Outcome 4: Policy engagement by DFAT with key Management and coordination DFAT facilitates at least one Steering DFAT internal reporting Strengthen Australia’s Philippine Government agencies (e.g. meetings with: Committee Meeting annually with policy dialogue with the Philippine Steering Committee Meeting Departments of Budget and DSWD on Social Protection Government on key issues related DSWD on the Technical Assistance documents Management, Education, Social economic growth and peace and Facility for Social Protection Reforms Donors hold at least one donor Welfare and Development, Interior stability coordination meeting on Social and Local Government) occurs Protection annually. regularly These meetings enable donors and DSWD to coordinate activities and to discuss the policy objective of DSWD, which, as noted in the 2016-17 APPR shifted due to leadership changes in DSWD, The program was also constrained in 2017-18 due to funds being held in the Bureau of Treasury Policies and programs use Management and coordination Studies on drivers of conflict and Peace and Stability Partner Reports peacebuilding (e.g. Counter Violent meetings with OPAPP on peace and averting escalation of violence and stability policy and programming. Extremism) Research findings, resolving conflict commenced supported by DFAT Research on understanding the enabling environment for CVE commenced Australia’s Aid Objective 3 IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR PEACE AND STABILITY Annual Progress Targets/Milestones Intermediate outcome Intermediate outcome indicators 2016-17 2017-18 Data source and baseline Outcome 1: Peace process more Peace agreement understood Results of perception surveys Two perception surveys conducted Social Weather Station Surveys credible and widely supported supported within the Bangsamoro conducted nationwide and within the nationwide and within the proposed supported through an NGO partner Autonomous Political Entity (BAPE) proposed BAPE territory used by Bangsamoro territory have been NGO partner reports as measured by: OPAPP and the Transitional Authority used by the OPAPP and the 6-monthly Partner Progress Reports to measure support for the transition Transitional Authority to measure results of perception surveys support for the transition networks formed and have the capacity to engage in joint political Six networks among various action Bangsamoro civil society stakeholders have been established DFAT programs are aligned with the and their capacity to engage in joint peace and development framework political action improved, with of the new Philippine Government support from DFAT administration
Outcome 4: Strengthen Australia’s policy dialogue with the Philippine Government on key issues related economic growth and peace and stability Policy engagement by DFAT with key Philippine Government agencies (e.g. Departments of Budget and Management, Education, Social Welfare and Development, Interior and Local Government) occurs regularly Management and coordination meetings with: DSWD on the Technical Assistance Facility for Social Protection Reforms DFAT facilitates at least one Steering Committee Meeting annually with DSWD on Social Protection Donors hold at least one donor coordination meeting on Social Protection annually. These meetings enable donors and DSWD to coordinate activities and to discuss the policy objective of DSWD, which, as noted in the 2016-17 APPR shifted due to leadership changes in DSWD, The program was also constrained in 2017-18 due to funds being held in the Bureau of Treasury DFAT internal reporting Steering Committee Meeting documents Policies and programs use peacebuilding (e.g. Counter Violent Extremism) Research findings, supported by DFAT Management and coordination meetings with OPAPP on peace and stability policy and programming. Studies on drivers of conflict and averting escalation of violence and resolving conflict commenced Research on understanding the enabling environment for CVE commenced Peace and Stability Partner Reports Australia’s Aid Objective 3 IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR PEACE AND STABILITY Annual Progress Targets/Milestones Intermediate outcome Intermediate outcome indicators 2016-17 2017-18 Data source and baseline Outcome 1: Peace process more credible and widely supported Peace agreement understood supported within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Political Entity (BAPE) as measured by: results of perception surveys networks formed and have the capacity to engage in joint political action DFAT programs are aligned with the peace and development framework of the new Philippine Government administration Results of perception surveys conducted nationwide and within the proposed BAPE territory used by OPAPP and the Transitional Authority to measure support for the transition Two perception surveys conducted nationwide and within the proposed Bangsamoro territory have been used by the OPAPP and the Transitional Authority to measure support for the transition Six networks among various Bangsamoro civil society stakeholders have been established and their capacity to engage in joint political action improved, with support from DFAT Social Weather Station Surveys supported through an NGO partner NGO partner reports 6-monthly Partner Progress Reports
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