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As part of Australia’s ongoing commitment to build strong people-to-people and institutional links with Indonesia, the Foreign Ministry of Australia announced that 13 recipients will share in $460,000 through the 2021-22 Australia-Indonesia Institute grants program.

"These grants will strengthen cooperation between our two countries in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic as part of their shared commitment to regional recovery," Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne stated in a release on Wednesday.

Successful projects includes development of an online teaching resources pack for Indonesian language teachers in Australia (Australia Indonesia Connections), a collaborative online education program for Australian and Indonesian paediatricians to improve health outcomes for children (Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network), and development of an ‘Australia-Indonesia Business Resilience Hub’ to encourage economic recovery and adaptation for small and medium enterprises when responding to disasters (University of Queensland).

Also a training program to build local capacity in renewable energy technology on Sumba island, developing social media campaigns and guidelines around mental health in Australia and Indonesia in the wake of the pandemic (University of Sydney), and online tourism training for Indonesian community leaders, including women entrepreneurs, to improve digital business skills and create partnerships between Australian and Indonesian bush/forest food businesses (University of South Australia). (VOI)