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Q&A: Pact welcomes Gina Volynsky as head of private sector practice
December 16, 2021
Gina Volynsky has more than 25 years of experience in international development, including 14 years of living and working in emerging economies. She has dedicated much of her career to collaborating...
The private sector must step up against climate change, and foreign aid is helping companies do it
April 22, 2021
Since the late 18th century, global economic development has increased exponentially, and with it the demand for fossil fuels to power these industrial revolutions. Burgeoning populations, in turn,...
Private sector launches coconut industry's first sustainability charter
November 16, 2020
With support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Green Invest Asia, implemented by Pact, private sector leaders signed the coconut industry’s first global Sustainable...
Communities affected by Covid-19 receive support from expanded Pact, Trafigura, Chemaf program in DRC
October 12, 2020
The lives and livelihoods of artisanal and small-scale miners were precarious even before the Covid-19 pandemic. About 42 million people around the world work in artisanal and small-scale mining, or...
For a dedicated student in Madagascar, a RISE scholarship sets a path to success
September 22, 2020
Mahazomana Evens grew up in a large, modest family in the village of Mitriaky, in Fort Dauphin, near the southern tip of Madagascar. His mother and father farmed and fished to support their eight...
“We can find our way around any barriers”: The women driving change in Myanmar’s energy sector
August 7, 2020
by Lyndal Pearce
If there was ever a mountain to climb, Myanmar’s energy transition represents the Hkakabo Razi of all challenges. With just 50% of the country able to access reliable power, mostly...
Pact provides investment in Tala to increase access to financial services for underserved groups
August 26, 2019
Pact, an international NGO, has closed a subordinated debt investment in Tala, a global fintech. This investment will support Tala’s lending efforts in Kenya, one of several countries where they...
With women miners, Pact & partners build an ethical gemstone supply chain from the ground up
June 5, 2019
When the Gemological Institute of America approached Pact’s Cristina Villegas in 2016 about piloting a rough gemstone guide for miners, Villegas immediately knew where to start. As director of Pact’s...
Pact invests in LeapFrog fund to broaden access to healthcare and financial services for emerging consumers
June 5, 2019
Pact, an international NGO, has completed an investment as a limited partner in LeapFrog Emerging Consumer Fund III—the only NGO to invest in the Fund. LeapFrog Investments is a global private equity...
In her own words: A former child miner in DRC makes a new start
May 28, 2019
Since 2003, Pact has worked to improve the lives of artisanal and small-scale miners through its Mines to Markets program. This includes efforts to end child labor in mining, from Colombia to the...