DKT Global History
DKT International is a registered, non-profit organization founded in 1989 to focus the power of social marketing on some of the largest countries with the greatest needs for family planning, HIV/AIDS prevention and safe abortion. By doing so, DKT has achieved tremendous health impact, and done it cost-efficiently. Although we work mostly in the private sector, we also support the public sector, often partnering with government health facilities to reach the total market.
Scale: DKT is one of the largest private providers of family planning products in the world, having generated over 64.1 million couple years of protection (CYPs) in 2023. Five of the ten largest contraceptive social marketing programs in the world are DKT programs. As of 2023, DKT has offices in 30+ countries, with a sales presence in more than 100.
Business-oriented NGO: DKT is an NGO that thinks like a business: We use business skills to address social ills, namely maternal and child mortality, safe abortion, and HIV/AIDS. We create brands of contraceptives and other health products to advertise and sell as consumer goods. We have found that this approach inspires more people to use contraception, as many people prefer to access these services through the private sector.
Significant cost-recovery: We recover a significant portion of our expenses through sales: Revenue from products and services covers approximately 82% of our operating costs. This insulates us from changing political climates and donor funding priorities, and gives us increased autonomy. Each year, our donor cost per CYP is less than $1. This low cost per CYP is made possible through our most sustainable programs — including Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico and the Philippines — as well as our low overhead costs.
Focus on transparency: We are relentlessly transparent, both in our results and finances.
DKT Vietnam History
In the early 1990s, as Vietnam experienced significant socio-economic changes and faced public health challenges, including the emerging HIV/AIDS epidemic, DKT recognized the need for increasing access to reproductive health services. DKT Vietnam was established in 1993 and has since grown to operate across country. Through social marketing program, DKT provides a wide range of high-quality, affordable, and subsidized products from condoms, oral contraceptive pills to long-term modern contraceptive methods, and safe abortion options through an extensive national distribution network.
Additionally, DKT Vietnam conducts targeted interventions to reach populations at risk of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections, promoting condom use and delivering health education campaigns. Today, DKT Vietnam is a key player in the nation’s reproductive health landscape, equipping individuals with the knowledge and resources to make informed reproductive choices.
DKT Mekong History
DKT Vietnam turned 30 years in 2023 and 2024 marks the launch of our regional presence, covering Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. DKT Mekong is putting expertise and experience to good use in Cambodia and Laos. To better reflect our commitment to the broader regional scope and shared mission, with this expansion, we are rebranding to DKT Mekong.
DKT Mekong is now playing a significant role here in Cambodia and Laos PDR as a comprehensive “one-stop shop” provider, offering a full range of high-quality, affordable reproductive health products. Our goal is to deliver the same high level of commitment and quality in SRH solutions to Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, addressing the diverse needs of communities across this area in close coordination with local stakeholders/partners.
Mission
- DKT provides couples with affordable and safe options for family planning, safe abortion, and HIV prevention through dynamic social marketing.
Vision
- A world where all children are wanted, the sex is great, and people are free.
Core Values
- Treat people the right way
- Entrepreneurialism
- Results oriented
- Anti-bureaucracy
- Deep trust
- Fun