B BENCHMARKS – Progress towards Performance Benchmarks in 2016-17 Aid objective Performance Benchmark Rating Progress in 2016-17 Enable economic growth Achievement of all prior actions Partly Majority of performance indicators were achieved in the reporting period. Remaining under the Joint Policy Matrix Achieved indicators are on -track. Enable economic growth Technical Assistance Facility Achieved This facility was established the Samoa Governance Project. Technical assistance is established and technical confirmed and the program is entering the implementation phase. assistance needs for economic reforms agreed Enable economic growth Leone Bridge constructed in Achieved Completed. accordance with climate resilient design Enable economic growth Small business incubator Partly The Small Business Enterprise Centre provided business training to 212 community established and providing Achieved women. Grants have not been provided. effective grants and business services for entrepreneurial activities Progress health and Full or partial achievement Partly Of the nine performance indicators 1.5 were met in June 2016. In March 20174 were fully education outcomes against nine key performance Achieved met and a futher2 partially met. indicators Progress health and Ten new postgraduate distance Achieved A revitalised Australia Online Studies Scholarship (AOSS) program was introduced for the education outcomes education scholarships offered, 2017 intake and 10 new postgraduate scholarships have been offered focusing on the with priority given to education priority areas. and health Progress health and Jointly review current state of Not Achieved On hold awaiting advice from the Samoan Government as it has announced a major education outcomes primary health care and identify restructure of the health sector. Post, with other development partners, will participate in a actions to further strengthen World Bank mission in September 2017 to identify the gaps in Samoa’s health system and primary health care determine appropriate coordinated responses.
B – BENCHMARKS Progress towards Performance Benchmarks in 2016-17 Aid objective Performance Benchmark Rating Progress in 2016-17 Enable economic growth Achievement of all prior actions under the Joint Policy Matrix Partly Achieved Majority of performance indicators were achieved in the reporting period. Remaining indicators are on -track. Enable economic growth Technical Assistance Facility established and technical assistance needs for economic reforms agreed Achieved This facility was established the Samoa Governance Project. Technical assistance is confirmed and the program is entering the implementation phase. Enable economic growth Leone Bridge constructed in accordance with climate resilient design Achieved Completed. Enable economic growth Small business incubator established and providing effective grants and business services for entrepreneurial activities Partly Achieved The Small Business Enterprise Centre provided business training to 212 community women. Grants have not been provided. Progress health and education outcomes Full or partial achievement against nine key performance indicators Partly Achieved Of the nine performance indicators 1.5 were met in June 2016. In March 20174 were fully met and a futher2 partially met. Progress health and education outcomes Ten new postgraduate distance education scholarships offered, with priority given to education and health Achieved A revitalised Australia Online Studies Scholarship (AOSS) program was introduced for the 2017 intake and 10 new postgraduate scholarships have been offered focusing on the priority areas. Progress health and education outcomes Jointly review current state of primary health care and identify actions to further strengthen primary health care Not Achieved On hold awaiting advice from the Samoan Government as it has announced a major restructure of the health sector. Post, with other development partners, will participate in a World Bank mission in September 2017 to identify the gaps in Samoa’s health system and determine appropriate coordinated responses.