• Pact and the Sustainable Development Goals

    Pact's global programming is contributing to nearly all of the SDGs.
    Learn more

  • Going 'All In' to transform lives

    The newest issue of 'All In,' Pact's e-magazine, is all about systemic solutions.
    Read the latest issue

  • Unmasking stunting in Tanzania

    With UK Aid and UNICEF, Pact is addressing root causes of stunting among infants and young children.
    Watch the video

  • Empowering women with technology

    Our WORTH program has helped hundreds of thousands of women around the globe save money, access credit and start businesses. Now, WORTH is going digital.
    Watch the video

  • Energy for prosperity

    With renewable energy, Pact is changing the game for rural communities.
    Read about our new global initiative

An international development organization at work in nearly 40 countries, Pact is the promise of a better future for all those who are challenged by poverty and marginalization.

Pact’s integrated approach focuses on
systemic changes needed to improve people’s lives.

Health

2,971,710

people gained access to better health and social services last year. Learn how we’re improving health in countries around the world.

Livelihoods

1,119,485

people enjoyed a higher income last year, 95% of them women. Learn how we’re helping families build stronger livelihoods.

Natural Resource Management

468,452

people benefited from improved natural resource management last year. See how we’re helping communities sustainably benefit from the natural resources around them.

Capacity Development

1,309

local organizations gained capacity to more effectively serve their communities last year. Learn how we’re strengthening local NGOs and nonprofits to create lasting change.

Governance

201,115

citizens took part in Pact-supported initiatives last year that resulted in positive state-society engagement. See how we’re fostering inclusive, transparent and accountable governance in countries around the globe.

Markets

17 projects

leveraged business and markets as a force for positive change. Learn how we’re strengthening local economies and building markets based on safe, non-exploitative practices.

Latest News

 
October 29, 2018
In Cleveland, Pact joins global evaluators in 'speaking truth to power' at evaluation conference
This week, Pact staff from around the world will gather in Cleveland, Ohio, for the American Evaluation Association's 2018 meeting. The annual conference... read more
 
September 19, 2018
Pact joins global leaders to address some of today's biggest issues
This week marks the opening of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly. World leaders and experts are already gathering in New York City to discuss some of... read more
 
July 16, 2018
Pact convenes leaders in reaching adolescent girls and young women at International AIDS Conference
On Saturday, July 21, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Pact will bring together more than 50 experts in reaching one of the most vulnerable populations to HIV,... read more

Promises Kept

95%
Last year, of the more than 1,100,000 people who boosted their income with Pact's help, 95 percent were women.

722,309
In Tanzania alone last year, more than 720,000 people had better access to health and social services.

66%
In 2017, 66 percent of Pact's projects around the world practiced an integrated approach to development.

Promises Shared

Around the world, people are sharing in our vision for a better world on Pact’s Promise Wall.

Share your #pactpromise today.

The promise of a better world resides in every person.  The promise to achieve your own potential.  The promise to help someone fulfill theirs.  When promise meets promise, anything is possible.

what’s your #pactpromise?

"Every day, I'm working to empower women and girls, because their success is our nation's success."

Myanmar

"Although many of his friends have begun working in local mines, I promise to keep my son in school for as long as I can."

Colombia