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Q&A: Why data-driven, evidence-based programming is critical in global development
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Our pledge – Pact commits to net zero emissions by 2030
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Blog series: Methods to inform responsive, community-led programming
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Partnerships are the past, present and future of Pact
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The private sector must step up against climate change, and foreign aid is helping companies do it
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To ensure Africa fulfills its potential, focus on women and girls
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Harnessing artisanal and small-scale mining to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals
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Meet ‘HIV resilience heroes’ – leading the charge in the global fight against AIDS
Elevating local voices in the fight against corruption and toward democratic renewal
As the second Summit for Democracy takes place, Pact's Lauren Keevil reflects on two critical issues that deserve more attention at future international gatherings on anticorruption. First, policymakers and activists alike must openly wrestle with the fact that many of the ideas, approaches and language of anticorruption champions are increasingly...
With civic space under threat, Pact supports local leaders in the fight for democracy
It is a stunning fact that in 2022, 72% of the global population lived in countries that the research organization V-Dem described as closed or electoral autocracies. Even more stunning, that number was 46% in 2012.
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Expanding community engagement and social accountability to boost governance and health in Ethiopia
In international development, social accountability works as an approach that promotes change by engaging communities and strengthening civil society to hold governments accountable. Pact’s global health and governance programming show how this cross-sectoral approach can improve community-level health outcomes.
To improve security among Venezuelan migrants in Colombia, Pact develops innovative index
Since 2015, more than 6 million migrants have fled Venezuela's humanitarian crisis, with many seeking refuge in neighboring countries including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile. So far, Colombian migration authorities have registered more than 2 million Venezuelan migrants in the country, making it a key receptor country.
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In the Horn of Africa, transformational use of data and evidence help to stem conflict, build peace
In global development, it’s sometimes simple to identify our goals and measure our impact. Our goal might be to boost childhood immunizations in a given community, for example, as measured by the percentage of children who have been vaccinated.
How economic empowerment is helping one Zambian woman support her family
Cynthia Moonga is a 36-year-old mother of five who today runs her own business—a vegetable and grocery shop—because of the support of WORTH, a Pact community banking and empowerment program. Through her buisness she's been able to provided much-needed financial support her family.
Supporting social and conservation enterprises for a sustainable future in Madagascar
Gaëtan Ramindo is Madagascar’s Director General of Industrial Development at the Ministry of Industrialization, Commerce, and Consumer Affairs (MICC). He handles the development of industry and the private sector, including cooperatives and businesses. Over the past three years, USAID Hay Tao has supported the ministry in drafting a law on social...
Rebuilding trust in media and civil society: The evidence on how to treat information disorders
During a recent workshop in a country where the mainstream media is increasingly filled with government-sponsored disinformation, members of independent media and civil society organizations voiced their frustrations: Pro-government media, trolls and bots were attacking them, turning public sentiment against them. “We got used to thinking of...
As PEPFAR turns 20, a reflection on global health partners’ remarkable progress to end HIV
This year marks the 20th anniversary of PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. This groundbreaking initiative was launched by President George W. Bush in 2003, with the goal of providing lifesaving treatment and care to millions of people living with HIV/AIDS in countries hardest hit by the epidemic.
Measuring organizational resilience: An update to Pact’s Organizational Performance Index
Strengthening the capacity of local partners to achieve their goals is at the heart of Pact’s approach to development. Using proven tools, we analyze organizations’ strengths and opportunities and provide capacity strengthening through training, mentorship and grants that enable them to craft strategies, plan for change and take effective action...
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