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 out all the stops to help women and men obtain their contraceptive of choice or access a safe abortion if so desired. We also are working closely with pharmacists and health providers around the world to keep their doors open so they can provide the services that women need.
Couples who have their contraceptive needs met have greater choices, increased socioeconomic mobility, and better health outcomes overall. By providing safe and quality methods of contraception and safe abortion products, DKT takes pressure off of the healthcare systems of the countries where we work, allowing women to protect their own sexual and reproductive health despite the challenges of Covid-19.
In our May newsletter, we share examples of how DKT teams continue to provide essential services despite the challenges faced. We are proud of their courage and hard work. We also share
a recent article
that highlights DKT’s evolution to increase sustainability over the last twenty years.
Best,
Chris Purdy
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A DKT salesman continues to provide contraception and safe abortion in DR Congo despite Covid-19.
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A DKT Saleswoman in Nigeria holding some of the products she delivers to clinics and pharmacies during Covid-19.
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DKT Indonesia supported 18 Hospitals in Greater Jakarta with a donation of
Andalan products.
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DKT staff in Liberia pose next to their delivery truck wearing their protective masks.
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DKT helps prevent the spread of Covid-19
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DKT's field offices are helping to inform people on best practices to stay safe and healthy during Covid-19. Staff have been creating posters and graphics like those below for social media and printed pamphlets, which can be handed out at the locations where DKT distributes products.
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A poster showing how to stop the spread of Coronavirus from DKT DRC.
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A poster from DKT Ethiopia explaining the symptoms of Covid-19, as well as how to stay healthy and stop the spread of infection.
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A poster that DKT Nigeria used to explain social distancing to users on social media.
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An informational poster from DKT Mozambique.
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Midwives are essential to public health, and never has that been more evident than during the Covid-19 outbreak. DKT works to ensure midwives have all of the support they need to continue their important work.
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Pictured: Aissatou, one of our partner Midwives in Fracophone West and Central Africa (FWACA).
DKT FWACA's Lydia Midwives team held training sessions on Injectables and IUDs in recent months, despite Covid-19, knowing that it remains important to help women get access to the products and services they need.
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This poster from DKT Indonesia (pictured below) explains how midwives are essential to helping women plan pregnancies, provide information on family planning, distribute contraceptives, and provide advice on safe abortion. The poster also advocates for the use of emergency contraceptives, which can help a women with family planning during Covid-19
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A poster from DKT Indonesia discussing the importance of midwives as the front line workers for family planning.
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Sida expands their support for DKT in East and Southern Africa during Covid-19
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DKT is proud to announce the expansion of our partnership with the Swedish International Development Cooperation (Sida) to
expand sexual and reproductive health and rights
in DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, and Tanzania. This increased funding will allow DKT to procure products and continue our work to expand access across sub-Saharan Africa. Sida has been an important partner for our work in East and Southern Africa, and this continued partnership only solidifies their commitment to the sexual health and autonomy of people across the continent.
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DKT transitions to social enterprise
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Our President and CEO, Chris Purdy, recently wrote an article in
Social Marketing Quarterly
titled
How One Social Marketing Organization Is Transitioning From Charity to Social Enterprise.
The article
tells the story of how DKT has evolved from a charitable organization to a social enterprise. The link
is here
. A PDF version of the full article is available upon request. Email our Program Officer, Liam Blunt, at
[email protected] to request a copy.
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Carafem continues to operate during Covid-19.
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Carafem continues to provide women in the USA with safe abortion and contraceptive services. In addition, carafem is pioneering access to abortion care through
TelAbortion care. These efforts were recently highlighted in the
New York Times and
Fast Company; both highlighting the growing need of TelAbortion as a means of providing women access who are otherwise cut off from safe abortion services.
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Join others in donating to DKT International to make positive change. In 2019, DKT’s generated 47.8 million CYPs, making DKT one of the largest providers of contraceptives and safe abortion products, services and technology in the world. D
onations to DKT are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. You can donate by clicking the button below, or by sending a check to:
President
1001 Connecticut Ave, NW
Suite 800
Washington, D.C.
20036
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