The United States has made it a priority to engage private corporations, foundations, trade associations, civil society and non-governmental organizations in its design and implementation of development assistance. At last August’s World Summit on Sustainable Development, we showcased how the United States promoted sustainable development in 148 countries through our concrete actions involving numerous partners in dozens of public-private partnerships. Secretary of State Colin Powell has described this effort as “a fundamental reorientation in how USAID (the United States Agency for International Development) sees itself in the context of international development assistance, in how it relates to its traditional partners and in how it seeks out and develops alliances with new partners.”
Thirty years ago, 70% of the capital flows from the United States to the developing world were official development assistance (ODA), and 30% were private. It is the opposite now; 80% of the capital flows to the developing world are private, and only 20% are ODA. Recognizing this changed environment, we have made great progress to date:
In Fiscal Year 2002, USAID initiated approximately 80 new partnerships with key stakeholders, total funding of $185 million. These alliances leveraged non-governmental resources on at least a 1:1 basis. In 2003, we are accelerating these efforts.
We have made progress in mainstreaming this approach through procurement reform; personnel training; incentives; and embracing organizational change.
Below are examples of the many alliance partners the United States has engaged in areas related to our World Summit on Sustainable Development partnerships and initiatives:
Water for the Poor
The West African Water Initiative
Foundations: The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, The United Nations Foundation
Non-Governmental Organizations: World Vision, WaterAid, Winrock International, Lions Clubs International, International Trachoma Initiative
International Organization: UNICEF
Academia: Desert Research Institute (DRI), Cornell International Institute for Food Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD)
Trade Association: World Chlorine Council
Development Credit Authority Financing
Foundations: FUNDEMUN
Private Corporations: ICICI Bank (India), Dâr ad-Damâne (Morocco), Karnataka Bank (India), Banco Occidente (Honduras), ABSA Bank (South Africa), Rand Merchant Bank (South Africa), INCA (South Africa), Fitch IBCA (USA)
Community Water and Sanitation Facility
Non-Governmental Organizations: International Union of Local Authorities, United Towns Organization, Metropolis, World Association of Cities and Local Authorities
Safe Water System
Non-Governmental Organizations: CARE, Project Concern International, PSI, Plan International, Andean Rural Health Care
U.S. Government Partners: Department of Health and Human Services-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Private Corporations: Procter and Gamble Company, Equipment and Systems Engineering, Inc. (USA), Exceltec International Corp. (USA), Jet Chemicals, Ltd. (Kenya), SFOI (Madagascar), Sulforwanda Industries (Rwanda), Max Chemicals (India), Triveni Plastics (India), Nampak (South Africa), Magric Uganda, Ltd., Tarmal Industries, Ltd. (Tanzania), Simba Plastics Co., Ltd. (Tanzania), Kleemkem Ltd. (Malawi), Enterprise Plastics (Malawi), Plamat Cia. (Bolivia)
Academia: Emory University School of Public Health, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Medical University of South Carolina, Universidad Mayor de San Andres (Bolivia)
Fighting Infectious Disease for Sustainable Development
AIDS in Africa-2023, Scenario Building Project
Private Corporations: Shell Oil Company
International Organizations: UNAIDS
Strengthening Employer Programs for HIV-AIDS
Private Corporations: Heineken
The Initiative to End Hunger in Africa
Agribusiness in Sustainable Natural Plant Products
Non-Governmental Organizations: ADRA Ghana, Care International, Technoserve, Inc. (TNS)
Private Corporations: BioResources (Gh) Limited, Cape Natural Teas, Forest Fruits and African Botanical, Grassroots Natural Products, Paprika Zimbabwe, Vicdoris Pharmaceuticals
Academia: Rutgers University, Southern University, University of Ghana, University of Stellenbosch, University of Zambia, Washington State University
Trade Associations: Association for Intensive Plant Production (AIPP), Organic Producers and Processors of Zambia (OPPAZ), SANPROTA, Southern Africa Herbal Health Association
Markala Sugar Project
Private Corporations: Schaffer and Associates International
Building Business Linkages and Developing Business Skills for Agriculture
Non-Governmental Organizations: Technoserve, Inc. (TNS)
Private Corporations: Cargill, Chiquita Brands, Ernst & Young, General Mills, Liz Claiborne, McKinsey and Company, Monsanto
Trade Associations: Confederation of Mozambique Business Associations (CTA)
East African Fine Coffees
Private Corporations: DFCU Leasing, Neumann Kaffee Group/Ibero,
Academia: Association for Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa (ASARECA), Uganda Coffee Research Institute
Trade Associations: East African Fine Coffees Association (EAFCA), Local Coffee Organizations, Uganda Coffee Trade Federation
Cut Hunger Alliance
Academia: Michigan State University
The Clean Energy Initiative: Powering Sustainable Development from the Village to the Metropolis
West Africa Power Pool
Private Corporations: Electricité de France International (EDF)
Trade Associations: E7
India Energy Efficiency
Non-Governmental Organizations: Civil Engineering Research Foundation/International Institute for Energy Conservation (CERF/IIEC), Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) Environment Management Division (EMD), World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Private Corporations: E Source, Hindalco, Johnson and Johnson (J&J), Louis Berger Group (LBG), PACE Global Energy Services
Trade Associations: Environmental Resource Center (US-ERC), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FICCI) Environmental Information Centre, Indian Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) Environmental Management Centre
Congo Basin Forest Partnership
CARPE
Non-Governmental Organizations: Wildlife Conservation Society
Biodiversity Conservation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Non-Governmental Organizations: Conservation International
Certified Forests and International Markets
Non-Governmental Organizations: Certified Forest Products Council, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Forest Trends
Private Corporations: IKEA
For additional information on these partnerships and initiatives, please see http://www.state.gov/g/oes/sus/pr.
