The USAID-funded Projet Paysages Résilients-Nord (Resilient Environment North) Activity, known as PPR-Nord, started operations less than a year ago with the aim of reversing environmental degradation in three watersheds in northern Haiti using a community-led forest landscape restoration approach. This article by DAI environment expert Tom Erdmann provides a snapshot of some of the activities underway to engage farmers in environmentally restorative and economically productive activities. Jette Findsen Kevin Carlucci Lorine Giangola John Leckie Daniel M. Evans, Christy Owen Jeanne Ellis Macorel Saint-Elien JOHN PIERRE, Agronomist Maçon Dumas
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DAI is an international development company. For more than 50 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance, and instability. Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter in nearly 100 countries. Our development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple disciplines. Our clients include international development agencies, international finance institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and national governments. Ever worked for DAI? Join our Alumni Network here on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/5046808/
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Anna Manikowska Di Giovanni
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Team Leader, EU Kenya Public Accountability and Service Delivery Programme (PASEDE)
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Dmytro Symovonyk
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E. Brooke Whitaker
Chief of Party at DAI. Advising and investing in frontier markets since 1991.
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In Sierra Leone, the DAI-led Support to Civil Society and Local Authorities for Local Development project, funded by the #EuropeanUnion, strengthened decentralization by empowering local authorities and civil society groups. Together, they planned and implemented community-focused initiatives that brought real change to six districts through improved public services and targeted capital investments. One standout example is in Bombali, where a new student hostel now provides affordable accommodation for female students attending Makeni University. This facility not only enhances access to education but also generates local revenue, further supporting the District Council's service delivery efforts. 🎥 Watch the video to learn more about how this hostel is benefiting students and the broader community! #EU I #SierraLeone I #LocalDevelopment I #Kenema I #Pujehun I #Karene I #Kambia I #Bombali I #Falaba I Sinisa Djuric I Isaline Ameryckx I Lameck Siage I Julius MUNTHALI (PhD) I Felix Mintiegmah I PivotPath
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We are delighted to announce that Kate Wilson HARGREAVES has joined us as the Director for Climate and Environment in our UK office. Kate brings wide-ranging experience in international development that spans social accountability and transparency, public financial management, global health, climate change, and renewable energy for public services. With a background in leading multi-million dollar programs worldwide, she will provide leadership oversight for our climate and environment-focused projects. https://buff.ly/3AS3GyU #DAIClimateFutures
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DAI is playing an active role in the Biodiversity COP16 in Cali, Colombia, by supporting an important initiative aimed at highlighting the vital contributions of women in the protection and preservation of biodiversity. On 2 September, DAI participated in an important event hosted by the Governor of Valle del Cauca, attended by women from various civil society organizations who have tirelessly championed biodiversity and worked to gather the knowledge, experiences, and concerns of women across the region. The event provided the opportunity for these women to officially hand over the Declaration on Women in Biodiversity to the Governor. We are delighted to share that the Governor has committed to: 1️⃣ Incorporating this declaration into the department's public policy. 2️⃣ Presenting it to the National Government to have it endorsed and signed by member states at COP16. This is an important step towards ensuring that women, who have long been at the forefront of protecting our ecosystems, are recognized and supported at both national and international levels. Jette Findsen Casey Verbeck Norberto Martinez Kevin Carlucci Michael Apel Nathanael Bourns Heather R. Valeria Libreros Ruiz John Leckie #BiodiversityCOP16 #WomenInBiodiversity #Sustainability #Governance #ValleDelCauca #Colombia”
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DAI’s CEO James (Jim) Boomgard and President Tine Knott recently visited and engaged with #Nigeria corporate staff, major stakeholders, and project leadership in #Abuja and #Lagos. This meeting provided insights into the Nigerian team’s strategy for 2026, project updates, and next steps. For more on DAI in #Nigeria, visit https://buff.ly/3Tgr67s
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Millions of children struggle to acquire minimum levels of proficiency in reading, writing, and numeracy, with more than 70 percent of Nigerian children below age 10 unable to read or understand a simple sentence. Research shows that children whose first language is not their language of instruction are more likely to drop out or fail in early grades. Working with state governments through FCDO-PLANE Nigeria, children are provided with resources that promote multilingual education. The introduction of Hausa as the primary teaching language in state-run primary schools in the three states led to a 15 percent increase in pupils able to read and perform foundational mathematics at the Grade 1 level. The PLANE project's partner states now teach all children basic #literacy and #numeracy skills in Hausa, providing 554,648 young learners in Kano, Kaduna, and Jigawa states with literacy and numeracy textbooks in their mother tongue. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office PLANE’s efforts to combine traditional #learning systems with the modern primary education curriculum, provide consistent professional development for teachers, and improve teaching and learning materials are enabling millions of children in Northern Nigeria to access higher-quality primary-level teaching and learning. Read more: https://buff.ly/3z74aRg Happy #LiteracyDay!
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We hope you can join us at ISWA 2024 in Cape Town this week, where DAI's Joshua Palfreman will be presenting on two important solid waste management issues. #ISWA24 #SolidWaste #CircularEconomy Jette Findsen Kevin Carlucci Walter Weaver
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We are very pleased to welcome Joe Phillips as the new Head of Trade & Investment to our U.K. Economic Growth unit. His extensive technical domain experience, plus his strengths in team leadership, business development, and implementation of international economic development strategies and programs, will be a great asset to the team. He is also taking on the role of Program Director for our Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office-funded Nepal in Business project. https://buff.ly/3XveFY2 https://buff.ly/3XeB6PO Nandi Hall Luqman Ahmad Nilu Basnyat
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The USAID #Nigeria Youth-Powered Ecosystem to Advance Urban Adolescent Health (YPE4AH) project reached more than 300,000 adolescents through various interventions across the Youth Hubs, which served as safe spaces for adolescents. The project fostered a sense of ownership and agency through active involvement of the target demographic and in turn, empowered more than 67,000 adolescents with life skills. The efforts of the project prevented more than 7,000 unintended pregnancies and averted more than 2,900 unsafe abortions by providing informed family planning services to more than 90,000 adolescents through youth-friendly trained providers.
USAID Youth-Powered Ecosystem Hosts Close-Out Dissemination Event
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#Malawi’s Domestic Resource Mobilization Strategy (DRMS) aimed to boost tax compliance and raise the revenue-to-GDP ratio to fund national development. However, key challenges in tax administration—such as incomplete automation, an unreliable taxpayer database, and low compliance caused by lack of transparency—hindered progress. To tackle these, DAI, under the #EuropeanUnion funded Public Finance Management Reforms Programme (Chuma Cha Dziko), is supporting a cultural and behavioral transformation program at the Malawi Revenue Authority (#MRA). Launched in February 2022, the program focused on changing the behavior, attitudes, and mindsets of MRA staff to improve revenue collection, promote accountability, and enhance service delivery. The initiative targeted a change in behavior and culture and fostering a culture of transparency, performance and excellence. This strategic approach earned DAI and our experts a Change Management Award, recognizing its pivotal role in improving MRA’s capacity to mobilize domestic revenue and drive sustainable growth in Malawi. ✔ Read more about the change management approach in the paper 📑 "Landing Transformational Cultural Change in Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) in Africa", produced by project expert Professor Hazel Gachunga ➡ https://bit.ly/4egazIX #EU I Malawi Revenue Authority I #ChangeManagement #Leadership #TaxReform #PublicFinance I Professor Hazel Gachunga I Jaime Warne I Sofia Pla I Djordje Puaca
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