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Contacts

Jacqueline Ndirangu

country coordinator

John Furnari

chief of party, expanding access to justice
jfurnari@pactworld.org

Brittany Haga

program officer
bhaga@pactworld.org

HR team

SomaliaHR@pactworld.org

Pact's work in Somalia is fostering justice as well as peace and reconciliation among historically divided groups, improving people's security and quality of life both within the country and in neighboring nations.

In partnership with USAID and the European Union Trust Fund for Africa, Pact is using systemic solutions that address root causes of cross-border conflict. We work directly with local communities to strengthen conflict-management systems and build the capacity of regional and national institutions to stem conflict. Our programming engages local government agencies, women, religious leaders, security forces and people vulnerable to engaging in conflict and violence. 

In Somalia and the autonomous region of Somaliland, Pact is improving access to justice by increasing the quality, reach and availability of legal aid services. 

Stories and Highlights

In the Horn of Africa, transformational use of data and evidence help to stem conflict, build peace

March 6, 2023
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...

To build peace in the Horn of Africa, Pact focuses on climate change

June 2, 2022
As it is across much of the world, climate change is significantly affecting weather patterns across the Horn of Africa, resulting in more unpredictable rainfall and more extreme weather events,...

Blog series: Methods to inform responsive, community-led programming

March 18, 2022
This four-part blog series describes a core group of ‘good practices’ that Pact implemented in the Horn of Africa. The European Union Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF)-funded Regional Approaches for...

Q&A: Celebrating Africa Day with Pact leaders across the continent

May 24, 2021
On May 25, 1963, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was founded as the precursor to the African Union (AU). Each year, Africa Day commemorates the OAU’s...

In the Mandera Triangle, RASMI takes action to build police-community trust amid Covid-19

August 15, 2020
As the Covid-19 pandemic stretches on, governments are hard-pressed to return their countries to some sense of normalcy, even as the virus continues to spread. In Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia,...

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,...

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.
Murule and Marehan elders take part in a trust-building dialogue.

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...

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...

Pact launches new USAID program to strengthen access to justice and legal aid provision in Somaliland

February 27, 2019
Today, a new expanding access to justice program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was launched, in a ceremony observed by the Somaliland Minister of Justice, H...