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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
Q&A: Regional leadership discuss Africa Day, opportunities and challenges
Each year on May 25, Africa Day commemorates the Organisation of African Unity’s founding and celebrates African unity and identity.
Community-based natural resource management: A lynchpin in the fight against climate change and environmental degradation
Deforestation. Overfishing. Habitat destruction. Climate change. These are just some of the serious environmental challenges faced by people around the world. While solutions must be multifaceted, local communities should always play a key role in the responsible management of critical natural resources. This is the essence of community-based...
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What does politically smart support to democracy and human rights look like?
Political economy analysis (PEA) has become more common in the design and implementation of development programmes. But is it just another donor tick-box exercise, or does it add value? In a nutshell, PEA can help projects avoid messing things up and navigate political barriers and opportunities as they seek to reach their objectives.
Despite war, Pact and its partners in Ukraine deliver critical HIV services
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Olha Belkova and her colleagues were busy doing what they’d been doing for years – providing HIV services to people who needed them most in Mariupol and Donetsk.
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Reducing child labor in mining in DRC through economic empowerment
Child labor has been reported at 1 in 4 artisanal and small-scall mining (ASM) sites in DRC. Pact is addressing the underlying causes of child labor in mining, including through our WORTH model of community-banking, which has been shown to ultimate lead households to removing children from mines.
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.
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.
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.
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