On display,Down Under to ground level

Vidusha Sharma said she used funds from DAP last year,after overcoming struggles in her personal life,to empower women. She was given Rs 6.75 lakh to buy equipment to teach sewing to 240 women in Dwarka over a year.

“All the women were either working as… maids or lived with husbands who are not working,” Sharma said. “This was about women empowerment.”

Caitlin Bell,the commission’s secondary secretary,said the programme has become very competitive. She said in the last round,DAP only accepted about 20 of more than 600 applicants. Sums of up to Rs 10 lakh were awarded. “We provide a very modest amount,but it’s amazing what they do with that money,” Bell said.

The event was inaugurated by Australia’s Deputy High Commissioner Bernard Philip. “The Direct Aid Program has funded projects across India,covering a range of issues from livelihood projects for women in Jammu and Kashmir to bio-kitchen gardens in Tamil Nadu. We hope that DAP continues to touch the lives of Indian people,” Philip said.

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