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Fiji Scholarships 2011 Intake The objective of the Australian Development Scholarship (ADS) and the Australian Regional Development Scholarship Programs are to assist Fiji meet its human resource development needs for productive people with the qualifications and skills necessary for the country's development. The total value of this initiative is $5.7 million over 7 years, starting 2010-11.
Access to Quality Education Program, Fiji The Access to Quality Education Program, Fiji is a 7 year program aimed at reducing the barriers for children to accessing education in Fiji.  The program has been prepared to help maintain gains made in education through reducing the negative impacts of the financial crisis on the poorest families and settlements in Fiji.  The program will be made up of three components: Increase access to schools through a range of mechanisms; Improve school facilities &#38;#38;#38; learning environments; and Support to the Ministry of Education (MoE) to improve education quality and analysis. AQEP is also implementing major rebuilding of school infrastructure in up to 40 schools following the devastating impacts of TC Winston in February 2016. The program will work with schools, communities and the MoE to improve access and quality of education in Fiji. The total value of this initiative is $64 million over 7 years, starting 2010-11.
Dialogue Fiji The Dialogue Fiji initiative is a locally-generated and independent process aimed at building an environment which is more receptive to political dialogue and broader national reconciliation amongst community leaders and groups. The total value of this initiative is $0.2 million over 2 years, starting 2009-10.
Cyclone Winston - Fiji - Humanitarian Assistance Tropical Cyclone Winston struck Fiji on 20-21 February 2016 resulting in 44 deaths, affecting over 540,000 people (62 per cent of the population) and causing severe damage to infrastructure. Funding provided humanitarian supplies such as shelter kits, access to safe water and hygiene items, assisted in restoring access to education and medical facilities and protection for the most vulnerable, including women and children. Activities were implemented through Australian NGOs (CARE and Save the Children); Australian Red Cross; United Nations Children's Fund; Australian Medical Assistance Team; United Nations Populations Fund; and World Food Programme. Funding was also allocated to provide logistics support to the response. The Australian Government provided around $35 million in response and recovery assistance, of which $15 million in humanitarian relief.
Violence Against Women The Fiji Violence Against Women Initiative provides a strategic engagement pathway for AusAID to contribute to collective efforts to eliminate violence against women in Fiji. It is set within the context of Australia's wider engagement and strategy on eliminating VAW in Melanesia and East Timor, taking forward the recommendations of the 2008 commissioned report Violence against Women in Melanesia and East Timor: Building on Global and Regional Promising Approaches report. The total value of this initiative is $1.2 million over 5 years, starting 2008-09.
Fijian Australian Regional Development Scholarships (ARDS) The Fijian Australian Regional Development Scholarships (ARDS) provides scholarships and other training opportunities at post-secondary institutions in the South Pacific region for individuals to undertake degree and other courses, in order to assist Fiji meet its human resource needs for qualified its human resource needs for qualified professional, senior administrative and skilled staff. The 2010 intake comprises 30 new full time study awards in health sciences, engineering, business, education and technical/vocational studies. The total value of this initiative is $2.8 million over 7 years, starting 2009-10.
Energy Sector Management Assistance Program(ESMAP) The World Bank's Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) recently launched the Variable Renewable Energy Grid Integration Program. The objective of this program is to support countries to integrate solar and wind into electricity grids while maintaining reliability, affordability and adequacy of supply.  The program will provide capacity building related to long-term power systems planning, market design, renewable energy support schemes, rules of access for renewable energy to the grid, and strengthening dispatch and transmission systems. The program will work in 10 Pacific Island countries - Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. The total value of this investment is $1.5 million to be expensed during the 2015-16 financial year.
Supporting Private Sector Development in Fiji Funding under this investment supports the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to supports the Government of Fiji's priorities of increasing private sector investment and creating better environment for private sector led growth. The partnership will work closely with business and governments to introduce significant direct investment into the economy and advise government on establishment and maintenance of the right regulatory environment for improved private sector performance. The total value of this investment is $12.0 million over 4 years, starting 2016-17.
FIJI Scholarships ADS The Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) program is a component of the Australian Government's development cooperation program in Fiji. 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 Fiji. The total value of this initiative is $2.7 million over 7 years, starting 2009-10.
Fiji Health Sector Interim Assistance Bridging package to support the Fijian Ministry of Health's need for interim assistance between the closure of the Fiji Health Sector Improvement Program (FHSIP) and the commencement of the new bilateral health program. In its final year FHSIP assisted in the reconstruction of health facilities damaged by natural disasters and the upgrade of patient and laboratory information systems. This funding will assist the completion of these projects. The total value of this initiative is $3.4 million over 2 years, starting 2010-11.
Fiji emergency logistics support The Australian Civilian Corps (ACC) was formed to bridge the gap between emergency response and long-term recovery programs. The ACC are specialists, deployed primarily to help Australia's neighbours in the Indo-Pacific region, to prevent, prepare for, stabilise and recover from disasters and conflict. Funding under this investment will provide support to the National Disaster management Office in Suva and work with counterparts in logistics at National and Sub-National levels to assist them to plan effectively and deliver logistical components of the program. The total value of this investment is $0.2 million over 2 years, starting 2015-16.
Pacific Humanitarian Challenge Funding under this investment support administartive costs associated with outreach and promotion of humanitarian activities in Suva, Fiji. The total cost of the investment is $704 expensed during the 2015-16 financial year.
Fiji Rural Economic Development Funding under this initiative will support a range of rural development activities under the Fiji bilateral program, specifically: the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research for improving soil health for sustainable development in the Pacific; the Secretariat for the Pacific Community (SPC) for piloting of a commercial satellite farmer group model for development of the prawn industry; Architects Without Frontiers for construction of the Cakaudrove Women's Resource Centre; and UNWOMEN for design of a municipal markets improvement program for Fiji. The total value of this initiative is $0.6 million over 2 years, starting 2010-11.
Fiji HR and electoral support 2016 Funding under this investment supports Australian Civilian Corps (ACC) support to public sector reform in Fiji through the deployment of ACC Human Resource Management Specialists to Fiji. The total value of this investment is $0.2 million expensed over two years, starting 2015-16.
Disaster Preparedness and Response Fund (Fiji) The Disaster Preparedness and Response Fund (Fiji) was established to support disaster preparedness and response activities in Fiji by having in place standing arrangements with key humanitarian and development partners. The fund supports many partners including Fiji Red Cross Society (FRCS), Tuvalu Red Cross Society (TRCS), Fiji and Tuvalu National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Fiji Institution of Engineers (FIE) to prepare for disasters through training, workshops, public education and pre-positioning of emergency supplies. Funds also support disaster response requests for emergency relief and early recovery activities following natural disasters. The total value of this initiative is $4.5 million over 3 years, starting 2010-11.
Fiji National Typhoid Campaign Funding under this initiative provides support to the Fijian Ministry of Health's National Typhoid Campaign. Funding will cover: the purchase of 60,000 typhoid vaccines; laboratory consumables for the Colonial War Memorial Hospital; deployment of medical staff for administering vaccines; and advertising and social media coverage. the total value of this initiative is $1.1 million to be expensed during the 2009-10 financial year.
Fiji Health Sector Additional Support Multilats The Fiji Health Sector Additional Support initiative supports WHO's targeted schools health promotion program to reach more schools in Fiji. The program is expected to be implemented across 140 schools in Fiji and achieve the following outcomes: 40 Primary schools supported with technical assistant and seed funds to become 'demonstration schools' for the program; health promotion programs initiated in a further 100 primary schools and supported to implement backyard school gardens, physical activity and sports outreach programs and equipment; and implement nutritious school canteen programs; strengthen networking and recognition of school children's efforts through a national symposium, newsletter and other mediums; and establish a health promotions schools information system including a school based survey and embed it into the MOE and MOH's schools monitoring and evaluation systems. The total value of this initiative is $0.4 million to be expensed during the 2010-11 financial year.
Cash Transfers in emergencies Cash transfers are increasingly an alternative to assist people in the aftermath of a disaster. This investment provides the opportunity to undertake research to understand more the effect of cash transfers on households after a disaster. It also supports regional engagement and capacity development. The total value of this investment is $0.5 million expensed in the 2016-17 financial year.
Fiji Social Protection Australia's assistance funds World Bank reform assistance to the Fiji Department of Social Welfare, specifically to undertake analytical and design work to progress the Fiji Social Protection initiative. Proposed vulnerability assessments and poverty mapping will enable better understanding of the nature of poverty and vulnerability in Fiji. The total value of this initiative is $0.8 million over three years, starting 2009-10.
Inclusive Economic Growth The Inclusive Economic Growth Initiative focusses on the inclusive development of business, markets and financial services in Fiji. Funding supports: financial education in schools including training workshops across 912 schools in Fiji, additional copies of the financial education resource with a primary school focus and support for development of national financial education teacher training and accreditation; Market Development Facility focused on creating income and jobs by improving economic competitiveness of key sectors within a country. The total value of this initiative is $10.0 million over 6 years, starting 2011-12.
Fiji - Fiji Elections Office Support &#38;#38;#38; PSR The Australian Civilian Corps (ACC) is a whole of government initiative that deploys civilian specialists to countries experiencing or emerging from natural disaster or conflict, specifically to support stabilisation, recovery and development training. Funding under this investment supports the deployment of one ACC specialist to work with the Government of Fiji for support to the Fiji Elections Office (FEO) in the areas of human resource management and public sector reform. The Australian Civilian Corps will deploy one specialist to support this work for the period of six months.
Response to Tropical Cyclone Mick 2009 Tropical Cyclone Mick struck Fiji on 14 December 2009 causing widespread damage which included flooding to low lying areas, partial and total destruction of sub-standard buildings such as iron tin homes, and disruption to infrastructure and services such as electricity, roads and bridges. Funding under this initiative represents Australia's humanitarian emergency response to: Fiji Red Cross Society for the replenishment of pre-positioned emergency supplies such as water containers, clothing, blankets and cooking utensils; Fiji National Disaster Management Office for the hire of a helicopter to conduct aerial damage assessments and deliver emergency supplies to rural and remote areas; and to UNICEF for the replenishment of emergency supplies used to support women and children including supplies of medications and provision of child protection support. The total value of this initiative is $0.1 million to be expensed during the 2009-10 financial year.
Fiji Transition to Democracy The Fiji Transition to Democracy initiative aims to: support Fiji Elections Office to help conduct a national voter registration exercise as part of the introduction of electronic voter registration; support to the Constitution Commission; and support for civic education by working with the United Nations Development Program to implement a national civic education program with civil society and government. The program also supports the government's civil service reform through targeted technical assistance. The total value of this initiative is $5.6 million over 3 years, starting 2012-13.
Fiji Financial Inclusion The Financial Inclusion initiative aims to mitigate the economic and social impacts of Fiji's political instability and the global recession through innovative and practical community and private sector measures, to enhance access to financial services that will assist to build the resilience of local communities against continuing economic hardships. Funding will support: the United Nations Development Programme's Pacific Financial inclusion program for the implementation of the ANZ WING project and the Fiji Department of Social Welfare Beneficiary Awareness and Education program; and the Asian Development Bank for an assessment of the microfinance sector in Fiji. The total value of this initiative is $1.6 million over 2 years, starting 2009-10.
Fiji Floods April 2012 Funding under this initiative provides relief assistance due to extensive flooding in the Western Division. Australia's contribution includes: helicopter hire to conduct aerial surveillance, search and rescue, and provision of relief items including water cartage; replenishment of emergency supplies and provision of hygiene kits, clean up kits, women's dignity kits and personal kits through Red Cross; replenishment of emergency supplies such as WASH kits, education kits and health kits through UNICEF; provision of food rations, water, medicine, clothing through civil society organisations; provision of shelter kits through IFRC, Act for Peace and other local partners; procurement of health supplies and equipment to minimise disease through the Ministry of Health; and deployment of 3 RRT members to provide surge capacity at Post. The total value of this initiative is $2.0 million to be expensed during the 2011-12 financial year.
Fiji Health Sector Support Program - Procurement This initiative is to cover costs associated with the Fiji Health Sector Support Program tender process.
Emergency Response to Tropical Cyclone Tomas On 16 March 2010 the Fiji Interim Government declared a state of natural disaster emergency in the Northern and Eastern Divisions of Fiji affected by Tropical Cyclone Tomas. At its peak, Tropical Cyclone Tomas was a Category 4 cyclone, with winds up to 140 km an hour and gusts up to 200 km an hour. Most parts of the country have been affected by strong winds, rain and heavy seas. Communications to many of these islands have yet to be restored. Fiji’s National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) has advised that there are around 12,500 people sheltering in evacuation centres across Fiji. Funding under this initiative represents Australia's emergency response, specifically Australia will deliver tents, tarpaulins, water storage containers and water purification materials. The total value of Australia's contribution is $1.4 million over 2 years, starting 2009-10.
Fiji Floods 2009 Response Australia's official humanitarian assistance to Fiji in response to the 2009 floods, consisting of towards emergency flood assistance and towards recovery and re-construction. Under this initiative AusAID's contribution included assistance to the National Disaster Management Office for fuel, vehicle hire and food rationing; payments for school levies and repairs to 25 damaged schools; procurement of vegetable seedlings, veterinary antibiotics to prevent disease outbreaks amongst livestock herds, clearing debris from farms, improvement to on-farm infrastructure, repair of farm access roads and irrigation; and contributions to UNICEF for the replenishment of emergency supplies. The total value of this initiative is $3 million over 2 years, starting 2008-09.
Fiji Program Performance and Quality The Fiji Program Performance and Quality initiative aims to improve assessments of overall program performance, including monitoring and evaluation, analysis and public diplomacy for the Australian Aid program in Fiji. This will be achieved through the development of appropriate delivery strategies and program reviews for the bilateral program. Funds are used for administrative costs associated with the engagement of international experts to provide short term technical input and guidance to Suva Post staff. The total value of this initiative is $0.4 million over 3 years, starting 2011-12.
Fiji Multi-sector Reform The Fiji Multi-sector Reform initiative brings together a range of activities designed to facilitate reform, peace building and dialogue leading up to and beyond the elections and return to democracy scheduled for 2014. The program is structured across 3 pillars: confidence building for multi-stakeholder dialogue processes; capacity development for change; and strategic initiatives. The total value of this initiative is $5.7 million over 5 years, starting 2010-11.
Australian Development Scholarship - Fiji The Australian Development Scholarship (ADS) Program aims to assist Fiji meet its human resource development needs for productive people with the qualifications and skills necessary for the country's development. The 2010 intake comprises 10 new awards (6 undergraduate and 4 post graduate) focusing on engineering, forensic biology, international trade, urban and rural planning, health management, climate studies, renewable energy and maritime policy. The total value of this initiative is $0.5 million over 2 years, starting 2009-10.
Pacific Women Fiji Country Plan Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development is a ten-year commitment by the Australian Government to support the Pacific to address gender inequality. The Fiji Country Plan is the Fiji-specific investments and strategies to address gender inequality in Fiji. The first four years of the Fiji Country Plan aims to support initiatives that will: increase women's economic empowerment; support women's organisations and coalitions for change; increase women's participation in leadership and decision-making; enhance knowledge and evidence to inform policy and practice; and improve gender outcomes within Australia's bilateral aid program to Fiji. Subsequent Fiji country plans will be developed over the life of the investment to respond to emerging gender issues in Fiji. The country plan will include an annual reflection process with implementing partners to maintain ongoing relevance of the investment. The country plan also aims to establish a local Fiji Women's Fund by the end of the life of the
FIJI Australia Awards Management at Post The Australian Awards provides long-term awards for Fijian citizens to study in Australia and the Pacific region under the Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) and the Australian Regional Development Scholarships (ARDS) programs. For 2014, Australia provided 80 Australia Awards on which: 50 AAS; and 30 AAPS. The AAPS awards were for Technical &#38;#38;#38; Vocational studies in the region. The total value of this initiative is around $0.7 million over 4 years, starting 2012-13.
Transitional Support - Fiji Community Development Transitional Support for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Fiji to support improved service delivery and systems for communities and vulnerable groups. Funding under this initiative will focus on addressing gaps in information, analysis and CSO capacity, and providing capital expenditure to support CSO delivered programs to run more effectively. The total value of this initiative is $2.7 million over 3 years, starting 2010-11.
Fiji Elections Support The Australian Civilian Corps (ACC) is a whole of government initiative that deploys civilian specialists to countries experiencing or emerging from natural disaster or conflict, specifically to support stabilisation, recovery and development training. Funding under this initiative supports the deployment of ACC specialists to Fiji to assist in establishing electronic voter registration and conduct capacity assessments and operations planning. The total value of this initiative is $0.3 million over 2 years, starting 2013-14.
Community Climate Change Adaptation - Fiji The Community Climate Change Adaptation initiative aims to establish a sound policy, scientific and analytical basis for long term action to help partner countries adapt to the impacts of climate change, increase partner understanding and enhance their capacity to assess key climate vulnerabilities and risks and formulate adaption strategies and plans. Key activities will include planting of mangroves and vetiver grass to combat coastal erosion and enhancement of water harvesting systems. The total value of this initiative is $1.1 million over 2 years, starting 2009-10.
Fiji Scholarships 2012 Intake The Australian Development Scholarships Fiji program is to assist Fiji to develop the qualifications and skills necessary for the development of the country. The number and value of awards to be offered in priority fields under the Australian Development Scholarships for Fiji is determined annually through a joint selection with the partner government, the government of Fiji. For 2102, Fiji received a total of 60 Australia Awards: 40 ADS and 20 ARDS. The total value of this initiative is $1.0 million over 5 years, starting 2011-12.
Tropical Cyclone Winston Recovery - Fiji As part of the Tropical Cyclone Winston response, an education specialist was deployed under the Australian Civilian Corp program to provide advice and technical assistance, oversight and quality assurance of Australia's investment in rebuilding education infrastructure following the cyclone.  The total value of this initiative is $0.5 million expensed over 3 years, starting 2015-16.