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Case study: Organic cocoa farming in Solomon Islands
A shared value case study by World Vision The contents of this case study were presented by Sandra Carvajal at a session on using innovative financing for impact at the 2020 Australasian Aid Conference. Sandra is the Senior Advisor for Tri-Sector Partnering at World Vision. Cocoa in the Pacific was once a thriving industry and a significant…
Video: Scaling an affordable solar solution in Papua New Guinea
“Having DFAT as a partner has allowed us to accelerate our access to the remote and rural regions of the country to ensure we get light to as many people as quickly as possible,” Jen Ramamurthy from Sola PayGo, an Australian-Papua New Guinean solar business, on what the BPP partnership has enabled her business to…
Next chapter of the BPP: four more years, four focus countries
Australia will invest a further $17 million over four years to deliver the next chapter of the successful Business Partnerships Platform (BPP). Through the BPP, the Australian Government partners with businesses, not-for-profits and academia to create jobs, increase incomes and empower women. The BPP is built on the concept of shared value where business can…
BPP Panel at the 2020 Australasian AID Conference
“Partnering with business for the Sustainable Development Goals” Join us for the Business Partnerships Platform panel discussion at the 2020 Australasian Aid Conference: Wednesday 19th February, 8.00am-9.30am Brindabella Theatre, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Panel overview Developing countries face an annual gap of $2.5 trillion to meet the SDGs. Multi-stakeholder partnerships between government, the private…
BPP round three partnerships announced
A customer with her pay-as-you-go solar power solution from a DFAT partnership with Sola PayGo, Bmobile and d.light in Hanuabada, Papua New Guinea. BPP/Sarah Wiles. The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has announced ten new private sector partnerships in the Business Partnerships Platform’s (BPP) third funding round. The BPP enables businesses to…
Partnership Profile: Cracking the coconut in Samoa
A Pacific Partnership Profile Now 18 months in partnership, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Samoan manufacturer Krissy Co., Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand (Fairtrade ANZ) and the Savai’i Coconut Farmers Association (SCFA) consider the successes of the partnership and navigating challenges together in creating a sustainable coconut cream export business. The…
Positive Impact from Partnership: a new foot-and-mouth disease treatment in Laos
Photo: A treatment team comprised of officers from the Laos Department of Livestock and Fisheries, local farmers and Managing Director of Australian agribusiness, 4 Season Co., Chick Olsson. The Business Partnerships Platform brings together partners with a common objective to solve development challenges. In Laos, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT),…
Video: Improving seed quality and crop yields in Pakistan
This is the story of Sikandar Zaman, a farmer from Punjab Province in Pakistan. Zaman says: “I did not imagine that the PAVE project would totally change my mindset and my approach [to farming].” Zaman is one of 4,000 small-holder farmers who have participated in PAVE Pakistan, a BPP initiative to improve seed quality and…
Video: Helping build sustainable tourism in Myanmar
With more than three million tourists visiting Myanmar in 2017, the country’s growing tourism sector presents an opportunity to create inclusive economic growth. The World Travel and Tourism Council estimates an 8.4 percent increase in visitors to Myanmar by 2025, making the sector the largest contributor to the country’s GDP. While much of the tourism…