
Our partnerships
We support sustainable and inclusive business partnerships to fuel COVID-19 economic recovery and drive the transition to a greener economy.
Funding
Total funding
$ 44,466,589
DFAT contribution
$ 16,658,453
Partner contribution
$ 27,808,136


Enhancing livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Laos
This partnership will enhance livelihoods of smallholder farming families through improving the marketability of their cattle and buffalo. Livestock health will improve through greater access to better nutrition and parasite control, leading to higher meat yields. The partnership will benefit women who are playing an increasingly important role in large animal farming.
- BPP Funding Round: Round 2
- Country: Laos
- Sector: Agriculture


Improving health outcomes for under-served communities in rural Rajasthan
This partnership aims to increase community awareness of health information and the availability of health options in Bhilwara district in Rajasthan state.
- BPP Funding Round: India Window
- Country: India
- Sector: Education and Health


Community-based ecotourism venture in Nepal
This partnership helped to establish 16 community-based ecotourism in the southern ‘buffer zone’ of Chitwan National Park, providing significant business and employment opportunities for women, foreign exchange for the economy and new experiences for Intrepid travellers.
- BPP Funding Round: Round 1
- Country: Nepal
- Sector: Tourism

Indonesia coconut sugar supply chain enterprise
This partnership is establishing sustainable social enterprises that improve working conditions and job opportunities for smallholder farmers. These social businesses will strengthen and grow sustainable coconut sugar supply, improving the livelihoods of producers.
- BPP Funding Round: Round 2
- Country: Indonesia
- Sector: Agriculture


Improving child nutrition in Indonesia
This partnership encouraged midwives to provide more frequent, timely and accurate nutrition counselling to mothers and greater access to micronutrient powders to fill the current gap of essential nutrients needed for optimal growth and development of young children (6-24 months) in the most vulnerable households.
- BPP Funding Round: Round 1
- Country: Indonesia
- Sector: Education and Health


Digital payment platform in North Sri Lanka
This partnership promotes economic growth through financial inclusion by providing mobile savings and payment technology to people in North Sri Lanka. An inclusive digital payment platform will service rural villages, providing access to savings accounts, loans, and payment systems.
- BPP Funding Round: Round 2
- Country: Sri Lanka
- Sector: ICT/Financial Inclusion


Job information and recruitment service in Cambodia
This partnership is providing a job information service for low-skilled jobseekers, especially women working in the garment sector in Cambodia. The service provides workers with more employment opportunities – in particular reducing barriers for women workers in the garment industry.
- BPP Funding Round: Round 2
- Country: Cambodia
- Sector: ICT/Financial Inclusion



Promoting affordable vision correction services to rural populations in Bangladesh
The partnership is increasing access to affordable primary vision care and foster better health outcomes for vision-impaired people in Bangladesh by establishing micro-enterprises to provide primary vision care and to dispense affordable spectacle.
- BPP Funding Round: Round 2
- Country: Bangladesh
- Sector: Education and Health


Improving access to reliable electricity in villages in rural Andhra Pradesh
This partnership aims to bring reliable electricity to 600 households in rural Andhra Pradesh. Bringing dependable and more affordable energy to communities will help improve the local economy, enable businesses to thrive, and improve living conditions for villagers.
- BPP Funding Round: India Window
- Country: India
- Sector: Resources and Clean Energy


Promoting inclusion of Myanmar small and medium enterprises in the tourism industry
This partnership is establishing a Sustainable Tourism Hub comprised of a market and business advisory service and low interest investment revolving fund that combines business planning with seed/growth funding for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Myanmar’s tourism sector.
- BPP Funding Round: Round 1
- Country: Myanmar
- Sector: Tourism