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- Private Capital Fuels International Development (pdf, 232kb)
- USAID Awards International Youth Foundation with "Alliance of the Year" for 2006
- The Future of Global Action Networks: The Challenges and Potential (pdf,194kb)
- USAID/Russia announces Incentive Fund for Developing Alliances (pdf,105kb)
- How to Make Development Partnerships Work; OECD Observer article by Dan Runde, May 2006
- Iraq Success Story in ICT (pdf, 84kb)
- USAID/Asia Press Release - High Tech partnership transforms wireless landscape in Vietnam (PDF)
- Private Sector Partnership Opportunities in Iraq (PDF)
- GDA referenced in National Security Strategy
- Making a World of Difference through Development Alliances - The Public Manager, Winter 2005-06
(pdf,205kb)
- Methane to Markets Call for Proposals pdf, 34kb)
Women's Health in Europe and Eurasia Addendum (pdf, 55kb) Road Safety in the Europe & Eurasia Region (pdf, 50kb)
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USAID's Global Development Alliance
The Global Development Alliance (GDA) is USAID’s commitment
to change the way we implement our assistance mandate. GDA
mobilizes the ideas, efforts and resources of governments,
businesses and civil society by forging public-private alliances
to stimulate economic growth, develop businesses and workforces,
address health and environmental issues, and expand access
to education and technology.
In the 1970s, 70 percent of resource flows from the United
States to the developing world were from official development
assistance and 30 percent were private. Today, 85 percent
of resource flows from the United States to the developing
world are private and 15 percent are public. These changes
in flows reflect the emergence of the private for-profit sector
and the non-governmental sector as significant participants
in the development process. The Global Development Alliance
approach responds to this changed environment, and it extends
USAID’s reach and effectiveness in meeting development
objectives by combining its strengths with the resources and
capabilities of other prominent actors.
Alliances incorporate a breadth of USAID and partner resources
to arrive at solutions only available through pooled efforts.
The resources united are as diverse as the alliances themselves,
including technology and intellectual property rights, market
creation, best practices, policy influence, in-country networks,
and expertise in development programs ranging from international
trade to biodiversity protection. Together, the combination
of complementary assets has encouraged innovative approaches,
more effective problem solving and deeper impact. Importantly,
public-private sector conversations almost always lead to
a better understanding of the challenge.
President Bush speaks about the success of GDA and public-private alliances
President Bush, speaking during the Initiative for Global Development’s National Summit in June, highlighted the importance of GDA and public-private partnerships by saying:
 "And corporate America has a responsibility. And for those of you who represent the NGOs and faith-based groups, thank you for joining the cause, as well. This is a collaborative effort. Some of the best work in fighting poverty is accomplished in partnership with private institutions. The Global Development Alliance has successfully built 400 worldwide alliances. That's good. You've leveraged about $1.4 billion of taxpayers' dollars to over $4.6 billion. In other words, you've taken the money we're spending as kind of a -- I wouldn't call it a down payment, but it's part of a way to really leverage your generosity."
Secretary of State Rice highlights the role of partnership in Transformational Diplomacy
"I would define the objective of transformational diplomacy this way: To work with our many partners around the world to build and sustain democratic, well-governed states that will respond to the needs of their people -- and conduct themselves responsibly in the international system...Transformational diplomacy is rooted in partnership, not paternalism -- in doing things with other people, not for them. We seek to use America’s diplomatic power to help foreign citizens to better their own lives, and to build their own nations, and to transform their own futures…Now, to advance transformational diplomacy all around the world, we in the State Department must rise to answer a new historic calling. We must begin to lay new diplomatic foundations to secure a future of freedom for all people. Like the great changes of the past, the new efforts we undertake today will not be completed tomorrow. Transforming the State Department is the work of a generation. But it is urgent work that cannot be deferred."
-- quote from Secretary Rice, January 18, 2006
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