Healthcare in Afghanistan
Women step forward as frontline health workers
Education for All
How do we make schooling truly inclusive?
Access for All
DAI’s Brigit Helms charts the path to economic inclusion
Beyond Boundaries
How secure land tenure is improving lives in rural Tanzania
Moving the Needle on Malaria
Saving lives and scaling relief for children in Zambia
Who We Are
DAI works on the frontlines of global development. Transforming ideas into action—action into impact. We are committed to shaping a more livable world.
We tackle fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance, and instability. We work with a wide range of clients, including national and local governments, bilateral and multilateral donors, private corporations, and philanthropies.
Our Work
Our Work
Since 1970, we have worked in more than 150 countries—delivering results across the spectrum of international development contexts, from stable societies and high-growth economies to challenging environments racked by political or military conflict.
Global Impact
We partner with local people and institutions on scores of projects worldwide.
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Publications
Machine Learning Changes the Business Case for Automated Phishing Attacks
Researchers have demonstrated the capability of machine learning to help with everything from saving honeybees and tracking flu vaccine uptake, to aiding in the fight against bioterrorism, and plenty in between. But machine learning can also be put to less-scrupulous...Lessons from the Fall Armyworm Tech Prize: The Importance of Ensuring Goals Align
One of the attractions of awarding prizes in global development is that the prize sponsor shifts the responsibility of achieving results onto competitors. While this approach can inspire a range of creative solutions and spur a nascent market, it also...News
News
Elizabeth Littlefield Joins the DAI Board
DAI is honored to welcome to its Board one of the development community’s most distinguished leaders, Elizabeth L. Littlefield.
Ms. Littlefield—who most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)—brings to DAI more than 30 years of expertise in development finance, economic development, conservation, and poverty reduction.
“Given the ambition of the Sustainable Development Goals, it’s clear that mobilizing funding and engaging the private sector must be at the heart of our development mission,” said Betsey Nelson, Chair of the DAI Board. “There is literally no one better qualified to guide DAI in these areas than Elizabeth Littlefield.”
Careers
DAI offers rewarding careers for talented technical, managerial, and support professionals.
