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DT Global’s APAC Team have recently been selected to deliver the Climate Resilient Communities Support Unit (CRCSU) in the Asia Pacific region.

The CRCSU is DFAT’s flagship investment to meet its climate policy and finance commitments. CRCSU will incentivise the flow of funds towards inclusive climate change programming—targeting community resilience in the water, food, and energy sectors—by co-funding bilateral and regional programs and attracting new sources of climate finance, while also raising the quality of climate integration across sectoral programs.

The CRCSU is an AUD70M, five-year program which will work with DFAT bilateral and regional programs, including at Posts, to co-fund and design new climate change programming, particularly in the water, food, and energy sectors. It will also integrate climate and disaster resilience across the Development Program, Posts across the Asia-Pacific region, and DFAT Canberra.

“We are very excited to be adding CRCSU to our APAC portfolio,” said APAC Managing Director Jo Choe. “It is an extremely significant and high-profile program for APAC and DT Global more broadly; it acknowledges our deep commitment to inclusive climate change programming across the region.”

“This announcement comes off the back of our recent success with the New Zealand MFAT-funded Climate Finance Capacity Support Programme (CFF-CSP) which is working with 15 Pacific countries to scale up their delivery of climate change priorities.”

“The solidifies our strong commitment and long-standing investment in embedding climate change policies and sustainable development practices across the region while continuing to strive for a more sustainable future. Congratulations to all involved.

Core to our work is building strong, sustainable partnerships with small businesses and local organizations that recognize the important contributions of these entities and accommodate the challenges and limited resources they often face. Ideally, this work starts before a project even begins — with respective, interaction during proposal development. DT Global US is excited to unveil its new Sub-partner Engagement Guidelines, which detail best practices for sub-partner engagement during the proposal development process.

These guidelines set out four practices to encourage collaborative, transparent, and equitable relationships with sub-partners from initial engagement to post-submission interactions. First, is setting clear and realistic expectations early to create a strong foundation for collaboration. Second, is actively collaborating with partners during proposal development and recognizing their strength and expertise. Third, is managing proposals transparently for sub-contractors, and with clarity and fairness. Fourth, is maintaining engagement with sub-partners after proposal submission, including proactive communication to lay the groundwork for future collaboration.

DT Global’s goal is to be a partner of choice for clients, country governments, and sub-partners through every stage of our project lifecycle, and we want to further this goal by upholding clear, collaborative, and respectful interactions with our partners.

Read more about this new Sub-partner Engagement Guidelines ici.

Congratulations to DT Global’s Tonette Mangrobang who was recently appointed as the new Contractor Representative/Program Director, Philippines. Here we take five with Tonette to talk about her career in the development sector and her vision for her new role at DT Global.

 

Can you tell us a little bit about your early career history and how you got into international development?

I am a lawyer and a development professional with 20+ years of experience working in the Philippine Government, with extensive experience in immigration law, and Intelligence Network Development with domestic and international intelligence and law enforcement agencies. I likewise served as the Head of the Philippine Immigration Academy where I was tasked to design, develop and deliver capacity development programs for the institution.

I studied in Germany as a scholar of the Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany where I studied Law Enforcement Administration.

During my stint in government, I represented the Bureau of Immigration in the Interagency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and helped craft institutional policies intended to curb trafficking in persons in Philippine borders. As a result, I received recognition from IACAT for anti-human trafficking advocacy in 2011 as an anti-trafficking hero.

Before joining ASEAN Australia Counter Trafficking, I worked with the Philippine justice sector as a Program Coordinator for the International Development Law Organization. Similarly, my work dealt extensively with the implementation of programs to enhance the institutional capacities of partner government justice institutions.

What was your most recent role with ASEAN ACT?

The Country Manager – Philippines is a senior leadership position, and the main liaison point between the program and senior Philippine stakeholders with a role in countering trafficking. This role provides high-level representation at the country level in meetings, consultations and events, providing strategic advice to wide-ranging regional and national partners, including government and non-government organisations.

The Country Manager – Philippines works collaboratively with the Leadership Team and Operations Team to provide a combination of programmatic, managerial, technical and operational expertise to enable the planning and implementation of national-level ASEAN-ACT work plan activities.

The role has an overall responsibility for the management of country activities, leading and managing the country team with adept planning, budgeting, monitoring, GEDSI and reporting, as well as identifying and providing internal capacity development opportunities for the country team to enhance their knowledge and skills.

What is your new role and what will you be doing?

As Contractor Representative/Program Director, I will be responsible for overseeing and managing DT Global programs from Manila, which may include regional programs or bilateral programs based in the Philippines. This includes overseeing corporate program teams, engagement with client/s and related partnerships. The role involves ensuring the effective implementation of development programs, achieving strategic objectives, and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders. The Contractor Representative will be directly responsible for the ASEAN-Australia Counter Trafficking (ASEAN-ACT) program, as well as delegated oversight of corporate functions in Manila, as assigned by the Asia Regional Manager from time to time.

What excites you about working at DT Global, ASEAN ACT and the International Development Sector?

The learning opportunities are what excite me about working at DT Global and ASEAN ACT. I have been implementing international development programs for several years and the new CR role will allow me to look at programs using a different lens. I am very eager to learn how I can contribute to the Program and DT Global and make the CR role my own.

Having been part of the ASEAN ACT Team for more than three years now and implementing the Philippine country program, I feel that this experience will provide a great compliment to my new role as CR for ASEAN ACT. I know the Program inside and out which will help me strategically oversee and manage the Program.

After leaving the public service for several years now, my desire to strengthen government institutions has not waivered. Being in the international development sector has allowed me to continue with that burning desire, this time working ‘with’ and not ‘in’ government.

What do you hope to achieve in your role both professionally/personally?

I hope to really make this CR role my own. To bring my knowledge and experience to the table and strategically navigate the challenges and the risks with a clear understanding of the work environment. I hope to build and strengthen working relationships, knowing how valuable this is in the work that we do.

Personally, getting out of my comfort zone seems to be daunting but I believe that to build one’s character I must do things that scare me. I pray that this journey will do just that and so much more.

Anything else you would like to add?

I wish to express my sincerest thanks to DT Global for giving me this opportunity. After completing the DT Global Emerging Leaders in Development Program, a bigger world was revealed to me. A world of opportunities that recognise my capabilities with a sincere desire to build my capacity as an international development worker.

DT Global a sponsorisé un concert de la Compagnie nationale académique d'opérette de Kiev à Madrid, organisé par la mairie et l'ambassade d'Ukraine en Espagne. Le récital, un échange culturel entre les deux pays, a également été l'occasion de

Il s'agit d'une démonstration de soutien du DT Global à l'Ukraine, qui s'efforce de maintenir une situation normale malgré la guerre en cours.

L'événement a réuni les ambassadeurs de plusieurs pays, dont l'Ukrainien Serhii Pohoreltsev, la Lituanienne Lyra Puisyte-Bostroem, la Bosnie-Herzégovine Andree Zaimovic et l'Ouzbékistanais Farrux Tursunov, ainsi que des représentants diplomatiques d'Autriche, de Hongrie, de Roumanie et de Géorgie. L'ambassade d'Ukraine a exprimé sa gratitude pour le soutien apporté et a souligné le rôle de la musique et de la culture dans le renforcement des sociétés et la promotion des relations internationales.

La troupe nationale académique d'opérette, l'une des principales institutions culturelles d'Ukraine, continue de fonctionner depuis son siège à Kiev tout en organisant des festivals de charité en soutien à l'armée. Son directeur, Bogdan Strutynski, a confié à DT Global que « pendant la guerre, la musique ukrainienne a acquis une importance particulière, servant non seulement à remonter le moral, mais aussi à symboliser avec force la résistance, l'unité et l'identité nationale. Elle est également devenue un moyen de communication avec le monde : à travers la musique, les artistes ukrainiens attirent l'attention sur la tragédie de la guerre, notamment la destruction des villes, du patrimoine culturel et de la vie des civils. »

Cet événement permet non seulement de promouvoir la culture ukrainienne, mais aussi de renforcer le dialogue culturel entre nos peuples. De tels échanges contribuent au développement des relations ukraino-espagnoles.

Il a poursuivi en s'exclamant : « L'Ukraine est une nation de gens forts et talentueux ! Alors que la guerre a interrompu de nombreuses activités et limité les possibilités du théâtre, nous avons réussi à réunir une troupe unie et résiliente. Nos artistes donnent des concerts de charité dans les hôpitaux et les unités militaires tout en collectant des fonds pour soutenir l'armée. C'est aussi notre mission. »

L'Opérette nationale d'Ukraine poursuit ses activités culturelles internationales, qui incluent la collecte de soutiens internationaux, la sensibilisation mondiale aux événements en Ukraine et la promotion de la culture ukrainienne même en temps de guerre.

Le développement mené localement est au cœur d'un changement efficace, durable et positif. DT Global Asia Pacific est ravi de publier son Cadre de développement mené localement (LLD), comme guide pour notre organisation et les programmes que nous soutenons.

Notre cadre d’action se compose de quatre axes : le premier porte sur la manière dont nous pouvons jouer un rôle dans l’incubation de leaders du développement dans les pays où nous travaillons. Le deuxième aborde les changements culturels qui doivent avoir lieu pour permettre et autoriser le leadership local. Le troisième s’intéresse aux aspects opérationnels de la facilitation du développement à l’échelle locale, du recrutement et de la rémunération à la manière dont les subventions sont administrées. Le quatrième s’intéresse au cycle de programmation et à la manière dont le développement à l’échelle locale peut être intégré dans la conception, la mise en œuvre, le suivi et l’évaluation.

Dans toutes nos actions et activités, il existe un potentiel pour encourager, amplifier et soutenir le leadership de développement local - ce cadre vise à soutenir, motiver et aligner les efforts de DT Global APAC pour y parvenir.

Accéder le cadre LLD ici.

En marge du 79ème session de l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies (AGNU), DT Global est fier d'annoncer la sortie de son Rapport d'impact 2023Le rapport fournit des exemples des efforts déployés par DT Global pour faire progresser les Objectifs de développement durable (ODD) des Nations Unies.

Torge Gerlach, PDG de DT Global, a souligné : « Ce rapport souligne notre engagement en faveur d'un développement durable mené localement dans le monde entier. »

DT Global se consacre à la mise en œuvre de programmes de développement qui privilégient un impact profond, transformateur et positif pour les communautés que nous servons. Nous pensons que l'obtention d'un tel impact n'est possible que s'il est ancré dans la durabilité et les solutions menées localement.

En tant qu’organisation de développement mondiale, DT Global existe pour soutenir, faciliter et amplifier les efforts des dirigeants locaux qui luttent pour la paix et le développement dans leurs communautés.

« En collaboration avec nos clients et partenaires dans plus de 90 pays et dans divers secteurs, DT Global continue de relever certains des défis de développement les plus difficiles auxquels le monde est confronté », a déclaré Torge Gerlach.

La première partie de ce rapport révèle comment notre engagement en faveur du développement local et de la durabilité se reflète dans nos politiques et notre structure organisationnelles. La deuxième partie de ce rapport met en évidence l'impact de nos programmes pour chaque ODD. DT Global a adopté les ODD comme cadre directeur pour présenter nos progrès pour 2023.

En ancrant notre vision dans les ODD et en nous concentrant sur des solutions durables menées localement, ainsi qu’au niveau de l’entreprise et des programmes, nous créons un modèle de développement à la fois aligné à l’échelle mondiale et profondément enraciné dans les communautés que nous servons.