Grant assistance

Australia supports Tonga’s Family Protection Legal Aid Centre

This brings Australia’s total support in the last three years to the Centre to well over half a million Tongan pa’anga including COVID-19 grant support in 2020.

High Commissioner Adrian Morrison attended the signing ceremony of this grant and acknowledged the success of the Centre as a pilot project to what will now be a department of the Ministry of Justice starting 1 July 2021.

Tonga to benefit from India’s $12 million grant

India is giving the grant to 12 Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) for developmental projects in their countries that are threatened by rising sea levels.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the India-Pacific Islands Developing States (PSIDS) Leaders Meeting, held on the sidelines of the 74th UNGA, also announced a concessional Line of Credit of US$150 million for undertaking solar, renewable energy and climate related projects based on their requirement.