AUSAID (Australian Agency for International Development) is the Australian Government’s overseas aid programme providing grant assistance to NGOs (and the government and other institutions) for purposes of reducing poverty and achieving sustainable development, in line with Australia’s national interest. The themes addressed by the aid programme include:
- Economic growth
- Education
- Environment
- Gender
- Governance
- Health
- Human rights
- Infrastructure
- Regional stability
- Rural development and water
The aid programme is present is almost all the developing regions of the world including South and East Asia, the Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. Its NGO funding scheme includes the Direct Aid Program (DAP) and Small Activities Scheme (SAS) for organizations in developing countries, other than the direct funding support to Australian NGOs.
The contact information of AUSAID is:
AUSAID
255 London Circuit
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia
Tel: +61 2 6206 4000
Fax: +61 2 6206 4880
URL: http://www.ausaid.gov.au
