March 2016 Newsletter
Dear Friend of DKT, This year is off to a great start. DKT broke a new record in 2015, delivering some 30 million CYPs, a net increase of 1.4 million CYPs over 2014. Our programs in Tanzania and Myanmar started providing products and services in earnest, and the ground work was laid for new programs […]
December 2015 Newsletter
Dear Friend of DKT, Reflecting on the past year, we have much to be proud of here at DKT. In Myanmar, DKT started the social marketing of contraceptives, leveraging digital media to engage young people with information about family planning. In Tanzania, we opened several DKT clinics as well as more than fifteen franchises, alongside […]
Giving Tuesday Newsletter (November 2015)
Dear Friend of DKT International: I am writing to ask you to consider a tax deductible donation to DKT International. As an organization dedicated to the service provision of affordable, quality family planning, DKT will use your contribution to ensure far-reaching impact. With support from donors like you, 2015 has been an impressive year for […]
October 2015 Newsletter
Dear friend of DKT: Welcome to our October newsletter. While DKT’s social marketing campaigns are frequently controversial, they rarely result in an outright ban. In September, however, the JOSH condom TV commercial aired by DKT Pakistan was banned, and received a great deal of public attention. We share these details below. Sayana Press, the relatively new sub-cutaneous […]
September 2015 Newsletter
Dear friend of DKT: Welcome to our September “Marketing Madness” issue. We are dedicating this newsletter to the innovative marketing campaigns that have been launched by DKT programs in recent months. At DKT, we are committed to ensuring that safe, affordable family planning options are widely and easily accessible. To generate and meet the demand […]
2014 Contraceptive Social Marketing Statistics
Dear Friend of DKT International: I am pleased to announce that DKT has just released the 2014 Contraceptive Social Marketing Statistics. Follow this link to access the data. 82 contraceptive social marketing programs in 62 countries provided more than 69 million CYPs in 2014. 69 million CYPs represents an estimated 30% of all women using modern contraception […]
August 2015 Newsletter
Dear Friend of DKT, I recently returned from visiting DKT programs in Egypt and Turkey, where political instability and economic downturns impact issues like family planning. In spite of such challenges, these programs are finding ways to train providers, ensure contraceptive availability, and produce results. In the past year, DKT Egypt sold 2.4 million condoms […]
June 2015 Newsletter
June 2015 Newsletter Dear Friend of DKT: It has been almost 20 years since the founding of DKT’s program in Indonesia. Our work there started as an initiative to increase condom use and evolved, in 2001, into a broader family planning program. We continue to work with a network of some 5,000 midwives and have […]
April 2015 Newsletter
April 2015 Newsletter Dear friend of DKT: Last month I visited DKT Mexico and was impressed by DKT’s commitment to reaching young people. The outreach team visits high school and college health fairs to promote information on contraceptives, and helps connect young adults to clinics near their school that support DKT products. They are also […]
2015 Annual Report Newsletter
2015 Annual Report Dear Friend of DKT, I am pleased to send you our 2015 annual report, which highlights DKT’s 2014 results and performance and 2013 financials. DKT provided 28.2 million couples with protection from unwanted pregnancy in 2014, marking our best year ever. While we celebrate this achievement and the underlying work and support required […]