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Published on May 27th, 2020

DT Global Commences Reconciliation Journey in Australia

At DT Global we believe our purpose is to create impact and transform lives for a better world. Our global team - spearheaded by our team based in our Asia Pacific home office in Adelaide, Australia - is celebrating National Reconciliation Week in Australia from 27 May to 3 June, recognizing a new journey
Published on May 21st, 2020

Stories from the Vault: More Usable Land Gives Afghan Farmers Options

Imagine being a farmer with limited usable land trying to feed a growing family of 45. That was the daily pressure weighing on Haji, an 80-year-old farmer in Afghanistan. He says his problem was not insufficient land, but his inability to level it so that it could be used for planting. “I was using traditional
Published on May 19th, 2020

Can Right-sized Digital Solutions Help Vulnerable Populations Access Water?

Water supply should be for all. How can digital solutions help to increase access for vulnerable populations? Water—its availability, delivery, and safety—is a fundamental challenge in the developing world. In particular, countries with poor infrastructure, lack of revenue, weak safeguarding of
Published on May 5th, 2020

Mitigating COVID-19—How Basic WASH Messaging and Effective Private Sector Coordination Can Save Lives in Developing Countries

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted health systems worldwide, illustrating the need for stronger public health preparedness. Much like Ebola in 2014-2016, the lack of protocols, preparedness, and planning has become apparent, but this time it has been most notable in high income countries in Asia,
Published on April 27th, 2020

How DT Global is Fighting Back Against COVID-19

At DT Global, we have spent the better part of the past six weeks focused on coronavirus, COVID-19, and what this pandemic means for our staff, our industry, and our partners and friends in the communities around the world where we’ve worked and built relationships for more than 50 years. Like everyone else,
Published on April 6th, 2020

Building Peace and Gender Equality through Sports

From ancient Olympic games to ping pong diplomacy between the US and China in the 1970s, sports have long been recognized as method to build respect and peace across communities and nations. With expertise ranging from hosting soccer tournaments that bring together disparate Bol Island youth in
Published on March 26th, 2020

Conserving Water During a Pandemic—How One DT Global Staff Member Met the Challenge

At a time when proper handwashing with soap and water is more important than ever to fight the spread of COVID-19, we are reminded of the scarcity of water for 2.7 billion people across the world. This scarcity is exacerbated by the impacts of climate change on water—the theme for this year’s World
Published on March 16th, 2020

Fighting Water Scarcity During a Pandemic—A World Water Day Challenge

March 22 marks the annual UN World Water Day, highlighting the importance of freshwater for over 2 billion people without access to safe water and urging action to tackle the global water crisis. This year’s theme is water and climate change (worldwaterday.org)—how effective management of our global
Published on March 9th, 2020

Gender and Social Inclusion in the Pacific Islands

DT Global works around the world to provide a continuum of support by delivering solutions across five principal development areas: economic growth, environment and infrastructure, human development, governance, and stabilization and transition. Through USAID’s Ready project, DT Global supports
Published on March 8th, 2020

DT Global Staff on Gender Equality: What It Is and Why It's Important

For International Women’s Day 2020, we reached out to our DT Global colleagues across the world to ask what gender equality means to them. We wanted to know how people think about gender equality, why it’s important, the challenges we all face in achieving it, and how we are helping to bring gender
Published on March 5th, 2020

Growing Opportunity and Peace for Women in North Darfur

Shagra, a small village located just north of El Fasher, North Darfur, is known for its high quality agricultural products, rich soil, and underground water reservoir. Despite this abundance, many women in this part of Darfur have experienced increased economic and social burdens as a result of the
Published on March 4th, 2020

A New Market Leads to Brighter Futures for Women in Afmadow

On International Women’s Day and every day, DT Global celebrates the innovation, leadership, and impact of women and women-owned businesses around the world. In Afmadow District, a poor economy, lack of economic opportunities, reoccurring droughts, and high unemployment rates among