November 2020 (Giving Tuesday)
Dear Friend of DKT, We invite you to celebrate Giving Tuesday with DKT International. Giving Tuesday originated as an alternative to the frenzied and shopping-focused Black Friday and Cyber Monday. In a year filled with uncertainty and hardship, global and local communities have never been more important and Giving Tuesday is about giving back to […]
November 2020 (Contraceptive Social Marketing Statistics 2019)
Dear Friend of DKT, We are pleased to share the 2019 Contraceptive Social Marketing Statistics, a compendium of programs that provide contraceptives and reproductive health products around the world. In 2019, 124 programs across 70 countries generated 89.3 million Couple Years of Protection (CYPs). These programs sold: You can read the full report here, with specific country and program data. We would like […]
Temitope Adebayo – A tailor’s apprentice in Nigeria
Temitope Adebayo, a Tailor’s Apprentice in Nigeria Above: Temitope Adebyo, an aspiring fashion designer, doing her chores at home in Makoko of Lagos. 13 July, 2020 (Lagos, Nigeria) “I love to wash clothes,” says Temitope. “If I start washing now, I can do it from morning to night.” Temitope Adebayo, a young single mother living […]
November 2020 Newsletter
Dear friend of DKT, Our November newsletter highlights the important and ongoing day-to-day efforts of DKT programs around the world. We continue to navigate through the challenges of our time with an unrelenting focus on serving women and men with the products, information, and services they need to determine their reproductive destinies. Please read ahead […]
October 2020 Newsletter
Dear Friend of DKT, In the world of reproductive health, many of us talk about “shaping markets” and “market dynamics.” But what do these ideas look like in practice? In DKT’s October newsletter, we are pleased to share how DKT’s efforts contribute to the broad strategic idea that markets can be guided and nudged to […]
September 2020 Newsletter
Dear Friend of DKT, Did you know that in 80 years, it is predicted there will be more people in Nigeria than in China? The 21st century brings a host of challenges and opportunities around demographic trends. We share more about this below and how we see DKT’s role. Since our last newsletter, DKT has launched new […]
July 2020 Newsletter
Dear Friend of DKT, Like all of you, we are adapting quickly to the challenges of the day. More on this below. This newsletter includes a technical point on how DKT reports on the large volume of sales made to governments and NGOs. In short, while these are very important, we don’t treat them the same way […]
June 2020 Newsletter
Dear Friend of DKT, What a year the last couple of months has been. The challenges of COVID-19 continue to reverberate throughout the world and into the reproductive health space. These issues were highlighted this week in an article the The Atlantic , where DKT is featured. In the USA, we have faced two weeks of national protest […]
Help us keep family planning a priority (May 2020)
Dear Colleagues and Friends, In the face of this unprecedented crisis, DKT is ensuring women continue to have access to the care they need to maintain their sexual and reproductive autonomy. As COVID-19 puts pressure on all facets of our work—from supply chain slowdowns to the closure of shops and clinics where DKT products are […]
May 2020 Newsletter
Dear Friend of DKT, We hope this newsletter finds you and your family safe and well. At this unprecedented time of Covid-19, there are serious challenges to ensuring the manufacturing, shipping, distribution, and general availability of contraceptives. Nevertheless, DKT is fully committed to continuing our work and mission. We are doing everything we can and pulling […]
