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    With cuts in the pipeline, Australian aid effectiveness in question

    A recent assessment released by Australia’s foreign affairs and trade department confirms the effectiveness of the country’s aid program. But how can it remain effective given the massive cuts to the aid budget through 2018?

    By Lean Alfred Santos // 19 February 2015

    How effective was Australia’s aid program in 2013 and 2014?

    The world’s 10th largest bilateral donor was able to provide 3 million people access to safe drinking water, 2 million people access to proper hygiene and 1 million people with basic sanitation facilities. There has been significant improvement in all regions that received Australian aid during the period, with nearly 68 percent of programs deemed on track.

    These were the results of a recent assessment of the Australian aid program’s performance during that two-year period. Notably, it is also within this period that Prime Minister Tony Abbott implemented a slew of aid budget cuts — 11 billion Australian dollars ($8.6 billion) through 2018.

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      Lean Alfred Santos is a former Devex development reporter focusing on the development community in Asia-Pacific, including major players such as the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. He previously covered Philippine and international business and economic news, sports and politics.

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