REAL CHALLENGES.

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REAL CHALLENGES.
REAL SOLUTIONS.
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCES. Doing Business
through Partnership.
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What is the Connection?
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What is USAID?

• The U.S. Agency for International Development
  (USAID) is the worlds largest development agency
  with offices in 86 countries

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USAID Invests in

• Agriculture
• Conflict prevention humanitarian assistance
• Democracy and governance
• Economic growth and trade
• Education
• Health

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US Total Resource Flows to the Developing World
in 2005 164 Billion
US Resource Flows to the Developing World in the
1960s 5.1 Billion
Public Flows 16.8
Public Flows 71
Private Flows 83.2
Private Flows 29
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Alliances Make Sense
Business Interests
USAID Development Goals
AllianceOpportunity
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What are Global Development Alliances?
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Alliance Characteristics
Jointly defined problem and solution
Shared resources, risks, and responsibilities
Innovative
Mutual Investment
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Why Partner with USAID?
Relationships with local and national governments
Technical expertise across industries and sectors
Network of local, regional and global partners
Funding
Convening power
Long-term country presence
Credibility and goodwill
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Reasons Companies Partner

• Market Access
• Business Environment Challenges
• Risk Mitigation
• Value Chain
• Sourcing / Production

Business Drivers Markets

• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Public Relations
• Visibility
• Philanthropy

CSR Drivers
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Resources Businesses can Invest
Business minded, market-driven approaches
Funding
Access to global supply chains and markets
Skills, services and products
Communication and marketing
Technology and intellectual property transfer
Relationships with local business actors
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Who Partners?
Local/Regional Businesses
Multinational Corporations
Shared Objectives with

• Universities
• Think Tanks
• Implementers

• NGOs
• National Governments
• Donors

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Steps to Partnership
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Contact USAID Mission or office in Washington,
DC
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How Alliances Work
Corporate Partners
Project

resources
Implementing Partners
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Sustainable Forest Products Global Alliance
A public-private partnership of business,
government, and non-governmental organizations
working together to encourage the responsible
management of forest resources, reduce illegal
logging, and improve the well-being of local
communities.
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GFTN

• VISION
• To transform the global market place into a force
  for saving the worlds valuable and threatened
  forests, while providing economic and social
  benefits for the businesses and people that
  depend on them.
• GOAL
• Mainstream responsible forest management and
  trade by 2020.

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How GFTN Works
MANUFACTURERS
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GFTN Growth through SFPGA
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Year 7 Capacity Building

• 360 people received training on responsible
  purchasing
• 770 people received training on responsible
  forestry
• 720 people informed on responsible forestry and
  trade through conferences and outreach

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GFTN Highlights

• GFTN-Central Africa has grown to 6 participants
  managing
• 2.5 million hectares
• 2 million of which are FSC certified

• GFTN-North America has grown to 10 participants
  including
• Walmart
• Williams and Sonoma Inc
• Johnson Johnson
• Kimberly Clark
• Procter Gambel
• BlueLinx

• GFTN-Russia has grown to 49 participants
  managing
• 20 million hectares
• 15 million of which are FSC certified

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GFTN Around the Globe
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Getting Started

• Visit
• www.usaid.gov/gda
• Contact

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