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UN Support to Philippines Cyclone Ketsana Over 9.8 million people were affected when typhoons Ketsana, Parma and Mirinae passed through the Philippines (2009).  Funding under this initiative provides additional funding to support the United Nations' flash appeal, specifically: to UNICEF as the lead agency for water, sanitation, hygiene and nutrition; and WHO as the lead agency for health. The total value of this initiative is $1.0 million to be expensed during 2009-10 financial year.
Human Resource Organisational Development Facility The Human Resource and Organisational Development Facility (HRODF) stemmed from a commitment by the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) to work together in enhancing the competency and capacity of the Philippine public service so they can promote prosperity, reduce poverty and enhance political stability. HRODF support is targeted at government departments who play a major role in promoting education reforms, enhancing foundations for economic growth, building better disaster preparedness capabilities, and improving the conditions for peace and security. HRODF provides a suite of human resource and organisational development training and helps partner agencies improve their processes, structures, skills set, and behaviour to enable positive change and continuous improvement thereby enabling better services delivery. Accredited local and international learning service providers deliver capacity-building interventions.  A professional firm
Philippines - ACC support to the UNDP 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 up to two Australian Civilian Corps specialists to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Manila, Philippines to aid the Government of Philippines' recovery efforts from Typhoon Bopha and to strengthen the systemic arrangements of future natural disasters. The total value of this initiative is $0.4 million over 2 years, starting 2013-14.
Support for Public Financial Management Funding under this initiative provides grant funding for the initial phase of the designing of the Philippine Public Financial Management program, specifically preparation of the program design document, PFM strategic framework and roadmap, quality assurance and tendering the program management. The total value of this initiative is $0.1 over 3 years, starting 2009-10.
Phils Sub-national Governance Activities (Design) The Philippines Sub-national Governance Activities Design initiative supports improved local government capacity to deliver basic services, focusing on two key activities: supporting the incentive program for Local Government Units in the Philippines; and the Provincial Roads Management Facility (PRMF). The total value of this initiative is $0.5 million over 4 years, starting 2011-12.
Program Enabling Initiative The Program Enabling Initiative supports the facilitation of activities associated with the implementation of the performance and quality program, including: participation in key forums and reviews; production of Annual Program Performance Reviews, quality assurance investigations; and other program quality reporting requirements; integration of enabling themes such as gender, disability, research, partnerships; and the implementation of the International Public Diplomacy Strategy. The total value of this initiative is $0.1 million over 2 years, starting 2009-10.
UN Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction The United Nations Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction program progresses Millennium Development Goals 4 (Child Health) and 5 (Maternal Health) targets. This program, delivered jointly by UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO, contributes to reducing maternal and neonatal mortality.  Australia's contribution will support the up-skilling midwives and doctors to provide safe deliveries, distribute a range of family planning commodities, train health workers on family planning, and teach doctors and midwives protocols to be implemented during the first hour after birth that improve a baby's chance of survival. The total value of this initiative is $20.4 million over 7 years, starting 2009-10.
Building Disaster Resilience of Manila Communities Building Resilience of Manila Communities to Natural Disaster and Climate Change Impacts (BRACE) contributes to lessening the vulnerability of urban poor to natural disaster through: Risk Analysis Project for GMMA; Community-Based Disaster Resik Management; Risk-Sensitive Land Use Planning; and safer settlements. Around 1,800 ISFs are targeted to have safer housing and 650,000 people will benefit from disaster preparedness training. BRACE intends to be a model of a good DRR to be implemented in Taguig as pilot area with technical assistance from Geoscience Australia and Red Cross.  The total value of this initiative is $27.2m over 6 years, starting 2009-10.
Philippines Social Protection The Philippines Social Protection initiative supports the Philippine Government's social protection reform agenda. The activities relate to strengthening the capacity of the implementing agency (the Department of Social Welfare and Development) and the design, management and implementation mechanisms of the Philippines Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program and the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (Pantawid Pamilyang Phipino Program). The activities also address education supply-side requirements of the CCT program.  The program supports four major activities:  World Bank Social Protection Programmatic AAA; Department of Social Welfare and Development Technical Assistance Facility for Social Protection; UNICEF Early Learning for Life; and DSWD Improving Access to Early Learning through Community-led approach. The total value of this initiative is $27.8 million over 9 years, starting 2008-09.
Peacebuilding in Conflict-Affected Mindanao Multi-faceted and long running sub-national conflicts in Mindanao, Philippines have contributed to widespread poverty and displacement. Under this initiative Australia is providing support to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) - Government of Philippines (GPH) peace process, through the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the World Bank (WB) and other Non-Government Organisations (NGOs). Funds will be used to support the peace process and boost institutional capacity to implement the Peace Agreement. The total value of this initiative is $40 million over 8 years, starting 2013-14.
Philippines - Disaster Response Strengthening 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 the Philippines to strengthen disaster response systems. The specialist will deploy to the Department of Social Welfare and Development as the Disaster Response Systems Development Adviser for twelve months. The total value of this investment is $0.8 million over 3 years, starting April 2015.
Classroom Rehabilitation in Metro Manila The contribution will assist the Philippine Department of Education (DepED) in rehabilitating 150 classrooms damaged by typhoons KetsanaÂ and Parma which brought massive destruction in many parts of the country particularly Metro Manila in  late September 2009. The funding will repair school facilities including classrooms, toilets and other school facilities, and replace learning materials and computer equipment. The total value of this initiative is $3.0 million over 1 year, 2009-10.
Philippine Human Rights Initiatives Australian support for the Karapatan Sa Malikhaing Paraan (or KaSaMa) aims to encourage grassroots organisations to continue developing a better Philippines. KaSaMa fills an identified gap by supporting organisations with innovative projects to promote and protect those basic rights and freedoms to which we are all entitled. KaSaMa is a joint effort between international donors and local groups who want to see change, improved prospects for marginalised people and the development of each citizen's full potential. The total value of this initiative is $3.1 million over 5 years, starting 2009-10.
Education Pathways to Peace in Mindanao (PATHWAYS) The new Australian investment program in ARMM will be focussed on education but with clear links to peacebuilding outcomes. It will build on lessons learned from and achievements of the BEAM and Basic Education Assistance for Muslim Mindanao (BEAM)-ARMM Programs but will not simply continue existing activities and approaches. This new investment will shift from direct provision of services to a focus on state-building in support of the peace process between the Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, by helping improve the capacity of the autonomous government, and other institutions, to sustainably deliver conflict-sensitive education services.  The investment design will have to be both agile and flexible, recognising the volatility of the peace process and of the general security environment and the uncertain political environment in ARMM. This investment will also have direct links to economic development outcomes: a better educated population will be better placed to ben
Coalitions for Change Coalitions for Change (CfC) is the successor of the Philippine Australia Community Assistance Program (PACAP) and will provide a framework to facilitate partnerships among civil society, government and the private sector to address selected reform issues of the new AusAID's Development Assistance Strategy (DAS) for the Philippines. It will also work for a strengthened civil society participation to improve transparency, accountability and responsiveness in government to better meet the needs of its citizens particularly the marginalized sectors. CfC will: bring together government and civil society as well as private sector to work on selected reform areas. Each coalition will be created to achieve a specific reform objective, and to assist government to meet the needs of marginalised sectors; generate and use empirical evidence to support the desired changes; and build the capacity of coalitions members to constructively engage with each other to bring about the desired change. CfC wi
Australia-WB Philippines Development Trust Fund The Australia-World Philippines Development Trust Fund (also known as the Umbrella Trust Fund) supports a range of programs that contribute to long-term inclusive growth in the Philippines. The key objectives are to strengthen the policy dialogue platform to engage effectively with the Philippines Government, and to enhance the performance management of joint programming by the heads of agencies. The approved value of this initiative is $47.1 million over 10 years, starting 2009-10.
Philippines Program Support to Watsan Funding under this initiative supports technical expert engagement for the design of the Philippines Program Support to water supply and sanitation. The total value of this initiative is $5.2 thousand expenced in the 2008-09 financial year.
UNICEF's Peace and Development Activities (Ph) Exposure to conflict and the lack of pre-schooling has impacted significantly education attainment among many Muslim children in the conflict affected areas of Mindanao. This initiative provides support to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Program to provide 50,000 children aged between four and six year in 1,300 Muslim communities with access to culturally sensitive preschool education.  The program will also identify children who have been enlisted, or are at risks of being enlisted as child soldiers by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). The total value of this initiative is $2.5 million over 1 financial year, 2009-10.
Economic Governance Support Support to Economic Governance Initiative (SEGI) is a continuation of the five-year Partnership for Economic Governance Reforms (PEGR) Initiative which ended in April 2010.  SEGI is a two-year interim initiative that houses the few remaining reform activities of PEGR to meet our ongoing commitment to institutional reforms and capacity development critical to the World Bank's national roads improvement loan project.  It transition support to the recently-mobilised Public Financial Management Program (PFMP).  SEGI adopts PEGR's objectives: i) government agencies are better able to implement transparent and efficient budgets; and ii) improved accountability, transparency and management of investments in transport infrastructure.  AusAID directly manages SEGI in collaboration with key implementing agencies.  Key results of SEGI include enhanced institutional capacity and increased automation of financial management system in the public works department, one of the highest spending agencies
Philippines - Typhoon Bopha, Team Leader 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 assist the Government of the Philippines recovery plan following Typhoon Bopha. The total value of this initiative is $0.2 million over 2 years, starting 2012-13.
Philippines - Typhoon Haiyan Response 2013 Funding under this initiative provides emergency response support to the Philippines in response to the devastating effects of typhoon Haiyan in November 2013, specifically to the: Australian Red Cross and ICRC for emergency relief and protection activities; UNICEF's Typhoon Haiyan Action Plan for nutrition, child health and protection activities; WHO for health activities; World Food Programme for emergency food and logistics; Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for humanitarian coordination activities; Emergency Management Australia for the deployment of two Australian medical assistance teams; Australian Federal Policy for disaster victim management team deployment; and the replenishment and procurement of emergency stores. The total value of this initiative is $40.0 million to be expensed during the 2013-14 financial year.
Philippines Economic Growth This initiative was initially set up to provide support for Philippines post to manage the many activities that will deliver on the Economic Growth objective in the new Philippines Aid Investment Plan (2015-2019), including: capacity building in the Mining and Geosciences Bureau; and scoping and design of new economic activities. As of July 2015, the design activities have been transferred to the respective new investments for Infrastructure Connectivity and Aid for Trade in Aidworks.
Philippines - Independent Commission on Policing 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 an ACC specialist to the Independent Commission on Policing (ICP) in Manila. The total value of this initiative is $0.3 million over 2 years, starting 2013-14.
PA Community Assistance Program Bridging Phase The Philippines Australia Community Assistance Program (PACAP) supports small value projects that follow PACAP's flexible Responsive Assistance Scheme (RAS) model. The bridging phase will maintain the integrity of PACAP's systems and processes during this interim phase. The total value of this initiative is $1.4 million over 2 years, starting 2010-11.
Philippine Australia Scholarships &#38;#38;#38; Alumni Program Funding under this investment supports the Philippines-Australia Scholarships and Alumni Program, specifically funding a range of long-term scholarships, short courses, fellowships and other forms of training for current and emerging leaders and influencers, alongside strategic engagement with alumni. The outcomes are to support building human capital through better education and enhancing the foundations to support economic growth. The total value of this investment is $15.5 million over 4 years, starting 2017-18.
Philippines Research Initiative The Philippines Research Initiative seeks to sustain and deepen efforts in improving the effectiveness and impact of Australian aid in the Philippines through: generating high-quality evidence on key development issues in the country; supporting impact evaluation of selected priority development investments in the country; building local capacity to undertake, communicate, advocate for, and use research for development; and improving the management and oversight of research activities at Post. the total value of this initiative is $12.4 million over 7 years, starting 2009-10.
Philippine Early Childhood Learning &#38;#38;#38; Development Funding under this initiative seeks to finance preparatory work to scope areas for engagement on early childhood care and development in the Philippines. Funding will cover: the delivery of an integrated Early Childhood Learning and Development program design; provision of technical assistance; analytical research; and in-country consultations. The total value of this initiative is $0.4 million over 2 years, starting 2011-12.
Social Protection, Innovation and Policy Engagement Funding under this initiative supports the Philippine Government address social protection reform areas on improvement of service delivery and development of implementation capacities of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. It helps DSWD access local (Philippine) technical assistance (TA) , build its capacity to manage TAs, and provide a mechanism to harmonise donor assistance. It also supports DSWD increase access and utilisation of social services by key vulnerable groups especially indigenous people, homeless street families and the disabled. Primarily, funds are used for TAs on capacity building, researches, analytical and advisory activities in support to formulation of evidence-based decisions and policies. The program supports two major activities: DSWD Technical Assistance Facility for Social Protection Reforms and UNICEF Enhancing Implementation of Modified CCT Program. The total value of this investment is $11 million over 5 years, from 2015-16.
UN HCR Mindanao Operational Plan Funding under this initiative provides support for the protection component of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Mindanao Operation Plan, Philippines. Australia's contribution will support UNHCR to strengthen registration and protection of displaced populations in Mindanao. The total value of this initiative is $1.0 million expensed in the 2009-10 financial year.
Classroom Construction Initiative The Classroom Construction Initiative (CCI) aims to assist the Philippines in reducing the current classroom shortage estimated at 66,800. This shortage causes severe overcrowding in public schools thereby constraining effective learning. CCI will be delivered through multiple modalities. These are: grant to the Department of Education (DepED) to build initially up to 1,000 classrooms through their School Building for Education Program (SBP4E); funds to 	AusAID-World Bank Trust Fun for the repair/construction of 250 day care facilities and classrooms under the  Department of Social Welfare and Development's Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services program; grant to the Philippine Business for Social Progress, a civil society organisation made up of a consortium of private sector organisations with proven track record on large scale programs; and Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Model that is being developed with Asian Development Bank support.  A Technical Support Unit
ATO Philippines AEOI Pilot The G20 committed to working with developing countries to build their tax administration capacity and implement the new standard on automatic exchange of information (AEOI). The G20 endorsed the Global Forum’s Roadmap for developing country participation and identified the capacity challenges for many of these countries to implement AEOI. A number of capacity building pilot projects will be undertaken to support full implementation of the Standard by developing countries. The Australian Government's funding is supporting the G20 commitments on the AEOI Pilot with the Philippines with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade engaging the expertise of the Australian Taxation Office as the delivery partner for this commitment, via an existing Record of Understanding. The total value of this investment is $0.14 million over 13 month period, starting May 2015.
UNFPA - Additional Funding for JPMH FY 2010-2011 Additional funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to deliver activities under the UN Joint Program to Reduce Maternal and Neonatal Mortality and to progress MDGs 4 and 5. The program will be implemented in six predominantly rural provinces and four urban poor areas where most babies are delivered by unskilled birth attendants. This initiative aims to improve access to quality continuum care and services to mothers and newborns; and increase utilisation of core reproductive health, maternal and newborn services. The total value of this initiative is $8.5 million to be expensed during the 2010-11 financial year.
Provincial Road Management Facility (PRMF) The Provincial Road Management Facility (PRMF) assists the Philippine Government rehabilitate and maintain more than 600km of provincial roads in up to 10 provinces in Mindanao and the Visayas. PRMF aims to boost the local economy by improving road transport so that more people will have better access to rehabilitated and maintained road networks, economic activity and public infrastructure and services that will improve their livelihoods. Initial reports document improvements for communities in: travel times (a reduction by as much as 50 per cent in some areas); employment opportunities for local unskilled workers; economic activity for businesses along roads; increased investment by farmers in agricultural production.  The total value of this initiative is $81 million over 6 years, starting 2009-10.
Public Financial Management Program Phase 2 The Philippines–Australia Public Financial Management Program (PFMP) will assist the Philippine Government to implement its Philippine Public Financial Management (PFM) Reform Roadmap to improve the efficiency, accountability and transparency of public fund use in the Philippines. The PFMP prioritises practical budgeting and expenditure management reforms that improve the basic building blocks for a modern PFM system. It will help decision-makers to do their jobs efficiently, effectively and economically so that Filipinos benefit from improved delivery of goods and services. The program's four strategic objectives are: increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the allocation, utilisation and reporting of budgeted funds by oversight agencies; improve PFM capability in select departments to enable more efficient utilisation and accountability of public funds for service delivery; generate more timely, reliable and accessible public expenditure management information; and strengthen ex