• Building local promise

    Each year, Pact helps transform millions of lives. This holiday season, join us in our mission to end poverty and marginalization.
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  • Pact's online
    resource library

    From handbooks for development practitioners to reports on renewable energy, mining and more, Pact's resource library has plenty to offer.
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  • Safer prosperity

    From Zimbabwe to Myanmar, Pact is partnering with small-scale gold miners to help them reduce their use of mercury to safely earn income they rely on.
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  • Building democracy
    from the ground up

    In post-Soviet Ukraine, many citizens don’t take part in civic life – a critical part of democracy. Pact is helping Ukrainian civil society to take on this challenge.
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  • Introducing Moyo Gems

    To empower women miners and reform the global gemstone sector, Pact and its partners are building an ethical supply chain from the ground up.
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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

2,500,299

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

Livelihoods

1,192,606

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

Natural Resource Management

436,841

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

1,192

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

153,026

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

9 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

 
September 4, 2019
Veteran international development leader Carlos Carrazana joins Pact as interim CEO
Pact is pleased to announce that Carlos Carrazana, a highly respected leader in international development with more than 25 years of global management... read more
 
August 26, 2019
Pact provides investment in Tala to increase access to financial services for underserved groups
Pact, an international NGO, has closed a subordinated debt investment in Tala, a global fintech. This investment will support Tala’s lending efforts in Kenya,... read more
 
July 26, 2019
New Pact-USAID project in DRC will stem child labor, violence and other illegal activity at mine sites
Pact has received a new award from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to help counter illegal activities including child labor,... 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.

944,000
In Tanzania alone last year, more than 944,000 people had better access to health and social services.

700
In 2018, more than 700 local organizations in South Africa improved their performance with Pact's support.

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