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News and announcements
Pact joins call for immediate action for artisanal mining communities during Covid-19 crisis
Pact invests in LeapFrog fund to broaden access to healthcare and financial services for emerging consumers
Pact, an international NGO, has completed an investment as a limited partner in LeapFrog Emerging Consumer Fund III—the only NGO to invest in the Fund. LeapFrog Investments is a global private equity firm focused on impact investing, using its “Profit with Purpose” investment strategy to...
New market analysis shows high potential for sustainable, successful mini-grid solutions for electrifying Myanmar
As part of ongoing efforts to bring electricity to every household and business in Myanmar, Smart Power Myanmar, a national platform with a mandate to advance a modern energy ecosystem in country, today released a comprehensive Market Assessment that for the first time sheds light on the...
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World Bank and Pact launch first ‘state of the sector’ report for artisanal and small-scale mining
Over 40 million people globally work in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) 10 million people living in 40 countries in sub-Saharan Africa are directly engaged in ASM Accurate, reliable data on artisanal and small-scale mining is an essential first step to understanding the sector,...
Pact joins Alliance 8.7, further committing to ending child labor
Pact is proud to announce its membership in Alliance 8.7, an inclusive global partnership committed to achieving Target 8.7 of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, a target of Goal 8 – decent work and economic growth – focused on the eradication of child labor and modern slavery.
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Pact launches new USAID program to strengthen access to justice and legal aid provision in Somaliland
Today, a new expanding access to justice program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was launched, in a ceremony observed by the Somaliland Minister of Justice, H.E. Abdiqani Mahmoud Ateye.
'Kozo Girls' advances to final round of CARE Scale X Design Accelerator competition
Kozo Girls, a Pact-supported social enterprise run by young Zambian women, was chosen as a finalist in CARE's Scale X Design Accelerator competition. Competing against 13 other projects from around the world, they were one of two groups chosen Feb. 25 from their cohort to compete in the...
Michelle Jones joins Pact senior leadership team as chief human capital officer
Pact, an international, nonprofit development organization, announced today it has named Michelle Jones as its new chief human capital officer, where she will lead the ongoing transformation of Pact’s global human capital strategy.
Pact impact investment group inks two new corporate partnerships as FY19 kicks off
Pact, an international, non-profit development organization, announced today that its newly revamped impact investment group, Pact Ventures, has finalized its second corporate partnership since the start of fiscal year 2019. The announcement came after an agreement with Nigeria-based...
Pact marks 30th annual World AIDS Day by joining Undetectable = Untransmittable movement
Pointing to a shared vision for achieving healthy, HIV-free communities through systemic, integrated prevention and care, Pact announced that it is marking World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, by adding its voice to the nearly 800 organizations that have joined the Undetectable = Untransmittable...
In Cleveland, Pact joins global evaluators in 'speaking truth to power' at evaluation conference
This week, Pact staff from around the world will gather in Cleveland, Ohio, for the American Evaluation Association's 2018 meeting. The annual conference brings together the evaluation community from around the world to share learnings and discuss critical topics on the international...
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