▁across ▁ 1 8 ▁sites ▁in ▁six ▁countries . ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁ID M ▁research ▁undert aken ▁in ▁F iji ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Women ’ s ▁Development ▁Agency ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁F iji ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Statistics ▁with ▁contributions ▁from ▁the ▁State , ▁Society ▁and ▁Govern ance ▁Program ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁National ▁University . ▁It ▁was ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Government ’ s ▁Pacific ▁Women ▁Sh aping ▁Pacific ▁Development ▁program . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Australian ▁Government ▁provided ▁significant ▁invest ment ▁in ▁further ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁measure ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁that ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁the ▁ID M ▁is ▁ready ▁for ▁global ▁use ▁as ▁an ▁individual ▁measure ▁of ▁dep riv ation ▁and ▁a ▁tool ▁for ▁tracking ▁progress ▁against ▁the ▁ 2 0 3 0 ▁Global ▁Go als . ▁This ▁program ▁is ▁a ▁partners hip ▁between ▁the ▁Australian ▁National ▁University , ▁the ▁International ▁Women ' s ▁Development ▁Agency ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁Government ▁through ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Trade . ▁ ▁Support ing ▁the ▁Global ▁Go als ▁ ▁The ▁Ind ividual ▁Dep riv ation ▁Me asure ▁has ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁help ▁achieve ▁the ▁object ives ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 3 0 ▁Global ▁Go als ▁for ▁S ust ain able ▁Development . ▁The ▁Global ▁Go als ▁require ▁data ▁and ▁evidence ▁to ▁inform ▁prior it ising , ▁action ▁and ▁monitoring ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁achieved . ▁Rec ent ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁indic ators ▁for ▁the ▁Global ▁Go als ▁for ▁S