Knowledge Management and Information Dissemination
An empowered citizenry must have access to high quality information and knowledge. Close to half of Pact's projects directly or indirectly serve to enhance our partners and beneficiaries' access to information and its use for improved decision-making and performance in improving the lives of the most vulnerable.
Pact adapts its approach to knowledge management and information dissemination to best meet the needs of the target audience in a given context. In more technically advanced countries in Latin America, for example, we are using web-based platforms to encourage effective interaction among communities of practice in local governance and natural resource management to increase the sharing and use of best practices and lessons learned. In Mongolia, radio and television programs are used to share timely market information and disseminate behavior change messages. In parts of Africa, where the internet infrastructure is less developed, Pact's WORTH program works with newly literate women to communicate information about a wide array of topics through networks of micro-savings groups. The WORTH program in Asia has used these means to warn women and young girls about the dangers of human trafficking and to spread peace building messages through grassroots channels.
In the HIV/AIDS sector Pact seeks to provide our partners and the general public with the information they need to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS. In the D&G sector, many of our projects help citizens understand their rights and responsibilities under their constitution. Through knowledge management in the NRM sector, Pact works with CBOs, NGOs and local governments to map and plan for the sustainable use of resources, and share knowledge and experiences around ways to harmonize livelihoods with conservation and environmental protection. In the livelihoods sector we support development of radio programs and other media that disseminate pricing information to farmers, so that they are able to make better decisions regarding when to bring their crops to market.
