in the Mekong and propose ways to integrate strategic C4D into country programs to support development outcomes and country strategy objectives. The total value of this initiative is $0.2 million to be expensed during the 2011-12 financial year.