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Contacts

Nang’andu Hamusimbi Joan Kamwale

acting country manager
nhamusimbi@pactworld.org

Brittany Haga

senior program officer
bhaga@pactworld.org

Pact began working in Zambia in 2015 to reduce new HIV infections in the country. While Zambia has made considerable strides in slowing the spread of HIV, its prevalence rate remains one of the highest in the world. Pact is taking an integrated approach to stem the epidemic. 

Focusing on high-risk groups, we’re using radio, television and other kinds of outreach and education to boost HIV awareness, change risky behavior and increase the use of HIV services. We’re also working closely with local Zambian organizations and institutions — building their capacity to plan, implement and monitor their own quality programs to stop the spread of HIV. And we’re training “HIV prevention champions” and health workers, engaging community leaders and the private sector, and scaling up community-led outreach and dialogues. In partnership with PEPFAR, Pact implements DREAMS in Zambia, helping girls and young women be independent and HIV-free. 

Pact and its partners are also working to reach and sustain HIV epidemic control among pregnant and breastfeeding women, adolescents, infants and children in Zambia through the ACHIEVE project.

Pact is also working to reduce the pernicious problem of child labor in artisanal and small-scale mining in Zambia, in Central and Copperbelt provinces.

Stories and Highlights

Pact wins flagship USAID health contract in Zambia

April 4, 2023
USAID has awarded its five year, US$120 million Zambia Integrated Health and HIV Activity (Integrated Health) contract to Pact. The project—one of the Biden Administration’s priority initiatives to...

To serve vulnerable children, Zambia launches national guidelines for case management

March 23, 2023
On February 28, the government of the Republic of Zambia through the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) launched the Community and Statutory Case Management guidelines and...

How economic empowerment is helping one Zambian woman support her family

March 6, 2023
Cynthia Moonga is a 36-year-old mother of five who today runs her own business—a vegetable and grocery shop—because of the support of WORTH, a Pact community banking and empowerment program....

Supporting girls and young women to reach their goals: Four reflections from DREAMS in Zambia

October 24, 2022
  A young, single mother of two desperate to take control of her reproductive health. An adolescent girl struggling to find the confidence to stand up to older boys and men to stay HIV-free. A...
Boys exercising in a field

A team effort: Coaching adolescent boys on the importance of respecting women and girls

December 8, 2021
Life at home and at school for Burki, an adolescent boy from Kenya, used to be contentious. He would often show a lack of respect for his parents and teachers and, according to his mother, toward...
Justina Yumba was one of three digital skills training participants chosen for an internship at Lusaka's University Teaching Hospital ICT department. Credit: DREAMS

In Zambia, digital skills give DREAMS participants a leg up

October 19, 2021
Justina Yumba has big plans for her future. The 18-year-old, who lives in Lusaka and loves reading novels, aspires to become a midwife and earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing. But as the third of six...

LME partners with charities Pact and The Impact Facility to fund two responsible sourcing projects

June 16, 2021
The London Metal Exchange is today pleased to announce its funding partnership with the charities Pact and The Impact Facility, with the aim of tackling...
A Covid-19 hand-washing station in Ethiopia. (Credit: Pact)

This World Health Day, key insights from Covid-19 to build a fairer, healthier world

April 7, 2021
Everyone has a right to be healthy. This is at the heart of the global push for universal health care. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has shown that there are still deep disparities in health risks...

Leaving no family behind: Community HIV testing in Zambia

March 24, 2021
In Zambia, Pact's Community HIV Prevention Program (Z-CHPP) is working to reduce new HIV infections, especially among high-risk groups. Funded by USAID, our efforts focus on reaching Zambians where...

‘Can I talk to you about HIV?’ In Zambia, peer educators work to end an epidemic

November 23, 2020
Musongole Mutambo, a 29-year-old mechanic, has been volunteering as a peer educator with the Zambia Community HIV Prevention Program for three years. For several hours three days a week, he pounds...