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Basic Education Assistance for ARMM The Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao program in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BEAM-ARMM) focuses on the most disadvantaged, poor and conflict affected communities. This program tackles the issue of low numbers of children who enrol in school, and stay to complete their schooling. It also addresses poor learning results in elementary and secondary schools. It will enable around 40,000 children to access pre-school and elementary school. It will provide: pre-school classes in around 1,300 remote Muslim communities; education for children affected by conflict; 2,500 classrooms; and 100 water facilities. It will establish six centres to produce learning materials and provide health programs in 300 schools. It will improve livelihood skills for 20,000 out-of-school youth. It will also establish Community Learning Centres in communities without government schools.  BEAM-ARMM is a $99.6 million initiative over 8 years, starting 2009-10.
Humanitarian Partnership Agreements 2011-2017 The Humanitarian Partnership Agreements initiative is the formal mechanism for engagement between Australia and selected fully accredited Australian non-government organisations for funding of rapid-onset humanitarian emergency response activities. Under this initiative up to 6 Australian NGOs for emergency response purposes to allow a quick Australian response to natural and other disasters. HPA partners will also build capacity within the region to respond to humanitarian emergencies. This initiative covers activities including funding for HPA DRR/DRM programs, the HPA Director, ongoing review, evaluation and design work. The total value of this investment is $17.1 million over 8 years, starting 2009-10.
Humanitarian Protection Funding under this initiative provides support to: the International Committee of the Red Cross for protection activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for protection activities focusing on preventing sexual and gender-based violence; and the United National Population Fund (UNFPA) to support gender-based violence Area of Responsibility under the Global Protection Cluster. The total value of this initiative is $2.9 million over 2 years, starting 2011-12.
Coalitions for Change Program Phase 2 Coalitions for Change Program Phase 2 (CfC2) builds on the success of Phase 1 (2011 to 2018) and continues to work with formal and informal networks and coalitions to advocate for transformative policy reforms that improve the lives of Filipinos. These coalitions and networks could include groups and individuals from the private sector, civil society, academic community, and the government. CfC2 has a new, albeit small, component which aims to identify and develop reform leaders and champions who could push for their own reforms or work with CfC2 in bringing about transformative change. The total value of this investment is $29 million over 8 years, starting 2016-17.
The Asia Foundation Partnership Philippines The Coalitions for Change (CfC) is a centrepiece program of the partnership between the Australian Embassy Manila and The Asia Foundation in the Philippines.  CfC hopes to effect policy reforms that will improve lives and promote prosperity by encouraging civil society, academe, and the government to develop formal and informal coalitions or networks and contribute to transformative change.  It brokers conversations to influence the shape of public policy, contributing to the country's development reform priorities.  The total value of this investment is $45.0 million over 7 years, starting 2011-12.
Humanitarian Assistance - WASH - UNICEF Funding under this initiative supports the United Nations Children's Funds (UNICEF's) Emergency Water and Sanitation (WASH) interventions for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Conflict-Affected communities in Mindanao, Philippines program. The program targets 65,000 displaced persons including children living in IDP settlements, recently returned or relocated in Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Lanao del Sur and Lanao Del Norte. The program aims to minimise health risks in IDP camps, return areas and affected communities by expanding access to improved source of water and basic sanitation, providing hygiene education and providing non-food items. Expected results include: 65,000 people benefiting from improved water sources, toilets, bathing cubicles and hand washing facilities; 5,000 people will receive jerry cans, wash basins and dish soap; 24,000 people will receive soap for a year; 12,000 vulnerable women and children will receive chlorine tablets to treat 5 litres of water a day
Philippines Australia Citizens Empowerment Program The Philippines Australia Citizens’ Empowerment Program (PACE) assistance aims to support Philippine government bodies, facilitating their collaboration with civil society organisations to improve outcomes in the justice sector. Outcomes will include building stronger institutions, transparency, accountable governance and support for freedom of information and expression. The total value of this investment is $5.1 million over 3 years, starting 2017-18.
IRRI Infrastructure Contribution International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is one of the oldest and largest international agricultural research institutes in Asia, playing a critical role in helping to feed almost half the world's population.  It is an autonomous, non-profit rice research and education organisation.  IRRI headquarters are located near Manila, Philippines and feature laboratories, training and accommodation facilities and an experimental farm. IRRI is one of the 15 research centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) which receive funding primarily from international donor organisations.  The Institute's mission is to reduce poverty and hunger, improve the health of rice farmers and consumers and ensure that rice production is environmentally sustainable. IRRI's high-yielding rice varieties have helped to significantly increase world rice production, especially in Asia, while protecting the environment and training thousands of researchers.  However, rice yield g
Philippines - Support UNDP Typhoon Haiyan recovery Funding under this initiative supports the deployment of up to six Australian Civilian Corps (ACC) specialists to work with the United nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Philippines, for up to 12 months. The ACC is a whole of government initiative that deploys civilian specialists to countries experiencing or emerging from natural disaster or conflict. Under this initiative the ACC specialists will support recovery, strengthen disaster management systems and improve response capabilities for future disasters. The total value of this initiative is $1.8 million over 2 years, starting 2013-14.
Growth analysis contracting Contracting services to assist with the preparation of growth analyses for major aid recipients. Drawing on the HRV growth diagnostic methodology, Development Economics Branch is analsysing the constraints to economic growth in partner countries in order to inform aid interventions that are consistent with Australia's aid policy.
Australian Development Scholarships - Philippines This initiative provides ongoing support under the Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) to Philippine nationals (who are part of the 2010 ADS intake) for their in-Australia costs. Expenses under this funding include tuition fees and stipends for Philippines to study in Australia tertiary institutions. This initiative reflects AusAID's commitment to increase the number of ADS awarded annually. The total value of this initiative is $3.0 million over 4 years, starting 2009-10.
Additional 2011 ICRC Support Additional support to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for emerging aid priorities and humanitarian emergency requirements. The funding will provide assistance to: Syria to provide first aid, medical supplies, evacuation of wounded and food aid ($3m); Sudan to secure medical and relief supplies for communities affected by conflict ($5m); and Philippines in conflict affected communities in Central Mindanao on livelihoods and access to basic services to provide medical care for war wounded and critically injured patients. The total value of this initiative is $10.1 million expensed over the 2010-11 financial year.
Emergency Response Philippines Typhoon Bopha 2012 Funding under this initiative provides funds for various humanitarian activities delivered by various Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) in response to Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines. Typhoon Bopha made landfall over eastern Mindanao on 4 December 2012. In the wake of the Typhoon approximately 950,000 people have been displaced, agricultural land has been destroyed causing millions of dollars in agricultural losses, affecting the livelihoods of approximately 700,000 people. In some areas virtually all government and private infrastructure was totally or partially destroyed and almost 220,000 houses are damaged. This funding will be used for priority needs as assessed by the Philippine Action Plan for Recovery, which includes emergency and durable shelter solutions, debris clearance and immediate opportunities for income generation and interim livelihoods and education. The total value of this initiative is $10.0 million expensed in the 2012-13 financial year.
Response and Recovery Assistance to the Philippines The Response and Recovery Assistance to the Philippines (RRAP) is a flexible investment that supports the Philippines Government in responding to humanitarian and recovery needs of the most vulnerable people affected by disasters and conflict. The objectives of this initiative are to: (1) meet the essential humanitarian needs of people (including the special needs of people with disability, women and girls, children and other vulnerable groups) affected and displaced by disasters and emergencies, as required; and (2) improve their ability to recover and be self-reliant. To achieve these objectives, it is expected that people affected by disasters and emergencies: (1) receive appropriate and timely humanitarian and protection assistance that reduce their vulnerability; and (2) are able to recover and have increased level of self-reliance.
Strengthening Public Private Partnership Program In 2015-16, the Australian Government will explore the prospects for a second four-year phase of capacity development technical assistance support to the “Strengthening Philippines’ Public Private Partnership (PPP) Program” for 2016 to 2020. The Strengthening Philippines PPP Program Phase 2 will support the Philippines’ government’s ambitions to achieve inclusive economic growth with poverty reduction. As a whole, the goal of this program is to assist the Philippines’ government create an environment that enables the government to harness more private sector finance (i.e. capital markets) and to use that finance more effectively to deliver infrastructure. That infrastructure will potentially encompass road, rail, ports (among others) -- essentially infrastructure that facilitates the faster movement of people, goods, and services within the Philippines. Past contributions of Australian ODA were channelled through the ADB and IFC. The precise nature of PPP projects the Philippines’ gove
PFMP for Institutions and Infrastructure (PFMP-II) The Public Financial Management Program for Institutions and Infrastructure (PFMP-II) investment aims to support Public Financial Management reforms that will contribute to the delivery of safe and accessible infrastructure for inclusive and sustainable economic growth in the Philippines. The investment will be designed over 2017-2018 and implementation is expected from 2019-2024. This investment is part of the Philippines Program Aid for Trade portfolio (i.e. trade-related infrastructure). It will also engage with the private sector. The projected value of this investment is $36.0 million over six years, with implementation starting in 2018-19.
Philippines Humanitarian to Cyclone Ketsana Over 9.8 million people were affected when typhoons Ketsana, Parma and Mirinae passed through the Philippines (2009). Funding under this initiative will provide support to Australian non-government organisations (Australian Red Cross, Save the Children Australia and Oxfam) to improve health, water, sanitation and hygiene, specifically the purchase of medical supplies and hygiene kits. The total cost of this initiative is $2.0 million to be expensed during the 2009-10 financial year.
Basic Education Sector Transformation (BEST)  Prog The Basic Education Sector Transformation (BEST) initiative aims to improve learning achievement in, and access to, basic education in the Philippines, recognising the role of education in economic development and poverty alleviation.  The Program will address low participation and poor learning achievement through improvements in teacher quality, curriculum and assessments, access to learning materials, education facilities and access of disadvantaged learners to formal and non formal education.  The program will also support improvements in service delivery through development of innovative business models,  standards and structures; developing a coherent and efficient information and resource management systems; building the institutional and human capacity for policy planning, development and implementation to be able to appropriately  manage a large, complex and dispersed education system. The total value of this initiative is $157.2 million over nine years, starting 2010-11.
Evaluation capacity Building Project (Philippines) The Capacity Building Project is for the provision of training, resources coaching and mentoring and aims to build public sector and aid management capabilities in the Philippines. The project will equip AusAID Manila staff who work on programs providing the direct delivery of aid and  targeted partner government staff, with the skills and knowledge to embed evaluative thinking and evidence into learning and mutual accountability processes. More importantly, the training will capacitate the participants to make better use of data in decision making to achieve better development results from the aid initiatives they manage. This training strengthens the commitment to improve aid effectiveness by enhancing evaluative capacities of those involved in the delivery of aid which is essential.  The total value of this initiative is $0.3 million over 2 years, starting 2012-13.
Philippines Emergency Appeal - ICRC Funding under this initiative provides support to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to deliver assistance to the  Philippines Emergency Appeal in June 2010. The funding will be used by ICRC to assist up to 200,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Mindanao by improving access to food, shelter, water and sanitation facilities and basic health needs. The total value of this initiative is $2.5 million expensed in the 2009-10 financial year.
Philippine Post Advisory Support The Post Thematic Advisers work within AusAID Manila and assist in setting strategic direction, strengthening evidence based decision making and credibility of our work, and ensuring quality in implementation. They also play a key role in AusAID's policy dialogue with the Philippine Government. The Advisers have provided advice to AusAID to inform the new Development Assistance Strategy and the sectoral delivery strategies being developed. The Advisers have developed good relations with Philippines program staff and are acting as effective mentors. Post Thematic Advisers were recruited as international Overseas-Based employees through a competitive and merit-based selection process. The total cost of this initiative is $4.4 million over 8 years, starting 2008-09.
China - Nanjing Steel Convertor Gas Recovery Project The project development objective is to reduce GHG emissions at NISCO (Nanjing Iron & Steel Co. Ltd), and to support sustainable development in the Xinhua community (adjacent to the plant).
South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Airport Capacity Enhancement Project The proposed project will improve airport capacity at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu and at Gautam Buddha Airport (GBA) in Lumbini by constructing a parallel taxiway extension and domestic apron areas at TIA and a new international terminal building at GBA.
Supporting School Sector Development Plan The program will support the School Sector Development Plan (SSDP), which is the government's major education initiative for FY2017-FY2023. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and eight other joint financing partners (JFPs) will finance the program with the government during FY2017-FY2021 through a sector-wide approach.
Rural Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Sector Development Program (Program grant) The goal of the Program is to improve the living conditions and well being of number of people in the conflict affected areas by restoring basic social infrastructure, community and public services, and livelihoods. The Program will provide basic needs in the conflict-affected aread through income-generation activities through rural roads, water supply and sanitation, community development, and institutional infrastructure.
Energy Access and Efficiency Improvement Project The Project consists of seven components under three main categories: (i) energy access, (ii) clean energy, and (iii) capacity building.

Component 1-Energy Access: Facilitating Access to Clean Energy. Component 1 consists of (i) constructing the Middle Marsyangdi-Damauli-Marsyangdi transmission line and associated facilities to strengthen the evacuation of power from the 70 megawatt (MW) Marsyangdi hydropower station, (ii) constructing the second circuit of the Butwal-Kohalpur transmission line to improve cross-border power import capacity, and (iii) constructing and expanding the Chapali and Matatirtha substations and installation of capacitor banks to strengthen the capability of the transmission network to transfer power.

Component 2- Energy Access Quality Enhancement: Component 2 consists of constructing eight primary distribution substations and three switching stations to strengthen the electricity system's ability to connect new consumers and to improve the quality of electricity supply to existing consumers.

Component 3-Clean Energy Plant Improvement: Clean Energy Plant Improvement. Component 3 involves rehabilitating two small-scale run-of-river hydropower plants at Marsyangdi (69 MW) and Gandak (15 MW) to increase the efficiency. Component 4: Supply-Side Energy Efficiency Improvement. 

Component 4- Supply Side Energy Efficiency Improvement:  will develop a pilot project to rebuild selected distribution feeders and low-voltage networks which have unacceptably high losses, using international best practice to reduce both technical and commercial losses. Component 5: Energy Efficiency in Lighting. 

Component 5-Energy Efficiency in Lighting: involves distributing approximately 1 million compact fluorescent lamps to households and implementation support to improve energy efficiency in lighting. 

Component 6-Renewable Energy for Street Lighting: Component 6 consists of the installation of 1,000 solar and solar-wind streetlights in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, and Lalitpur municipal areas to reduce the burden on the main electricity grid. 

Component 7-Capacity Building: Component 7 involves assisting the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) by providing expert services to formulate, design, and implement public-private partnerships (PPPs) in three identified distribution areas, and capacity building and implementation support to the NEA for component 4.
Power Transmission and Distribution Efficiency Enhancement Project Electricity is a necessary requirement for accelerating the economic development of any country and is considered an important input to improve quality of life. Overall, the electricity demand has far outgrown the supply, leading to load curtailment and increased dependence on imports from India in recent times. The peak suppressed demand in Nepal in FY2013-2014 has been around 1,200 megawatt (MW) as against installed capacity of 787 MW, hence resulting in a deficit of about 440 MW due to non-availability of generation. Government has plans to generate additional 10,000 MW in the next 10 years. About 63% of the population in Nepal has access to electricity but the supply quality is unreliable and inadequate. The government has recognized the immediate need for reinforcement and upgrade of outdated distribution systems crucial to deliver the required energy to the customers even if the generation and transmission lines are in place. In this regard, the need for immediate distribution network enhancement is included in the government's action plan to address energy crisis and provide universal access to reliable and efficient electricity for all by 2030. This will contribute in promoting sustainable energy for all (Sustainable Development Goal #7) and Nepal's Intended Nationally Determined Commitments for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

ADB's Nepal country partnership strategy 2013-2017 supports the government's development objective of accelerated and inclusive economic growth. It seeks to address the infrastructure bottlenecks in the key areas such as energy services and creating an enabling environment for increased business and employment opportunities. ADB's support for the energy sector in Nepal has largely focused on generation and transmission with some distribution extension. This project will be ADB's first investment in Nepal specifically targeting energy efficiency through distribution system enhancements measures.
Skills Development Project The project will help the government implement key aspects of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Policy, 2012. The project will help the government (i) initiate strategic reforms that aim to improve overall management and performance of the TVET system, (ii) improve the quality and relevance of public training, and (iii) increase private sector engagement in training delivery and job placement. Each intervention has been designed to increase the efficiency and results orientation of TVET, making it more market-driven. The project will focus on skills development for the construction, manufacturing, and services sectors where large skill gaps exist. The project period is for five years from 2013 to 2018.
SASEC Highway Enhancement Project (Laukahi-Kakarbhitta) The project road is a two-lane carriageway and carries about 14,000 vehicles per day. Traffic is forecast to reach 48,800 vehicles per day by 2041. The road will be median-divided and provides service lanes, footpath, and cycle lane in urban areas. Through the project, the road will be upgraded to a two-lane dual carriageway to accommodate the increasing traffic demand, with improved geometry, pavement, drainage, road safety, and climate- and disaster-resilient features. Grade separation or traffic signal will be adopted at junctions to improve safety for vulnerable road users including women and children who are more likely to walk, cycle or use public transport. River training and bank protection works will minimize the risk of erosion. The project design incorporates lessons from previous projects, including readiness, procurement, asset management and sustainability. The project will be aligned with the following impact: balanced and diversified international trade route promoted and economic interconnectivity improved. The project will have the following outcome: connectivity, capacity, efficiency, and safety of the road transport system along the EWH improved.