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, 80 percent
of resource flows from the United States to the developing
world are private and 20 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.
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