This event focused on the new annual report on Australian aid 2014-15 Performance of Australian Aid report and the recent Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) Office of Development Effectiveness (ODE) report Building Women’s Leadership: the contribution of Australia Awards Scholarships.

The Performance of Australian Aid report is the government’s own annual report card on the aid program. The other report evaluates Australian aid-funded scholarships from a gender perspective.

This forum was the latest in a regular series built around ODE evaluations. It was presented by the Development Policy Centre at Crawford School of Public Policy.

Speakers:

Mr Jim Adams, Chair of the Independent Evaluation Committee, DFAT; Professor Stephen Howes, Development Policy Centre.

Mr Scott Dawson, First Assistant Secretary, Contracting and Aid Management Division, DFAT.
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Dr Karen Ovington, Assistant Director, ODE, DFAT
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Ms Cheryl Johnson, Assistant Secretary, Scholarships and Alumni Branch, DFAT
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Dr Rose Amazan, Lecturer, Contextual Studies in Education, School of Education, University of New England
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