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Patricia Sarmenta

Patricia Sarmenta is a Manager at Devex’ Surveys and Advisory Services team. She leads and designs custom research projects and surveys commissioned by leading companies and development institutions. Patricia has previously worked with human rights NGOs and holds a master’s degree in anthropology from the University of the Philippines.

Latest Articles

COVID-19
COVID-19
Interactive: The multilaterals funding the COVID-19 response in Southeast Asia and Pacific
5 Jun 2020
As countries in Asia slip into a pandemic-induced recession, multilateral institutions have proven crucial in mobilizing and channeling funds to support the COVID-19 response. Devex Analytics takes a deep dive into recent funding.
Funding Insights
Funding Insights
Interactive: The bilaterals funding the COVID-19 response in Southeast Asia and Pacific
29 May 2020
Nations in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific have experienced a range of responses to the COVID-19 pandemic from bilateral donors in line with their different political and geopolitical objectives. Devex Analytics takes a deeper look at funding in the region.
Nutrition
Nutrition
Top donors to nutrition programs
22 May 2017
Despite the challenges in tracking donor funding to nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programs, Devex assesses a few of the primary initiatives and donors driving the nutrition agenda.
World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day
HIV and AIDS spending in 2015 lowest in 5 years
1 Dec 2016
While combatting HIV/AIDS remains a high priority of international donors, donor funding fell for the first time in five years in 2015, dropping by 8 percent from 2014.
Contract awards
Contract awards
Top EuropeAid contractors for 2015
25 Nov 2016
In 2015, EuropeAid, the European Commission’s development arm, awarded 909.4 million euros ($974.5 million) in contracts. The bulk of this amount, or 508.5 million euros, went to three types contracts: services, works and supplies. Here are the firms that won the highest value contract awards.
UN Procurement
UN Procurement
UN purchasing from developing countries hits new high
11 Nov 2016
The latest annual statistical report on United Nations procurement shows that the global body spent $17.6 billion on goods and services for its operational activities in 2015, up $400 million from the previous year.
Australian Aid
Australian Aid
Australia's DFAT: Top 15 private contractors 2014-2015
12 Sep 2016
Despite declines in the percentage of Australian ODA channeled to private sector partners, contract amounts were larger in 2014-2015 than in the previous year and six foreign companies broke into the top 15 DFAT private contractors.
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