• Measuring Our Mission

    Our new 2019 report details Pact's reach and impact across 40 countries.
    See the report

  • Productive power

    With support from Pact through Smart Power Myanmar, rural entrepreneurs are gaining access to electricity to boost their businesses and incomes.
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  • Building an AIDS-free generation

    See how Pact is empowering girls and young women in Zambia to stay HIV-free through DREAMS.
    See the photo story

  • Building local promise

    Each year, Pact helps transform millions of lives. Join us in our mission to end poverty and marginalization.
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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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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

1,756,641

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

Livelihoods

1,311,861

people enjoyed a higher income last year, 92% of them women. Learn how we’re helping families build stronger livelihoods.

Environment and Resilience-Building

250,097

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

794

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

126,076

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

13 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

 
February 13, 2020
Pact, U.S. Department of Labor announce new project in Colombian sugar and cut flower sectors
The only way that the surprise of flowers and candy on Valentine’s Day gets any sweeter is when they feel as good to give as they do to get. In a new $5... read more
 
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

Promises Kept

92%
Last year, of the more than 1,300,000 people who boosted their income with Pact's help, 92 percent were women.

750,000+
In Tanzania alone last year, more than 750,000 people had better access to health and social services.

630
In 2019, more than 600 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