1. USAID and Global Development Alliances (GDAs)
Carey N. Gordon
Deputy Mission Director
USAID/Bangladesh

2. What is USAID?
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is the leading U.S. development agency with offices in 86 countries

3. USAID USAID (United Stated Agency for international Development)
is the principal U.S. agency to
extend assistance to countries
that are working to
Recover from disaster and provide humanitarian assistance,
Reduce poverty by investing in ,
Education, Health, Economic growth
and Agriculture,
Engage in democratic reforms

4. USAID Bangladesh Today
USAID Goals: Reduce poverty, promote democratic reforms, strengthen economic and social structures, and assist in disaster response
USAID Bangladesh Today
Governance: Transparency and Accountability
Health: Family Planning, Maternal and Child Health, HIV/AIDS
Education: Early Childhood Development
Economic Growth : Small, Medium business, energy, environment, and Avian influenza prevention
Food security and disaster management

5. History of USAID Assistance to Bangladesh: 1972-2008
Development Programs
US $2.09 billion
Food Aid
US $2.95 billion
41%
59%
Total aid = more than US $5 billion

6. USAID and Public Private Partnerships

7. “I believe we are entering a new era of international development --- a global development commons, where the connections between our organizations and resources matter more than ever. We need to leverage information, ideas, technology, and public private partnerships to spur innovation and deliver results.”
- Henrietta Fore, Former USAID Administrator

8. US Resource Flows to the Developing World in 2005: $164 Billion
Private Flows
83.2 %
Private Flows
Public Flows
16.8 %
Public Flows
1960s
Public Flows
71 %
Private Flows
29 % 8

9. What are Global Development Alliances (GDAs)?
USAID’s model for public-private partnerships
A market-based business model for partnerships between the public and private sector
Address agreed upon business and development objectives 9

10. Alliances Make Sense Business Interests Alliance Opportunity USAID
Development
Goals

11. GDA Results to Date Since 2001, USAID has cultivated more than
900 alliances around the world with
over 1700 partners to
leverage more than $9.6 billion
in resources to stimulate economic and social growth within developing countries.

12. Examples of USAID GDAs Worldwide
USAID works with:
MTV on anti-trafficking messages in SE Asia
GAP and Wal-Mart in Central America on labor standards
Mining companies in Ghana on displacement of families in a new gold mine
Sesame Street on 7 educational alliances
Microsoft on various product and business innovation

13. Example of a GDA: Starbucks Coffee
Starbucks’ Business Challenge: Good quality coffee
Development Challenge: Poor coffee farmers in Rwanda
USAID Development Goal: Improve income of coffee farmers in Rwanda
Alliance Opportunity: USAID and Starbucks jointly work on raising coffee quality standards 13

14. What does USAID look for in a partnership?
Impact – More effective use of AID money.
Leverage – more than just money
GDAs tap markets, networks, technology, and expertise in addition to funding.
Scale & Sustainability:
Scale: Interventions carried out in
larger scale as a result of partnership.
Sustainability: Businesses invest in countries for 20+ years while USAID assistance closes with project wrap-up. 14

15. Who are potential alliance partners?
Companies
Governments
Non-profits 15

16. Why Companies Partner with USAID?
Development expertise across industries and sectors
Relationships with local and national governments
Network of local, regional and global partners
Funding
Convening power and policy influence
Long-term country presence
Credibility and Goodwill

17. Steps to Partnership
Sign MOU and begin project implementation. 5 4
Jointly design partnership program activities
Jointly define partnership objectives, resources available, and possible program activities 3 1
Assess interests, align priorities, identify
opportunities 2
Contact USAID Mission, or office in Washington, DC 1 17

18. USAID/Bangladesh Alliances
Chevron: Employee and Community Health Clinics
Radisson Hotel: Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary
Grameenphone: Safe Motherhood and Infant Care Project

19. Example of GDA in Bangladesh with Grameenphone
Grameenphone (GP) Business Interest: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity and promotion.
USAID Strategic Partnership Interest: Expanded provision of health services under Smiling Sun Franchise Program (SSFP) through leveraging of additional resources.
GP Contribution towards Partnership with SSFP:
Reimburse SSFP Clinics in 61 Districts
2 SSFP Clinic Upgrade
5 Motorized Vans
2 Clinic-on-Wheels
48 Community-based Workers.

20. Working Together We Can Make a Difference

21. Thank You