Impact Stories

Sobha Kumari, a Surya Health Promoter in Bihar, India

Above: Sobha goes door-to-door promoting Surya health clinics and their services. When Sobha Kumari started as a Surya health promoter in 2009, virtually everyone one in her village disapproved of her work. Women were not allowed to talk to her. Only women with “problems” would come to her clandestinely, and […]
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DKT’s continues to uphold the ten principles of the UN Global Compact

DKT International will continue to uphold the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption. DKT is proud to align our innovative organizational vision to deliver health impact in the advancement of global sustainable development.  The following annual report on […]
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Olawunmi Adeyemo, a Makeup Artist & Salon Owner in Nigeria

Above: Olawunmi in front of her salon Ola-Boss in Balogun, Ikeja, where she sells cosmetics and weaves. When Olawunmi Adeyemo and her husband got married, they decided they wanted two children. For a while, everything went according to plan. Six years ago, they had their first child. Three years later, […]
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DKT DRC Reaches Youth through Drugstore Program

Private pharmacies are an untapped channel with strong growth potential. With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), DKT DRC is using this channel to ensure modern, reliable, quality contraceptive products by increasing access to family planning counseling for young people aged 14 to 25. To view or […]
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Zulekha Baloch, a Community Midwife in Pakistan

Above: Zulekha in her Dhanak clinic, where she serves her community in Pakistan with multiple contraceptive options. The story of the indefatigable Zulekha Baloch is a case study in perseverance. Since she was a child, Zulekha nurtured a dream of working in health despite unending obstacles. The first hurdle was […]
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Vikash & Ragini Kumar, Motorcycle Mechanic & Housewife in India

Above: Vikash (left), Ragini (right), and their two children (center) have their photo taken outside one of DKT Janani’s Surya Clinics When Vikash and Ragini Kumari got married in 2013, they decided they wanted just two children, no more. Their plan was implemented flawlessly, thanks to critical support from DKT […]
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Selam Abebe, Sex Worker in Ethiopia

Above: Selam shares how DKT Ethiopia’s Wise-Up HIV drop-in centers have helped her save money for her future (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). It was an unfortunate series of events that led Selam Abebe (not her real name) down a path to commercial sex work. At the age of six, her mother […]
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Odogwu Anene Nkemdilim, a Grocery Seller in Nigeria

Above: Odogwu Anene Nkemdilim runs a small grocery store and opted for an IUD to take control over her reproductive and professional life. When they got married, Odogwu Anene Nkemdilim and her husband decided they would space their children five years apart. But after getting pregnant the second time when […]
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Ruqia Younas, a Community Midwife in Pakistan

Above: Ruqia Younas treats a young patient in her Dhanak clinic in Bhattiwala, Pakistan. Ruqia Younas earned her diploma in midwifery in 2011, excited to put her new skills to work and help the women and children of her village in Punjab Province, central Pakistan. But Ruqia didn’t have the […]
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