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As need for mental health services soars in Ukraine and beyond, Pact and our partners deliver

Tetiana Petrova knows from personal experience how difficult it can be to cope with war. Twice she has been displaced by conflict, first from Luhansk, in eastern Ukraine, where she was living when Russia invaded in 2014. She moved to the outskirts of Kyiv, to the village of Mykhailivka-...

With capacity development, a Colombian NGO helps Venezuelan migrants heal, access rights

Virgenid Chinchilla has been victimized her whole life, but for years, she never talked about it. Chinchilla grew up in Colombia but fled to Venezuela when her home country became too violent. Then, five years ago, the tables turned. Armed groups were taking over in Venezuela, and...

Daniel’s story: From militiaman to peacemaker in the Democratic Republic of Congo

In good spirits, sitting under a mango tree with a smile on his face, Daniel Amisi Jean shares his story. He is 49, from the Twa community and the father of seven children. He lives with his family in Kilima, a village 150 kilometers from Kalemie, in the south of the Democratic Republic...

To build programming for youth living with HIV in Zimbabwe, Pact uses human-centered design

Wellness days with games and mobile clinics to reduce stigma and boost awareness of HIV services. Youth clubs that offer a safe and fun space for youth living with HIV. Mental health peer mentors to help HIV-positive young adults cope with depression, substance abuse and relationships.

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To tackle climate change and conflict, DRC communities take ownership of reforestation

To build lasting peace among communities that have long suffered from violent conflict, those communities must be deeply engaged in solutions. This is the approach that Pact and our partners take in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where we are working to foster peace between the Twa and...

Amid a migration crisis, a border community in Colombia takes charge of its own development

Brisas del Norte isn’t an easy place to live. Tucked along the Caribbean coast in Riohacha, Colombia, 90 kilometers from the Venezuelan border, the neighborhood is deeply impoverished. Most houses here are semi-permanent, fashioned by struggling families out of cinder blocks and scraps of...

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Charting a healthy path for youth in South Africa

ChommY, which means ‘friend’ in South African slang, started in March 2020 as an initiative under the Government Capacity Building Support project. The program focuses on social behavior change in 10- to 14-year-olds to generate knowledge, develop skills, empower young people and...

How to strengthen your capacity and change your community: The story of the Women's Hub in Ukraine

The Women's Hub, a partner of the Women of Ukraine project, has strengthened its organizational capacity to become an entity to be reckoned with by local authorities and other stakeholders in Khmelnytsky. The organization can already boast of a successful advocacy case—successfully...

A mother in Ukraine finds strength, income with support from Pact's WINGS project

In June 2022, when Kateryna Hilinich first met with a WINGS project coordinator, she felt desolate and devastated. Six months of war, the shelling of her native city of Bila Tserkva, difficulties with earning a living, feeling anxious for her child who needed constant medical supervision...

As a DRC community recovers from conflict, improved rice farming fosters prosperity

Tanganyika, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is a province plagued by inter-community conflict, and the city of Nyemba has not been spared. The Nyemba-Kinsunkulu axis in particular has seen violent clashes between the Twa and Bantu communities, prompted by the March 2022 assassination...

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