Supporting
international
development
through 
partnership

Who we are

The Cross Sector Development Partnership Initiative (XSPI) is an Australian initiative focused on fostering cross-sector partnerships that amplify the impact of Australia’s support for development in the Asia-Pacific. We believe that increased collaboration between government, business, NGOs, academia/Health and medical research, and philanthropy/private capital investment is critical to achieving sustainable development outcomes.  Our work is currently focused in three geographies: Bangladesh, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea and our strategy is guided on principles of local engagement and sustained impact. 

Why focus on cross-sector partnerships?

Rather than siloed approaches to development funding and implementation, the ethos of a cross-sector approach aims to create better models for collaboration that support host country development priorities.

It is ultimately the joint effort of all sectors that can realize meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

Our Focus Countries

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Bangladesh

Indonesia

Papau New Guinea

A Commitment to
The Sustainable Development Goals

In 2012, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro saw the formation of The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Following on from the earlier Millenial Development Goals (MDGs), the SDGs acknowledge a necessary responsibility from all countries to work together to address sustainable development challenges. Each goal is interconnected and promotes the necessity of partnership, shared learning and skills for their realisation by 2030. At XSPI we work to support these goals in the context of country development plans. We believe in the inherent value of cross-sector engagement as a means to amplify and support locally led development impact.

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