NGOs Receive Grants under Australia’s Direct Aid Program 2012-13

NGOs Receive Grants under Australia’s Direct Aid Program 2012-13
 

Australian High Commissioner H.E. Mr Greg Wilcock (centre) and Deputy High Commissioner Mr Tim
Bolotnikoff (back row-extreme left) seen along with DAP 2012-13 grant recipients

The Australian High Commissioner in Bangladesh H.E. Greg Wilcock presented BDT 1.7 crore (AUD 210,000) to 11 NGOs involved in community development in Bangladesh, who have been approved for a grant under the Direct Aid Program (DAP) 2012-13 of the Australian High Commission. The grants were provided through a signing ceremony and cheque handover at the Australian High Commissioner’s residence on 28 January 2013.

The projects receiving DAP assistance in 2012-13 include: women’s empowerment through skill development in Sylhet; provision of education facilities for children from Dhaka slum areas; establishment of safe water supply and sanitation at an urban slum in Khulna, and construction of an operation theatre in the Garo community in Haluaghat.

The NGOs participating in the 2012-13 DAP round are: ActionAid Bangladesh, Bangladesh Apiculture Institute (BIA), Bangladesh Catholic Nurses Guild (BCNG), Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB), Garo Baptist Convention Christian Health Project (GBC-CHP), ICDDR,B, Japan Association of Drainage and Environment, Light House, Sight For All (SFA), Society for Lowest Urban Mass (SLUM) and Sylhet Catholic Diocese.

Australian High Commissioner H.E. Mr Greg Wilcock (centre) and Deputy High Commissioner Mr Tim Bolotnikoff (back row-extreme left) seen along with DAP 2012-13 grant recipients

The goal of DAP in Bangladesh is to address humanitarian needs and to advance development activities. Individuals, community groups, local NGOs, academic institutions, research bodies, libraries, museums, or other organizations engaged in development activities in Bangladesh are eligible to apply for the Program. DAP projects involve small scale development activities that are participatory in nature and focus on basic human rights and good governance issues.

More information on DAP can be found on the Australian High Commission’s website at: http://www.bangladesh.embassy.gov.au/daca/development_cooperat.html

Australian High Commission, Dhaka
29 January 2013

For further information please contact:
Research and Communications Officer, AHC Dhaka
Tel: 8813105 (413)
E-mail: [email protected]