DevTech is a member of the Mendez England & Associates’ consortium. SUM II aims to facilitate activities in the context of USAID’s Making Cities Work urbanization strategy. SUM II provides USAID with technical assistance for its urban development activities worldwide in the following areas:

• Expanded and Equitable Delivery of Urban Services and Shelter through legislation, policy, and regulatory frameworks to improve delivery of urban services; land markets and construction practices; private-public partnerships; innovative housing and shelter financial models.
• Enhanced Effectiveness, Responsibility, and Accountability of Local Government Organizations through financial management and accountability, decentralization, strategic planning, service delivery, citizen and NGO participation, privatization, local economic development, and trade growth.
• Enhanced Environmental Management Practices, Pollution Control Systems and Tools through practice and technologies; policy, regulatory frameworks, and privatization; capacity-building and training; integrated urban watersheds and coastal management.
• Improved Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery through Mitigation, Strategic Planning, Training, Hazard Identification and Awareness. This is achieved through pre-disaster assessments and mitigation plans; community awareness partnerships; improved emergency services capability; post-disaster assessment, mitigation, and recovery plans.
• Improved Finance and Credit Systems through Program Design and Technical Support through municipal programs, community credit rating and risk analysis, access to credit for multi-sector development, and institutional assessments.

To take advantage of this mechanism to access DevTech’s services, please contact us.