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Karen Hayes
vice president
khayes@pactworld.org
Cristina Villegas
director
cvillegas@pactworld.org
Photo story: Small can be life-changing
January 25, 2019
With Pact's support, small-scale gemstone miners in Tanzania are earning more and improving their families' futures.
Eurasian Resources Group to support Pact’s ‘Children Out of Mining’ program in the DRC
December 11, 2018
Eurasian Resources Group (“ERG” or “the Group”), a leading diversified natural resources group, is pleased to announce its support for “Children Out of Mining-Northern Kolwezi,” an initiative carried...
Responsible sourcing: Facing the challenge of artisanal and small-scale mining
November 15, 2018
Much of world's cobalt is dug by hand in the Democratic Republic of Congo by artisanal and small-scale miners. Pact works to make artisanal and small-scale mining safer, non-exploitative, formalized...
Creating a Pact: Building local promise
October 16, 2018
A blog post by Pact partner Pure at Birth about Pact's Mines to Markets program.
ASM18: Placing the voices and visions of women artisanal miners at the heart of policy discussions
September 19, 2018
Set against the backdrop of the Victoria Falls, the voices and visions of small-scale miners were placed center-stage at the ASM18 conference in Livingstone, Zambia.
Pact's new documentary film reveals progress in the fight against child labor in Democratic Republic of the Congo
June 12, 2018
On June 12, World Day Against Child Labor, Pact, an international development organization, debuted its first short documentary film revealing on-the-ground evidence of progress in the fight against...
Children Out of Mining
June 11, 2018
Since 2003, Pact has used its integrated approach to development to target the complex root causes of child labor in artisanal and small-scale mining. Spanning continents and minerals – including tin...
To stem child labor in mining, a village in Colombia turns to systemic solutions – and fish
June 6, 2018
In the backyard of her aquamarine-colored house, Lizeth Mendoza carefully unwraps fish for the day's lunch. She cleans them and takes them to the kitchen. When her children get home to study, she’ll...
Responsible tin offers better business than gold
October 23, 2017
Shabunda is the second largest territory in the Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province. With a reputation for its rich mineral deposits, the area is also locally believed to possess...
Pact expands fight against worst form of child labor in Africa
October 11, 2017
This week, Pact announced new activities to combat child labor in mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through support from Google. Under the expansion, Pact will grow its work in tin...