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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
To empower clients in improving their own health services, Pact turns to community-led monitoring
Last year, Pact’s health programming reached nearly 2 million people. From Africa to Asia, we supported communities as they accessed better maternal and child health care, improved and expanded the reach of local HIV services, and much more.
Establishing Sierra Leone’s first formal gold mining association for responsible trade
Sierra Leone’s burgeoning artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector provides critical livelihoods for women and young men in a place where viable income-generating options are few. But the ASGM sector here is also largely informal and associated with a range of serious social and environmental challenges, including mercury use.
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How Pact is supporting women’s efforts to tackle climate change
We – that is, human beings -- are changing the climate faster than we can adapt to it, according to IPCC’s latest report published last week. However, there is still hope and, more importantly, time to act. On International Women’s Day and every day, Pact works to help all people thrive and be resilient, regardless of gender.
'The moment to act is now’: Pact’s Hanta Rabefarihy reflects on a career protecting Madagascar’s natural resources
In Madagascar, the fourth most vulnerable country to climate change, Hanta Rabefarihy is working “to leave a legacy of hope for the future” as she approaches her retirement. “As a woman, I feel that the precariousness of life hurts, thinking about the children and future generations. But my past experiences have shown that positive changes are...
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‘How can I afford to not work on climate change?’ Pact’s Christy Owen fosters sustainability in Southeast Asia and beyond
Christy Owen began working on environmental issues a bit by accident when she took an entry-level project assistant job with a USAID-funded water program after college. In many ways, though, it was a perfect fit. “My interest in international development started at home,” Owen recalls. Her parents spent time with the Peace Corps in Liberia. “I...
In the Amazon, a climate linchpin, Pact’s Vanessa Coronado builds indigenous capacity to protect rights, the environment
It was late 2020 and the Covid-19 pandemic had been halting life around the world for months. The Amazon region was no exception, but Pact’s team and local partners there were determined to not let the virus stall progress on the SCIOA project.
Mekong Connections program works with civil society on forests, rivers, wildlife and health
The women came proudly dressed to Ban Hat Bai village that cool January morning. In their handwoven pha sin skirts and their cotton tops, some indigo-dyed, they were ready for the first day of a women’s empowerment project for Mekong ecosystem restoration.
Devastating vs democratizing data: How a global indicator can engage communities and be locally led
We are moving ever further into the realm of possibility afforded by advanced data analytics and experimental methodologies, such that answers to questions posed by wicked problems* are tantalizingly close. This is revolutionizing the development sector and helping us to realize our ethical obligation to use tools and strategies that are grounded...
Strengthening local organizations to stop child labor in Colombia’s gold mining communities: Lessons from the Pilares project
When we started the Pilares project, we knew one thing for certain: Child labor and other unacceptable working conditions are an intractable problem in Colombia’s gold mining communities.
With Pact’s support, mineral tracing in Burundi goes digital
Since 2014, Pact has been the field implementation partner for <a href="https://www.itsci.org/">ITSCI</a>, a traceability due diligence program for the responsible sourcing of tin, tungsten and tantalum – known as 3T minerals – from central Africa. ITSCI is the only industry initiative with standards independently confirmed to be fully...
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