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Emergency assistance provided by LINKAGES Indonesia during Covid-19 ensures continuity of HIV and tuberculosis treatment for priority populations
September 9, 2020
This story originally appeared on the LINKAGES blog and has been cross-posted here with permission. It was written by Pact's Ria Ningsih with LINKAGES Indonesia, Lucyan Umboh with LINKAGES Indonesia...
Pact partner VoxUkraine fights Covid-19 disinformation, builds an informed citizenry
September 1, 2020
Drink a soda to prevent coronavirus.
Wearing a face mask during hot summer days is prohibited.
5G mobile networks increase one’s likelihood of contracting Covid-19.
These are just a few of the many...
Covid-19 hygiene kits help vulnerable communities in Southeastern Myanmar
August 18, 2020
In Myanmar, where Pact has worked for decades, monsoon season brings heavy rains, adding to the complexities of humanitarian work in remote communities. Pact’s Advancing Community Empowerment project...
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,...
Responding to Covid-19 in southeastern Myanmar
August 6, 2020
Saw Aung Myo Win balances precariously along a narrow makeshift bamboo bridge in a remote village in Hlaingbwe township, in southeastern Myanmar’s Kayin State. In some communities, this is the only...
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,...
‘We’re Still Open:’ Balancing government transparency and accountability with effective crisis response
July 2, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought new meaning to the phrase "all politics is local." Though the virus does not discriminate, affecting 188 countries as of writing, its severity can depend on how...
An important tool for responding to Covid-19 around the world? Local capacity.
June 29, 2020
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to unfold around the world, it has underlined the crucial importance of local capacity, and specifically organizational resilience. After all, it is local systems...
As Covid-19 underscores the vulnerability of artisanal miners, Pact and partners gather data for solutions
June 26, 2020
There is no question that Covid-19 is taking a significant economic toll across the developing world. The pandemic is now expected to push 71 million additional people into extreme poverty (those...
Pact brings together 18 countries to ‘hack’ Covid-19 solutions
June 12, 2020
A comprehensive program that turns urban women coffee vendors in Ethiopia into hubs for spreading accurate messages about Covid-19. A gamified app that offers Covid information, referrals and support...