JAKARTA - The Director General of the Australian Government's development aid program (AusAID), Peter Baxter, was in Indonesia to strengthen Australia's development cooperation with Indonesia. Baxter came to review the direct result of Australia's largest bilateral program.
This fiscal year 2011-12, Australia has allocated 558.1 million Australian dollars for the reduction of poverty for 110 million Indonesian population living below $ 2 per day.
During his visit, Peter Baxter will meet with top government officials including the Minister for National Development Planning (Bappenas), Prof. Dr. Armida Alisjahbana. He also will travel to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan to review the activities supported by the Australian aid program.
"As a neighbor and friend countries, Indonesia will remain one of our largest programs. Australia has committed to increase aid to Indonesia in order to accelerate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), "Baxter said in a press statement sent to Legal, Tuesday (08/02/2011).
"I look forward to my visit to Borneo and see tangible results of Australian aid in Indonesia," said Peter Baxter.
In Kalimantan, Peter Baxter plans to visit some rural projects supported by the National Program for Community empowerment (PNPM). Australia has committed an estimated 215 million Australian dollars for five years to the program.
"I want to see Australia's aid program works with communities to create jobs and improve access to health, education and infrastructure," said Baxter.
Baxter also plans to visit homes that have been connected to clean water pipes and sewerage better. This is part of Australia's aid program to provide 77,000 water connections and 5,000 sewer waste to poor households in urban Indonesia.
"Australia is proud to work with Indonesia to help achieve the MDGs by providing access to clean drinking water and basic sanitation to almost half the public in 2015," said Peter Baxter.
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