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Summary of publication
DFAT commissioned the Quality and Technical Assurance Group, implemented by Oxford Policy Management, to undertake an independent review of the South Fly Resilience Plan (SFRP) from April-May 2022.
The SFRP is an Australian-funded development program in Western Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG), which commenced in early 2021. SFRP will transition to the new Western Province Partnership (WPP) from early 2023, implemented through the Australia-PNG Subnational Program (APSP).
The SFRP was rapidly designed at the end of 2020 to strengthen food and water security in South Fly District at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Its objectives are:
- strengthened resilience to water-related disasters in the South Fly District,
- targeted communities in South Fly have sustainable livelihoods and improved income, and
- a third objective, improved access to essential services for emergency patients, mothers and babies; this activity was put on hold to avoid creating additional pressure on the Western Provincial Health Authority during Covid-19.
The review sought to meet DFAT’s commitment to transparency and performance improvement, and to inform the design of the WPP. Program activities under the WPP will be guided by, and support implementation of the proposed Western Province Strategy.
The review team was asked to assess the SFRP against questions on efficiency, effectiveness, coherence, sustainability and gender equality (the review’s terms of reference are annexed to the report).
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- South Fly Resilience Plan Independent Review [DOCX 481 KB]
- South Fly Resilience Plan Independent Review [PDF 632 KB]
DFAT Management Response
DFAT prepared the management response against the seven recommendations outlined in the review report in consultation with the APSP managing contractor, Abt Associates, and implementing partners World Vision, the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre (RRRC) and InLoc.