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Established in 2016, Pact UK functions as an integral part of Pact in full support of the organization's mission and values. Pact UK’s purpose is to provide high quality direction, support and advisory services to Pact's country offices and the wider organization in relation to accessing UK and European funding, growing Pact's portfolio and therefore its influence over policy, and building productive partnerships and contributing talent, knowledge and expertise toward Pact’s overall excellence and competitiveness.
Pact UK is a registered UK charity and an affiliate of Pact Global. Pact UK Charity Commission information is available here.
Stories and Highlights
Combating modern slavery in artisanal cobalt mining is vital to achieving the Paris Agreement targets
October 19, 2020
Coinciding with Anti-Slavery Day on October 18, last week the UK’s Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) released its review of UK aid spending to tackle modern slavery in developing countries...
From peace champions to health champions: 'Boundary partners' in the Horn of Africa fight Covid-19
July 31, 2020
Since 2017, Pact's RASMI project has worked to build peace in the shared border areas of Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, known as the Mandera Triangle. The region has long experienced armed conflict,...
Leaders call on Prime Minister to create socially just and green recovery from Covid-19
June 9, 2020
Richard Curtis CBE, Paul Polman, Michael Izza and leaders of more than 100 renowned companies, charities, universities, and trade associations call on the UK Government to ensure the Sustainable...
Lullabies of peace: Women peacebuilders in the SEEK project
June 26, 2019
Women are taking a leading role in promoting cross-border peace and countering violent extremism in the cross-border areas of Kenya and Ethiopia where the SEEK project operates. They are at the...
In Mandera Triangle, women leaders stem violent extremism among youth
June 13, 2019
The shared border areas of Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, also known as the Mandera Triangle, have experienced armed conflict, extremist violence and political instability for years.
With trust-building dialogues, East African clans make peace
June 11, 2019
For many years, the Marehan and Murule clans in East Africa’s Mandera Triangle have lived in conflict. They share social and natural resources across the borders separating Somalia, Ethiopia and...
Ending development’s power imbalance: Why Pact is creating a first-of-its-kind ‘Shareholder Council’
May 22, 2019
For decades, the international development sector has worked to overcome global poverty, inequality and marginalization. With many partners, including governments, the private sector and local civil...
A goat herder touched by violence in East Africa becomes a peace ambassador
March 29, 2019
By Abdullahi M. Ahmed
Peyo was born 22 years ago in Kibish, a small town near where the borders of Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan meet. As a boy, he herded goats, later attending primary school in...
Reducing mercury’s risks among women miners in Zimbabwe
March 28, 2019
Women in Zimbabwe are slowly joining the mining sector, as it is among the best paying jobs where options are few. Pact provides training and education to women miners in Midlands and Matabeleland...
The RASMI project: Building peace in Africa’s Mandera Triangle
March 14, 2019
Regional Approaches for Sustainable Conflict Management and Integration, or RASMI, works to build peace in the Mandera Triangle, a border region of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia that has experienced...
