This is the second annual report for the Australia Africa Community Engagement Scheme (AACES). AACES is a partnership of the Australian Government, ten Australian non-government organisations (NGOs) and their Africa-based partners. The $90 million program is being implemented over AACES contributes to poverty reduction in Africa through community-based interventions across the sectors of food security, maternal and child health, and water, sanitation and hygiene. It is being implemented in 11 African countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The program targets people among marginalised communities, with particular attention to women, children, people with disability and people exposed to disaster.