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QUESTIONS IN WRITING

AusAID (Question No. 961)

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House Hansard

Date

08-05-2012

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House of Reps

Parl No.

43

Electorate

Curtin

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Main Committee/Federation Chamber

 

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4235

Party

LP

Presenter

 

Status

Final

Question No.

961

Questioner

Bishop, Julie, MP

Responder

Emerson, Craig, MP

Speaker

 

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QUESTIONS IN WRITING

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Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Page: 4235

AusAID

(Question No. 961)


Ms Julie Bishop asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in writing, on 22 March 2012:

(1) Which non-government organisations (NGOs) have received AusAID funding to engage with the Australian people about the effectiveness of the aid program or conduct any other domestic campaign, and what total sum was given to each NGO for this purpose in 2011-12.

(2) What total sum was given to NGOs to engage with the Australian people about the effectiveness of the aid program or conduct any other domestic campaign in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2010-11, and (d) 2011-12.

(3) What evaluation criteria are used by AusAID to measure the performance of NGOs that receive funding to engage with the Australian people about the effectiveness of the aid program or for any other domestic campaign.


Dr Emerson: The Minister for Foreign Affairs has provided the following answer to the honourable member's question:

(1) Under the AusAID NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) (which in 2011-12 provides funding of $98.1 million to 43 accredited Australian NGOs to undertake over 600 international development activities across approximately 50 countries), NGOs may use up to ten per cent of their funding to raise awareness of development issues within Australia. AusAID's guidelines (available at http://www.ausaid.gov.au/ngos/pdfs/ancp-awareness-raising-guidelines.pdf) restrict activities to those which meet at least one of three objectives, these are: promoting transparency in the use of public funds; enhancing development effectiveness; and increasing public understanding of development issues.

Development awareness raising activities will not be supported if they include any form of fundraising, promote a particular religious adherence, build public support for increases in aid funding or lobbying for changes in aid policy, or mobilise members of the public to undertake advocacy in relation to the aid program.

Of 43 eligible NGOs, there are 22 who have opted to use ANCP funding to engage in development awareness raising activities in 2011-12. The approximate portion of ANCP funding used for these activities is provided in the table below. AusAID has also provided separate funding of $317,200 to World Vision Australia in 2011-12 to conduct 'One Just World' public discussion forums.

NGO

Total 2011-12

Anglican Board of Mission

$30,000

Adventist Development and Relief Agency

$13,411

Australian Foundation for the Peoples of Asia and the Pacific

$88,400

Australia People for Health, Education and Development Abroad (APHEDA—Union Aid Abroad)

$10,126

CARE Australia

$205,498

Caritas

$272,000

CBM

$168,492

ChildFund

$330,000

Every Home Global Concern

$10,930

Habitat for Humanity Australia

$10,000

International Needs Australia

$49,510

International Nepal Fellowship

$9,800

International Women's Development Agency

$9,079

Marie Stopes International Australia

$10,000

National Council of Churches Australia—Act for Peace

$100,000

Opportunity International Australia

$63,000

Oxfam

$553,222

Plan

$317,376

TEAR

$15,000

The Burnet Institute

$10,000

UnitingWorld

$75,810

World Vision Australia

$747,288

 

(2) AusAID funding to NGOs to undertake development awareness raising activities between 2008 and 2012 is as follows:

Financial Year

Total

2008-09

$861,352

2009-10

$2,895,754

2010-11

$2,541,742

2011-12

$3,098,942

 

(3) NGOs which receive grants under the ANCP are required to provide AusAID with annual financial and project plans and reports. Annual plans are required to outline objectives, outputs and targets for all activities, including development awareness activities in Australia. These are assessed against the objectives in AusAID's guidelines and are subject to approval before funding is granted.