Pact - building local promise

  • A Pact program participant in Tanzania.
    A Pact program participant in Colombia.

    Engaged communities

    An engaged community is one that leads and owns its own development. This is Pact's cornerstone.
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  • Madagascar
    Madagascar

    World environment day

    We work with local communities to respond to climate change, forge effective management systems and build responsible nature-based enterprises.
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  • Millions of people have fled Venezuela in recent years, making new lives as migrants, including Steven Moreno.
    Millions of people have fled Venezuela in recent years, making new lives as migrants, including Steven Moreno.

    A new beginning

    Millions of people have fled Venezuela in recent years, making new lives as migrants in Colombia. Meet one of them, Steven Moreno.
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  • A mangrove forest in Indonesia.
    A mangrove forest in Indonesia.

    Preserving mangroves

    In Indonesia, we're partnering with shrimp farmers and local conservationists to save an ecological linchpin.
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  • A shrimp farmer in Indonesia.
    A shrimp farmer in Indonesia.

    Thriving communities

    Pact builds solutions for human development that are evidence-based, data-driven and owned by the communities we serve.
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An international development organization at work in nearly 40 countries, Pact builds solutions for human development that are evidence-based, data-driven and owned by the communities we serve.

Latest News & Highlights

 
June 6, 2023
Q&A: Supporting locally led development through engaged communities
In this Q&A, Caroline Anstey, our President & CEO, discusses what our guiding star of engaged communities means to Pact and how it bolsters our... read more
 
June 5, 2023
Sustainable fishing and quality fish processing: Unlocking the potential of Malawi's fisheries
Fisheries in Malawi are not only a valuable resource that contributes to food security but also play a vital role in livelihoods and economic development. Post... read more
 
May 31, 2023
Pact’s Capacity Solutions Platform: Using technology for sustainable, community-led development
The international development community has long recognized capacity development as a key to sustainable progress, yet the data that is collected to measure... read more

PROMISES KEPT

Working hand in hand with local communities,
Pact is improving lives around the globe with sustainable impact.

Sustainable communities for the next generation

Strong local organizations around the world

Communities leading their own development

Growing clean energy in Myanmar

Sustainable land use in Southeast Asia

Pact's cornerstone is community engagement – building solutions in true partnership with those we serve .

Pact's cornerstone is community engagement – building solutions in true partnership with those we serve .

Reduced child labor in mining communities

Global programming driven by data and evidence

Last year, nearly 1.3 million people gained improved access to health and social services because of Pact.

 

Last year, nearly 1.3 million people gained improved access to health and social services because of Pact.

 

Peaceful communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Inspiring strong civil society

Responding to the Covid-19 pandemic

In 2022, more than 1.4 million people raised their income with Pact’s support – the vast majority of them women.

In 2022, more than 1.4 million people raised their income with Pact’s support – the vast majority of them women.

Women entrepreneurs thriving

Achieving HIV epidemic control in communities around the world