Australia’s program in Africa ends with impact on over 2 million people

NAIROBI, KENYA:  More than 2.3 million women and marginalised people from 11 countries across Africa have benefitted from projects on food security, maternal and child health, water, sanitation and hygiene under the Australia Africa Community Engagement Scheme (AACES) which comes to an end next month.

AACES was a five-year partnership between the Australian Government, 10 Australian NGOs and their in-Africa partner organizations. The program was implemented in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.