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Organization type: Contractor
Profile:
DevTech Systems, Inc., an international consulting firm, specializes in providing technical assistance to governments and civil society on the major means to stimulate economic growth and combat poverty, operating over a wide spectrum of cultural and political conditions, from the highest levels of government to the operational level in the field.
The Economic Development, Governance, and Environment (EDGE) Division provides advisory and technical services to assist donors, national and sub-national governments, and civil society to:
- Adopt and implement competitive and open-market economic policies that are environmentally sound and incorporate all levels of society;
- Build institutions and knowledge management services broadly, with specific expertise in economic and social statistics and environmental management and compliance systems;
- Enhance expenditure performance and public services;
- Increase public sector effectiveness and accountability;
- Introduce innovative technology in the public sector and for the environmental sector; and
- Manage their natural resource base.
The Social Sector Division uses state-of-the-art strategies to address social inequities in developing countries through support to donors and national governments and direct implementation of programs. Key areas of expertise include:
- Basic education
- Alternative education programs for at-risk children and youth
- Girls’ education
- Gender integration
- Safe learning environments for girls and boys
- Post-disaster reconstruction and rehabilitation
- Monitoring and evaluation
Areas of Sustainable Tourism (ST) expertise:
- Gender aspects of tourism development
- Ecotourism and community-based tourism management
- Environmental and social impact analysis
Particular tourism niches:
Gender aspects of tourism development include: assessing employment opportunities for men and women; identifying training needs and developing training materials; assessing economic and social barriers to women’s participation in tourism benefits; and designing tourism development programs to overcome barriers and mitigate potential negative impacts.
Regions worked:
- Africa:
- Latin America and the Caribbean:
USAID projects:
DevTech has implemented or participated in the following projects with funding from USAID’s Women in Development Office:
- Mexico: Gender Training & Assessment of Economic Development Activities within USAID/Mexico’s Environment Program (2004)
- Mozambique: Gender Analysis & Action Plan of the Tourism Sector and Respective Policy Environment (2005)
- Global: Sustainable Tourism Gender Assessment (2004-2005)
Recent ST partnerships and collaborations:
- Pronatura Chiapas
- Conservation International Mexico
- Nathan Associates (Mozambique)
- USAID Sustainable Tourism Initiative
Contact:
Virginia Lambert
DevTech Systems, Inc.
1700 North Moore Street, Suite 1720
Arlington, VA 22209 USA
Phone: (703) 312-6038
www.devtechsys.com
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