Summary of results in 2011–12 963 new Australian volunteer placements were funded 44 accredited Australian international development NGOs participated in the AusAID–NGO Cooperation Program 310 civilian specialists were placed on the ACC register, which was ahead of the target of 275 for June 2012 28 000 Australian teachers and student teachers trained through the Global Education Program, on topics such as poverty alleviation, economic development, gender, peace building and human rights to build awareness and understanding of these issues in Australian classrooms. In 2011–12, the new Australian Volunteers for International Development program was launched. The program drew together all Australian Government overseas volunteering initiatives under a single banner making it easier for more skilled Australians to contribute to our overseas aid efforts through integrated and consistent management and standards. AusAID worked closely with its three program core partners—Australian Volunteers International, Austraining International and Australian Red Cross—to improve and streamline the management of volunteers through standards on the selection, placement, safety and security of volunteers. In 2011–12, AusAID deployed ACC specialists to support recovery and stabilisation activities in Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Sierra Leone and South Sudan. The deployments included: 23 ACC specialists providing technical and logistical support in the lead-up to, and during, the Papua New Guinea elections. in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan Province six stabilisation advisers deployed to support district engagement supporting the Provincial Recovery Team embedding two ACC specialists into the US State Department’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilisation Conflict Needs Assessment Team in South Sudan in 2011. Emerging issues Consolidating the new volunteer and business initiatives will be a priority, in to maintain the strong momentum built up over the past year. Identification of opportunities for further deployments of ACC personnel. Operational and organisational effectiveness in other government agencies With AusAID delivering approximately 89 per cent of the Australian aid program, this year’s Annual Review has a on AusAID’s progress against the operational and organisational effectiveness targets. However, other government agencies play an important role in delivering aid efficiently and effectively. Initiatives introduced as part of the Effective Aid policy in 2011–12—such as the adoption of whole-of-government uniform standards for planning, delivering, monitoring and reporting of ODA— will assist all agencies to build on existing systems and processes to deliver and report on the effectiveness of the overall aid program in future Annual Reviews. Section 4: Implications of the Annual Review for the Australian Government’s rolling budget strategy
Summary of results in 2011–12 963 new Australian volunteer placements were funded 44 accredited Australian international development NGOs participated in the AusAID–NGO Cooperation Program 310 civilian specialists were placed on the ACC register, which was ahead of the target of 275 for June 2012 28 000 Australian teachers and student teachers trained through the Global Education Program, on topics such as poverty alleviation, economic development, gender, peace building and human rights to build awareness and understanding of these issues in Australian classrooms. In 2011–12, the new Australian Volunteers for International Development program was launched. The program drew together all Australian Government overseas volunteering initiatives under a single banner making it easier for more skilled Australians to contribute to our overseas aid efforts through integrated and consistent management and standards. AusAID worked closely with its three program core partners—Australian Volunteers International, Austraining International and Australian Red Cross—to improve and streamline the management of volunteers through standards on the selection, placement, safety and security of volunteers. In 2011–12, AusAID deployed ACC specialists to support recovery and stabilisation activities in Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Sierra Leone and South Sudan. The deployments included: 23 ACC specialists providing technical and logistical support in the lead-up to, and during, the Papua New Guinea elections. in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan Province six stabilisation advisers deployed to support district engagement supporting the Provincial Recovery Team embedding two ACC specialists into the US State Department’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilisation Conflict Needs Assessment Team in South Sudan in 2011. Emerging issues Consolidating the new volunteer and business initiatives will be a priority, in to maintain the strong momentum built up over the past year. Identification of opportunities for further deployments of ACC personnel. Operational and organisational effectiveness in other government agencies With AusAID delivering approximately 89 per cent of the Australian aid program, this year’s Annual Review has a on AusAID’s progress against the operational and organisational effectiveness targets. However, other government agencies play an important role in delivering aid efficiently and effectively. Initiatives introduced as part of the Effective Aid policy in 2011–12—such as the adoption of whole-of-government uniform standards for planning, delivering, monitoring and reporting of ODA— will assist all agencies to build on existing systems and processes to deliver and report on the effectiveness of the overall aid program in future Annual Reviews. Section 4: Implications of the Annual Review for the Australian Government’s rolling budget strategy
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