DKT International

"DKT" redirects here. For other uses, see DKT (disambiguation).

DKT
Founded1989
FounderPhil Harvey
FocusFamily planning and HIV/AIDS prevention
Location
Area served
Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa, Asia, Latin America
MethodSocial marketing of family planning and HIV/AIDS products and services
President & CEO
Christopher Purdy
Revenue
US $250.9 (2020)
Websitedktinternational.org

DKT International (DKT) is a charitable non-profit organization that promotes family planning and HIV prevention through social marketing. The Washington, D.C.–based DKT was founded in 1989 by Phil Harvey and operates in 90 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.[1] Its revenue largely comes from sales of low-cost contraceptives. In 2023, DKT sold 949.58 million condoms, 120 million units of oral contraceptives, 33 million injectable contraceptives, 28.6 million emergency contraceptives and 5.4 million intrauterine devices (IUDs), among other products, in over 60 countries.[2] This is equivalent to 64.1 million couple years of protection (CYPs), making DKT one of the largest private providers of contraceptives in the developing world. The average cost per CYP was US$1.65.[3] DKT's marketing strategies have included advertising, creating location-specific brands, working with social networks and militaries, and targeting high-risk groups.[4][5][6][7][8] DKT also works with health workers and clinics that provide family planning products, information, and services.[4] Charity Navigator has given DKT a four-star rating for its finances, with 96.5% of its budget going towards programs and 3.4% towards headquarters expenses and fund raising in 2019.[9]

  1. ^ "Who We Are". DKT International. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Results". DKT International. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ "About DKT". DKT International. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  4. ^ a b "How Social Marketing Changes Lives". DKT International. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  5. ^ Batty, David (2 November 2007). "Coffee condoms promote safe sex in Ethiopia". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  6. ^ Jordon, Miriam (21 September 1999). "Selling Birth Control to India's Poor: Medicine Men Market an Array Of Contraceptives". The Wall Street Journal.
  7. ^ Cheshes, Jay (2002). "Hard-Core Philanthropist". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  8. ^ Schnayerson, Ben (24 November 2002). "AIDS in Asia: The Continent's Growing Crisis". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  9. ^ "Charity Navigator - Rating for DKT International". www.charitynavigator.org. Retrieved 7 February 2024.