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Media Release
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19 December 2008
Australia supports Indonesia in addressing the rabies outbreak in Bali
Australia supports the Indonesian Government’s vaccination program on 20-21 December in Bali as part of Australia’s $100,000 contribution to control the recent rabies outbreak in Bali.
The Australian Ambassador, Bill Farmer, said he is pleased Australia is able to respond quickly and provide targeted assistance.
“Australia will provide equipment to allow more rapid diagnosis of the disease, and to support a mass vaccination campaign in the affected areas of Badung district.” Mr Farmer said. “This support will cover provision of a fluorescence microscope, testing of reagents and training in initial diagnostic interpretations.”
Since September 2008, there have been four suspected human cases in Bali. The Indonesian Government has responded quickly to control the disease.
The grant from AusAID will be implemented through the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). The Government of Indonesia has expressed their appreciation that these funds could be mobilised so quickly.
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Media Release
- 19 December 2008
Australian Support for Gender Equality and Human Rights
Australia will provide A$70,000 to the Indonesian Centre for Education and Information on Islam and Women’s Rights Issues, Rahima, to implement a project in East Java in 2009-10.
Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Bill Farmer, said the project was selected for funding under the Australian Government’s Human Rights Small Grants Scheme for 2008-09.
“Rahima’s one-year project aims to strengthen the capacity of local Islamic leaders in Jombang, Lamongan, and Kediri to promote gender equality and human rights,” Mr Farmer said.
The small grants are provided to locally based organisations for activities that promote and protect human rights in a direct and tangible way.
Australia will contribute A$1.5 million to projects promoting human rights in 19 countries across the Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.
The announcement follows International Human Rights Day on 10 December and the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
“Protection and promotion of human rights enshrined in the Declaration are vital to global efforts to achieve lasting peace and security and freedom for all,” Mr Farmer said.
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Media Release
- 15 December 2008
Australia-Indonesia Youth to Experience Life in Rural Community in East Java
The Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Bill Farmer, today welcomed 18 young Australians to Jakarta for a two-month program aimed at fostering friendship and understanding under the Australia Indonesia Youth Exchange Program (AIYEP).
“Make the most of this opportunity to experience the wonderful Indonesian way of life and hospitality with your Indonesian host families, and to foster friendship and understanding between our two nations,” Ambassador Farmer said.
Participants will be able to forge links with Indonesians through their home-stays and work placements and also through sharing experiences with Indonesian counterparts in Gesang and Burno Villages in Lumajang and in Surabaya.
Ambassador Farmer also welcomed 18 young Indonesians who have returned following a successful two-month stay in Sydney and in the small town of Macksville on the northern New South Wales coast under the same program.
The 18 Indonesians together with their 18 Australian counterparts will organise cultural performances and English teaching. They will also introduce Australian sports to students at four Pondok Pesantren in Lumajang, where the Australia-Indonesia Partnership education program funded the building of four junior secondary schools.
Australia is funding the A$380 million Basic Education Program to help the Indonesian Government achieve its goal of providing nine years of basic education to all Indonesian children.
Established in 1982, AIYEP operates under an agreement between the Indonesian and Australian Governments. The program provides opportunities for the young people of Indonesia and Australia to appreciate the culture and the way of life of each nation. This annual program is sponsored by the Australia-Indonesia Institute and the Indonesian Ministry of Youth and Sport.
Read about KGI visitng the AIYEP participants in Lumajang - Dec 2008
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2007 - Nazeem Hussain is young, an Aussie, and one of the five members of the 2007
Muslim Exchange Program
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Deni Wahyudi Kurniawan, from Garut, has been a Kang Guru-ite for many years. He was lucky enough to visit Australia last year with the Muslim Exchange Program.
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Media Release
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15 December 2008
Now Open: Applications for Australia-Indonesia Muslim Exchange Program 2009
Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer announced today applications are open for the Australia-Indonesia Exchange Program for Young Muslim Leaders in 2009.
“This is an excellent program for young Muslims in Indonesia and Australia to promote interfaith understanding and harmony in support of the robust traditions of diversity our nations share,” Ambassador Farmer said.
The Ambassador encouraged high-calibre young Muslim leaders to embrace this opportunity to be international ambassadors for Indonesian Islam by applying for the prestigious bilateral interfaith program.
Now approaching its seventh year and a highly regarded model for fostering inter-faith dialogue, the program aims to build links between Muslim communities in Australia and Indonesia.
As part of the independent and rigorous selection process, candidates are interviewed by a panel consisting of Professor Virginia Hooker (Australian National University), Professor Merle Ricklefs, Mr Phillip Knight (University of Melbourne) and Mr Rowan Gould from the Islamic Council of Victoria.
The Australia-Indonesia Exchange Program for Young Muslim Leaders is funded by the Australian Government through the Australia-Indonesia Institute.
Over the past two decades, the Institute has fulfilled a unique and vital role in fostering friendship and understanding between Australia and Indonesia through projects in the arts, music, education, youth, civil society, interfaith, Australian Studies, media and sport.
Paramadina University has acted as valued partner and Indonesian coordinator of the program since its inception.
Information about the program and application process is available at www.indonesia.embassy.gov.au and www.paramadina.ac.id.
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Media Release
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11 December 2008
Twenty-seven of Indonesia’s future leaders are awarded the 2008 Australian Leadership Awards
The Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Mr. Bill Farmer, will host the 2008 Australian Leadership Awards Scholarships recipients this evening at a farewell reception.
“Twenty-seven future leaders from Indonesia have been awarded this prestigious scholarship, more than any one country,” Mr Farmer said. “This is testament to the leadership talent in Indonesia and I hope awardees will not only contribute to the economic, social and community development of Indonesia but also strengthen the ties that bind our two countries.”
In total, 150 Australian Leadership Awards recipients are drawn from 33 countries across the Asia-Pacific. As well as studying for postgraduate qualifications, awardees participate in a tailored leadership development program providing the opportunity to discuss and debate emerging leadership issues affecting the region.
The 2008 Allison Sudradjat Awardees, named in honour of the former head of the Australian aid program in Indonesia, will also be announced. The top four Australian Leadership Awards recipients from Indonesia will receive an additional grant allowing them to take advantage of further opportunities to expand their knowledge and networks with Australia.
“The recipients of the Allison Sudradjat Award are, as was Allison, deeply passionate about development and committed to contributing to the future of Indonesia,” Mr Farmer said.
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The Australian Ambassador presenting
one of the Australian Leadership
Awards for 2008 to
Ms Essty P.
Hidayatie in Jakarta in December 2008
H.E. Mr Bill Farmer AO, Mr Mulia B.
Nasution (Secretary General of
Ministry of Finance of Republic of
Indonesia with ALA Awardees 2008
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