From rebuilding schools in tsunami-affected Indonesia to providing training to Pacific Island policing agencies, we have strong links across the Asia-Pacific region, a commitment that has endured 40 years of natural disasters, political change and development.
We have over 400 staff managing and implementing long term projects across the Asia-Pacific, with key activities in Vietnam, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Cambodia. We also implement numerous short-term projects on behalf of our clients, providing targeted assistance in the areas of health, governance, monitoring and evaluation and education.
Our expertise is as diverse as our activities. On any given day we are working on behalf of our clients on programs to deliver training to midwives in Indonesia - to providing grants to pro-poor business initiatives in Tonga – to supporting government agencies in Papua New Guinea to develop and implement accountable policies, plans and systems.
The lasting impacts of our activities can be seen in new institutions such as the creation of Indonesia’s National Training Body, which works to certify training courses across Indonesia, providing opportunities for Indonesians to work globally. In the Philippines, our anti-corruption efforts, including the creation of an anti-corruption court, have significantly improved the capacity of government agencies in the areas of corruption prosecution and prevention.
In Indonesia, we have also helped to vastly improve neonatal maternal health statistics in some of the poorest regions and helped to improve school facilities in earthquake-affected Nias. In all that we do, we are guided by our commitment and our clients’ commitment to the UN Millennium Development Goals to provide greater opportunities for vulnerable communities across the region.
For further information about our work in the Asia-Pacific region, please contact Kit Black on +61 8 8418 1500 or email kit_black@coffey.com
Current projects in the region include:
South Asia – South Asia Scholarships Program
AusAID's South Asia Scholarships Program manages AusAID's development awards to develop capacity and leadership skills, enabling participants to contribute to development in their home countries; and to build people-to-people linkages at the individual, institutional and country levels.
Read more about the South Asia Scholarships Program
PNG – The Basic Education Development Plan (BEDP)
This program aims to build a partnership between GoPNG and the school community to plan and manage the infrastructure program in primary schools throughout PNG. The project operates at the community, district, provincial and national level with capacity building interventions receptive to the different levels of responsibility.
Indonesia – Australian Indonesian Partnership for Maternal and Neonatal Health (AIPMNH)
This partnership aims to improve maternal and neonatal health as well as the performance of the health system in targeted provinces and districts of Indonesia. The outcomes of the project are directly linked to the Millennium Development Goals.
Philippines – Philippines Integrity Project
The USAID-funded Philippines Integrity Project, implemented by our US-based firm, MSI, focuses on current successful anti-corruption initiatives and establishes new initiatives to improve integrity within government agencies at all levels. Essentially, the project focuses on: strengthening the office of the Ombudsman; supporting effective prosecution of corruption cases in the lower courts; building institutional cooperation to reduce corruption; and cascading the fight against corruption to the local/regional levels. This two-year project started in October 2009.
Pakistan - Independent Monitoring and Evaluation of USAID Projects in Pakistan
Coffey subsidiary MSI’s USAID-funded Pakistan project will assess whether USAID resources in Pakistan are well-spent and achieving desired results to prevent waste, fraud and abuse in the administration of programs.
Read more about Independent Monitoring and Evaluation of USAID Projects in Pakistan
Pakistan - Australia Pakistan Scholarship Program
The AusAID Australia Pakistan Scholarship program, has been designed so that its objectives align with Pakistan’s development priorities. Scholarships will focus on maternal, neonatal and child health, basic education, rural development, food security and governance. The scholarships have helped provide Pakistani professionals with the tools to drive change and influence development outcomes.
Other selected projects in the region:
Cambodia
Indonesia
Mongolia
Pacific & South-East Asia
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
