What comes to mind when you hear the term artisanal miner? Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions about artisanal and small-scale miners, including that their work results in largely...
Although they were surviving, life was extremely difficult for Kinyamagoha and his grandmother. At 15, Kinyamagoha is HIV-positive. His grandmother can no longer walk and crawls to move...
Throughout the Amazon basin, indigenous peoples are an essential component to safeguard the region’s sustainability and future. Many Amazon territories are under the jurisdiction of the...
Localization is a critical pillar for sustainable development, one which is owned by communities. There are two important components of the way USAID is looking at localization: 25%...
Pact has received $11.2 million in funding from USAID for a five-year project entitled, “Building Resilience Amongst Affected Families with HIV activity in the Dominican Republic”...
For decades now, Pact has been working to develop the capacity of local organizations around the world so that they are well-equipped and resourced to solve development challenges in their...
When Vuyo Dlamini was born, his father was not in the picture. It was just one of the roadblocks that prevented his mother from registering him for a birth certificate. She also couldn’t...
In conflict-affected countries such as Mali, women and girls are particularly vulnerable to gender-based violence (GBV). Stigma stops the spread of information and victims lack knowledge and...
Joy is an 18-year-old mother living in Juba City, South Sudan. When she was 12 years old, she was sent to live with her uncle after being kicked out of her father’s home. Her uncle then...
For most of her childhood, Sinothile lived with her grandmother in Bhekuzulu township, Vryheid, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Her biological mother was mostly absent for her childhood,...