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Birth registrations are a vital tool for stopping HIV in Eswatini
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Illegal farming is harming Madagascar's biodiversity. Here’s what USAID Hay Tao is doing to stop it.
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Pact’s REFRESH project uses data, new collection app to help restore Lake Malawi
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For Tanzanian children living with HIV, simple stickers help ensure they remain on treatment
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In Eswatini, two local Pact partners make a huge leap forward as they ‘graduate’ to direct USAID funding
In remote Suriname, an indigenous village fights to preserve its past, improve its future
In the far south of Suriname, in the middle of the country's virgin Amazon rainforest, is the small village of Pëlëlu Tëpu, where only 500 people belonging to the Trío indigenous people live. Among them, they usually refer to themselves as tarëno, which means “the people from here.” Like...
After Russia’s invasion, Pact and partners provide humanitarian assistance for Ukrainians affected by war
When Russia attacked Ukraine on Feb. 24, Iryna Trokhym and her colleagues were holding a three-day training in Lviv for women’s rights organizations from across the country’s western regions. Sixteen participants had just arrived in Lviv when the shelling began.
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In Malawi, building gender equality in the fish sector is key to community wellbeing
Margret Aaron Phiri understands well the hardships of gender inequality in Malawi. As a widow, she struggled to take care of her children without a man to bring in income. Business and work outside of the home are usually men’s purview, including in the fish sector, the dominant...
'Technology has no gender': Cambodian entrepreneur contributes to sustainable farming
A recent global study by UNESCO found that 35 percent of female students choose to pursue STEM-related fields in their higher education. Every year, more and more women are breaking down the dated stereotype that technology is meant for men, bringing important innovations and leadership...
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The power of agroecology: Women harvest autonomy in the fight for their rights
AMOY is a women’s organization that works for food sovereignty, environmental protection and the prevention of violence against women in the municipality of Yolombó, in Antioquia, Colombia. Vamos Tejiendo joins them to become replicators of their knowledge for women who are part of the...
In Indonesia, Pact and partners break down HIV stigma among health care workers
There was a time when Hages Budiman thought HIV would take everything she had. After her husband became sick, they learned he was HIV-positive. Hages was tested too, and she was also positive. Her husband died at the age of 30 and they believed their baby would also be HIV positive....
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Eleven years, 40,000 women empowered: WORTH in Myanmar
Growing up in a rural village in Thaton Township, Nan Cherry Kyaw had an example of female leadership to look to that many other girls in Myanmar did not: her mother. Her mom was treasurer of a local WORTH group.
In their own words: Building peace between the Bantu and Batwa in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Two years ago, Pact launched the Tanganyika Conflict Mitigation and Reconciliation (TCMR) project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Funded by USAID, the project is working to build peace in the southern province of Tanganyika between two communities that have long been at violent odds...
In Eswatini, Pact launches app to fight Covid misinformation, vaccine hesitancy
Pact has a long history of helping communities in Eswatini overcome health challenges. For years, we’ve worked to reduce HIV infections, most recently through the USAID-funded Insika ya Kusasa program. The program offers tailored support for children and adolescents affected by HIV,...
In Cambodia, empowering youth is a force for change
Ouk Sovandane, 19, is a sophomore majoring in banking at the Regional Polytechnic Techo Sen Institute, located in Sangkat Kraing Ampil, in Cambodia’s Kampot province. Growing up, Sovandane didn’t have the confidence to engage much with her community. She says she didn’t give much thought...
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