In response to Sudan's conflict, our USAID/OTI STEP-UP program supports local groups in addressing urgent humanitarian challenges like displacement and disease outbreaks. Here, youth prepare land for displaced people in the Kordofan region.
DT Global is proud to announce that we have been awarded the Support Which Implements Fast Transitions (SWIFT) 6 – Programs Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. SWIFT 6 programs will be the primary mechanism through which USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) implements programming for the next ten years. Under this US$5 billion IDIQ, OTI will support U.S. foreign policy objectives by helping local partners advance peace and stability in fragile environments through a fast, flexible, and adaptable model that addresses key political transition and stabilization needs.
This award builds on DT Global’s long history of supporting OTI. As an OTI Implementer since SWIFT II, DT Global has worked with OTI over the last twenty years across 16 different countries and currently holds five active SWIFT 5 Task Orders (Iraq, Sri Lanka, Sudan, and two regional mechanisms in the Middle East and North Africa, and Southern and Eastern Africa). Through these programs, DT Global has supported activities that promote transitional justice, reconciliation, social cohesion, youth development, and provide political and stabilization assessments.
“DT Global is excited to continue to support USAID/OTI. Their model of development matches DT Global’s commitment to doing development differently and we stand ready to advance the OTI mission in complex political crises around the world,” said Sloan Mann, DT Global US President.
We are thrilled to announce that DT Global has been awarded USAID’s Climate Ready BOSS program, aimed at mobilizing over US$1.05 billion in climate finance for the Pacific region over the next five years. This achievement builds on the success and strong reputation we established through our previous USAID Climate Ready project.
Climate Ready BOSS will be a flagship USAID program, working across 12 Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to enhance their ability to access climate finance for critical adaptation and mitigation projects. In addition to our partnerships with governments, regional organizations, and multi-donor trust funds, we will introduce a new strategic focus on collaborating with private sector financiers. This innovative approach will test and scale de-risking structures to encourage private sector investments in key sectors. Furthermore, the program will strengthen the PICs' capacity to plan and manage climate finance, fostering a more resilient investment environment in the region.
This win is a testament to DT Global's strong reputation and the deep respect we’ve earned from key Pacific Island stakeholders. Our ability to navigate the region's unique complexities ensures our programs are grounded in local ownership, aligned with national and subnational contexts, respectful of indigenous traditions, and focused on long-term sustainability.
We look forward to leading this impactful initiative and continuing our work to support climate resilience in the Pacific.
DT Global is excited to launch the Tracking Adaptative Management Initiative (TAMI), a real-time research project involving the tracking of adaptive management approaches being implemented in several large-scale DFAT programs in the Asia-Pacific region.
A huge congratulations to Jennifer Adema our Director of Policy for the Economic and Social Infrastructure Program (ESIP) in Papua New Guinea and DT Global Emerging Leader, who has recently been awarded a scholarship to attend the 2nd cohort of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) US Pacific Institute for Rising Leaders Fellowship.
Jennifer will join other high-achieving, mid-career leaders from the public, private and non-profit sectors from around the Pacific to attend a fully funded, three-week-long scholarship based in Washington D.C in the United States, to learn more about leadership approaches and hear from development experts on international issues such as climate, development, public health, and maritime topics.
"I applied as part of my continuous learning and development and to contribute meaningfully to the discussions of development, security and service delivery," said Jennifer.
"This is a huge achievement for my family, and my career in international development. Professionally, I’m thankful to DT Global for their support and encouragement in furthering my career development. It is also a privilege to be representing Papua New Guinea and sharing our unique experience through the fellowship."
"I am most excited about the prospect of visiting the White House and learning from experts in the policy and political space and just being part of this prestigious fellowship."
"I would like to connect with like-minded professionals, expand my network, gain valuable insights from experts and be able to collaborate on shared challenges through local solutions that are sustainable," she said.
DT Global is proud to support the ongoing professional development of our local leaders and wishes Jennifer ongoing success in her leadership journey.
DT Global is excited to announce the hiring of Mr. Amit Bando, as Senior Technical Advisor for DT Global’s Environment and Infrastructure (E&I) practice. Under this role, Mr. Bando will provide strategic advice and thought leadership to current and future Energy and Climate Change programs and proposals managed by the E&I practice. He will also lead the establishment of best practices and standards for energy and climate change programming and implementation across E&I’s sub practice areas.
“Mr. Bando’s unparalleled expertise and experience in addressing the challenges and opportunities from the Climate-Energy nexus will be instrumental to achieving E&I programs’ climate and just energy transition goals,” explains Dr. Rodolfo Camacho, DT Global’s Vice President for E&I.
Mr. Bando brings over 30 years of experience leading international programs focused on clean energy, climate resilience, and water security. He is a proven leader, having served in both home office director roles for environment, energy and water, and as Chief of Party on multiple environmental resilience/adaptation projects in India, Indonesia, and the Kyrgyz Republic. Mr. Bando’s expertise is in project design providing results-focused, human-centered, market-driven, and science-based solutions. He specializes in projects focusing on urban and energy infrastructure development, institutional reform, governance, climate change, clean energy, water security, and forestry and natural resource management (FNRM).
Mr. Bando shares that he is “very excited to join the DT Global team at a time when we are engaged in addressing some of the most pressing issues of our times,” specifically “those related to climate change, energy security and access to water.” Mr. Bando hopes to develop meaningful data-based approaches to sustainable development, contributing to DT Global’s goal of positively impacting 500 million lives by 2045.
DT Global has endorsed the Common Approach to Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment (CAPSEAH) - the first initiative of its kind aimed at aligning key actions across the humanitarian, development and peace-keeping sectors to protect people from sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and harassment (SEAH).
CAPSEAH is a collective vision for action, developed by a multi-stakeholder group, with global consultation. It provides a set of common principles to guide all work on SEAH and a set of minimum actions to protect against SEAH.
The approach aims to prevent SEAH and improve accountability and support to victim-survivors; amplify existing standards as the basis for a stronger, more aligned approach; and set expectations about behaviours and minimum actions to protect from SEAH.
Endorsing CAPSEH is an important signal of DT Global’s zero tolerance of SEAH and commitment to safeguarding against harm.
“Preventing harm and mitigating risks to vulnerable people including women, children, and at-risk adults, in the communities we work with and the people in our organisation, is a top priority,” says Torge Gerlach, CEO of DT Global.
“We will continuously work to strengthen and align our approaches to safeguarding and incorporating CAPSEAH principles and minimum actions into our work across the globe.”
CAPSEAH is a voluntary and non-binding approach, which encourages governments and organisations to join a long-term, collective global effort to promote and improve work to protect against SEAH.
