• Building inclusivity
    in Ukraine

    Through the ENGAGE project, Pact and its local partners are supporting marginalized groups to take an active role in Ukrainian society.
    Watch the video

  • Small Can Be Life-Changing

    With Pact's support, small-scale gemstone miners in Tanzania are earning more and improving their families' futures.
    See the photo story

  • In Malawi, building sustainable livelihoods

    Through the FISH project, Pact is using systemic solutions to help communities rebuild ecosystems and adapt to climate change.
    Watch the video

  • The power of Impact Investing

    With two new partnerships, Pact's impact investment group, Pact Ventures, is transforming lives.
    Read more

  • 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

2,500,299

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

1,220

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

 
January 29, 2019
Michelle Jones joins Pact senior leadership team as chief human capital officer
Pact, an international, nonprofit development organization, announced today it has named Michelle Jones as its new chief human capital officer, where she will... read more
 
December 10, 2018
Pact impact investment group inks two new corporate partnerships as FY19 kicks off
Pact, an international, non-profit development organization, announced today that its newly revamped impact investment group, Pact Ventures, has finalized its... read more
 
November 30, 2018
Pact marks 30th annual World AIDS Day by joining Undetectable = Untransmittable movement
Pointing to a shared vision for achieving healthy, HIV-free communities through systemic, integrated prevention and care, Pact announced that it is marking... 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