How do we begin to resolve a long-standing conflict in Sudan and rebuild fractured communities? Can AI help to mitigate challenges in access to clean water? What is the journey to get sustainably sourced coffee from Papua New Guinea to your office desk? How do we reintegrate guerilla ex-combatants in Colombia? DT Global’s experts have explored these topics and more throughout 2024. Check out our top 12 blogs from this year to learn more!
Sudan's Darfur, Blue Nile, and Kordofan regions have been witnessing conflict since the early 2000s. In this blog, we explore how USAID’s Toward Enduring Peace in Sudan (TEPS) program has tackled these challenges and supported peacebuilding since its start in 2014.
Climate change is creating erratic weather patterns that prompt flooding and droughts, and impact reliable access to clean water. In this blog, we look at how AI can transform the WASH sector and mitigate the challenges posed by climate change.
The European Peace Fund, with DT Global support, has helped to facilitate peace in Colombia by forming ECOMUN, an organization for the social and solidarity economy, addressing challenges like distance, insecurity, and financial services access. In this blog, we discuss how ex-combatants are being reintegrated with the support of this organization.
A full 74% of Guineans face legal challenges relating to family, corruption, money, and land issues. While 84% seek legal redress, only 4% trust courts. Despite this, the population is determined to push for reforms to ensure access to justice. This blog, based on a survey by DT Global and partners at the Hague Institute for Innovation and Law (HiiL) and International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), looks at citizen perceptions of justice in Guinea.
Smallholder coffee farmers in Papua New Guinea's Jiwaka Province are determined to export their specialty coffee to the world. This blog explores how the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus (PHAMA Plus) Program is helping smallholder farmers to get their coffee into export markets.
The Frontier Technologies Programme and DT Global are establishing a Peer Action Group for Civil Aviation Authorities in nine African countries to improve drone regulations, offering interactive sessions, coaching, and in-person meetings to enhance safety and security, and coordinating pilot training, licensing, and standardized drone categories. This blog discusses the headwinds and opportunities in this space.
The USAID-funded Zambia Business Enabling Project has been enhancing the business environment by promoting Public-Private Dialogue (PPD) platforms. This blog explores how fostering open communication, as well as promoting sustainable policy development is shaping businesses. This is resulting in improved compliance rates, increased government revenue, and long-term business success in rural Zambia.
DT Global APAC has enrolled 20 individuals from 10 Asia Pacific countries in its third annual Leaders in International Development (ELID) Program, a 12-month program focusing on leadership development, adaptive leadership styles, effective communication, and decolonization. ETMP, an Indigenous-owned company, will facilitate sessions, and the program is aligned with DT Global APAC’s Locally Led Development Framework.
Child marriage and human trafficking are interconnected in Southeast Asia, with practices like bride price and fraudulent marriages increasing abuse and exploitation. In this blog, we cover how the Australia-funded, DT Global implemented ASEAN–Australia Counter Trafficking program (ASEAN-ACT) is leading the development of a regional guideline to prevent child and forced marriage in the context of trafficking in persons.
EU scientists' report shows that 2024 is the hottest year on record. This is causing widespread disruptions, particularly in urban areas, and the urban heat island effect is worsening heat-related illnesses. In this blog, we discuss options for nature-based solutions, such as cooling centers, to alleviate such impacts.
Sudan's STEP-UP program, funded by USAID, is assisting women- and youth-led organizations and civic groups in addressing the humanitarian crisis amid ongoing conflicts. The program has established six neighborhood committees in Greater Kordofan, enhancing youth engagement through health awareness campaigns and cultural events. This blog looks at how these mutual aid groups have promoted peace and cohesion among Sudanese citizens.
Can monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) foster program ownership and a learning culture that leads to stakeholder-led adaptive programming? This blog, featuring DT Global’s Pacific Women Lead Enabling Services program discusses these topics with an eye to data visualization, facilitator team building, participant preparation, and capturing undocumented outcomes.