DKT International

"DKT" redirects here. For the transport company, see Drammen Kommunale Trikk.
Founded 1989
Founder Phil Harvey
Focus Family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention
Location
Area served
 Africa, Asia, Latin America
Method Social marketing of family planning and HIV/AIDS products and services
Revenue
 US$119,951,360[1]
Slogan Changing Lives Through Social Marketing
Website dktinternational.org

DKT International (DKT) is a charitable non-profit organization that promotes family planning and HIV prevention through social marketing. The Washington, D.C.-based DKT was founded in 1989 by Phil Harvey and operates in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Much of its revenue comes from its sales of low-cost contraceptives. In 2013, DKT sold over 548 million condoms, 71 million cycles of oral contraceptives, 17 million injectable contraceptives and 1.7 million intrauterine devices (IUDs). This is equivalent to 23.6 million couple years of protection (CYPs), making DKT one of the largest private providers of contraceptives in the developing world. The average cost per CYP was less than US$2.00.[2] DKT's marketing strategies have included advertising, creating location-specific brands, working with local social networks and militaries, and targeting high-risk groups.[3][4][5][6][7] DKT also works with health workers and clinics that provide family planning products, information, and services.[3] Charity Navigator has given DKT a four-star financial rating, with 98.1% of its budget going towards programs and 1.8% towards administration and fund raising in 2011.[1]

History

Phil Harvey first became interested in family planning in 1968 while working on emergency food relief for CARE International in India.[8] In 1970, Phil Harvey and his fellow UNC student Tim Black founded the business Adam & Eve in order to finance their charitable activities and founded the non-profit health organization Population Services International that same year.[8][9][10][11] DKT International, named for D.K. Tyagi, an early pioneer of family planning in India, was founded in 1989.[12] DKT has grown quickly over the years. For example, its revenue from selling contraceptives increased from US$4.5 million in 1996 to $75 million in 2010, and its CYPs increased from 5.7 million in 2002 to more than 25 million in 2012.[13]

In 2006, DKT International refused to take the U.S. government's anti-prostitution pledge, feeling the pledge would interfere with its HIV/AIDS services worldwide. DKT challenged the pledge as a violation of First Amendment rights, with the support of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Judge Emmet G. Sullivan ruled in favor of DKT in the District Court for the District of Columbia on May 18, 2006, but the Court of Appeals reversed the decision on February 27, 2007.[14][15] A different organization successfully challenged the pledge before the U.S. Supreme Court in Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc.[16]

Organization

On Dec. 31, 2013, Phil Harvey stepped down as president after 24 years, and Christopher Purdy took over as the new president. Its board includes Tim Black, Robert Ciszewski, Christopher Purdy, Julie Stewart and Harvey, who also serves as chair of the board.[17] In 2011, 68% of DKT's revenue was from contraceptive sales, 14% from grants and contracts, 14% from contributions (including goods and services) and 4% from investments and royalties. 41.6% of costs were related to sales, 56.5% to other program expenses, 1.5% to administration, and 0.3% to fund raising.[18] Revenue from contraceptive sales first exceeded donor support in 2005.[13]

Donors

As of 2014, DKT International's donors include: the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Government of India, Open Road Alliance, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of Defense (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.[19]

Programs

As of 2014, DKT International has 23 programs in 19 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.[20]

ProgramGeographical areaYear created2013 CYPsAdditional info
BrazilLatin America19911,302,381Program description
China - ShanghaiAsia19961,038,780Program description
China - BeijingAsia201119,675Program description
Democratic Republic of CongoAfrica2009242,866Program description
EgyptAfrica20042,891,935Program description
EthiopiaAfrica19902,442,890Program description
GhanaAfrica2011190,624Program description
India - Bihar (Janani)Asia19961,363,085Program description
India - MumbaiAsia19922,892,288Program description
IndonesiaAsia19967,101,520Program description
MalaysiaAsia199010,764Program description
MexicoLatin America2003399,941Program description
MoroccoAfrica201046,280Program description
MozambiqueAfrica2009100,245Program description
MyanmarAsia2013[]
NigeriaAfrica2012Program description
PakistanAsia2012283,562Program description
PhilippinesAsia19912,621,835Program description
SudanAfrica2005212,012Program description
TanzaniaAfrica2013Program description
ThailandAsia200961,821Program description
TurkeyAsia2008146,437Program description
VietnamAsia1993264,325Program description

References

  1. 1 2 "Current Rating - DKT International". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  2. ↑ "About DKT". DKT International. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  3. 1 2 "How Social Marketing Changes Lives". DKT International. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  4. ↑ Batty, David (November 2, 2007). "Coffee condoms promote safe sex in Ethiopia". The Guardian. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  5. ↑ Jordon, Miriam (September 21, 1999). "Selling Birth Control to India's Poor: Medicine Men Market an Array Of Contraceptives". The Wall Street Journal.
  6. ↑ Cheshes, Jay (2002). "Hard-Core Philanthropist". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on 2008-03-06. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  7. ↑ Schnayerson, Ben (November 24, 2002). "AIDS in Asia: The Continent's Growing Crisis". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  8. 1 2 "Philip D. Harvey: King of porn, master of charity (including interview)". Afrik.com. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  9. ↑ "About Adam & Eve". Adam & Eve. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  10. ↑ "PSI at a Glance". Population Services International. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  11. ↑ "The Times obituary of Dr Tim Black, CBE 1937 - 2014". Marie Stopes International. Marie Stopes International (Originally published by The Times). Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Phil Harvey: Kind of blue". The Independent. April 23, 2005. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  13. 1 2 "Progress Report" (PDF). DKT International. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  14. ↑ "ACLU and Public Health Groups Urge Appeals Court to Reject Bush Global AIDS Gag" (Press release). American Civil Liberties Union. 2006-12-21. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  15. ↑ United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. "DKT International v. USAID" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  16. ↑ Roberts, John (20 June 2013). "AGENCY FOR INT’L DEVELOPMENT v. ALLIANCE FOR". Legal Information Institute. Cornell Law School. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  17. ↑ "Board". DKT International. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  18. ↑ "Operating Financials". DKT International. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  19. ↑ "Donors". DKT International. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  20. ↑ "Our Programs". DKT International. Retrieved 2010-09-16.

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