News and announcements
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News and announcements
Pact to lead effort to strengthen Ukraine’s health resilience and protect citizen health in wake of war
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News and announcements
Pact receives grant to combat child labor in mica mining in Madagascar
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News and announcements
Pact launches new three-year strategy
Pact shares key learnings at American Evaluation Association Conference
Pact staff from around the world gather in Washington, D.C. this week to present on the breadth of our monitoring and evaluation work at the American Evaluation Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting. The conference, “From Learning to Action,” will explore four ways that the AEA community can...
Foreign aid & development key to Tennessee's global economy
A lot has been written recently about the economic miracle taking place in Tennessee. Over the last three years, we have seen lower unemployment and higher growth compared to the national average. Jobs and revenues are up. This growth is part of a concerted effort by the state’s...
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America gets back as much as it gives in foreign aid
How much of the United States federal budget goes to foreign aid? When the Kaiser Family Foundation asked that question in a 2015 poll, nearly a fifth of people couldn’t even venture to guess. Of those who answered, most said between 5 and 51 percent, and 10 percent of those thought we...
Pact expands fight against worst form of child labor in Africa
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 mines and cobalt mines in the region formerly known as Katanga, a mineral-rich but...
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New USAID program to promote smart growth and investment in Asia
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a five-year regional program to promote private finance and investment in the agriculture, forestry and other land uses (AFOLU) sector to promote economic opportunity and reduce deforestation. USAID’s Regional...
Major push to end the hidden human toll and pollution behind smartphone and electric car batteries
Businesses, international organizations and NGOs have joined forces to end child labour, hazardous working conditions, pollution and the environmental damage behind the booming trade in batteries for smartphones, gadgets, electric vehicles and renewable energy storage systems in...
Pact joins world leaders in New York to discuss achieving global goals
This week, Pact joins world leaders and development stakeholders in New York City during the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The week provides a backdrop for global conversations on how to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and progress toward a peaceful world...
Pact and Microsoft expand fight against child labor in Congo mining
On Wednesday, Pact and Microsoft Corp. announced an expanded partnership to address child labor in mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Microsoft has made a new, three-year financial commitment to support Pact’s work to address child labor in mining, and will build on the...
Pact e-magazine highlights progress for children affected by HIV
Today, Pact released the newest issue of All In, the global e-magazine on the integrated approach to international development. This latest edition explores the progress of integrated efforts to address children’s vulnerability because of HIV and AIDS in Africa. The publication highlights...
Pact names new chief financial officer
Pact has appointed Bruce Pankey as its chief financial officer. Pankey begins in his new role today. “Bruce brings impressive technical and leadership skills, and on top of that, he is an excellent match with Pact's culture and values," said Mark Viso, Pact's president and CEO. "As we...
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