How NZAID delivers aid
At the time of its establishment in 2002, New Zealand's aid was going to more than one hundred countries, ten Pacific regional agencies and 21 international agencies.
Since then, NZAID has been attempting to reduce the dispersal of its programmes by focusing on a smaller number of regions and countries where New Zealand has more opportunity to make a difference.
The majority of NZAID's programmes are now focussed on the Pacific, though the agency retains smaller regional programmes in South East Asia, Latin America, and Southern Africa.
NZAID recognises development assistance needs to be delivered via a number of channels in order to maximise gains for our developing country partners.
New Zealand's bilateral support for countries involves direct assistance on a country-to-country basis in the form of development projects and activities.
NZAID's regional programmes aim to contribute to the reduction of poverty by focusing on key thematic issues such as growth and livelihoods, education, health, governance.
The multilateral agencies and programmes of the United Nations, the Commonwealth, and the international financial institutions (World Bank and Asian Development Bank) provide another key mechanism for the distribution of aid. Multilateral agencies and programmes provide a proven and effective means for New Zealand to reduce poverty, conflict, governance issues and humanitarian crises worldwide.
NZAID also engages actively with New Zealand's non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and provides funding to support a wide range of NGO programmes with partners on the ground overseas.