Nearly every morning in the yard beside her small thatched mud house, Yorh Brown starts a low-burning fire. She blends ingredients over just the right heat, then pours the thick mixture into...
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...
A version of this article originally appeared in The Link, LINKAGES quarterly newsletter, and has been posted with permission. Most of us know a brilliant person who lacks the practical...
Not long ago, Vera Dolo considered herself in need of charity. “Life was very difficult,” says the mother of four. “I didn’t have enough money to take good care of my children.” ...
It’s not even noon and already Patricia Wantoe has sold most of the cooking oil she brought to her village’s small market. In the stalls next to hers, other sellers are offering okra,...
Yorh Brown, a WORTH member in Liberia, talks about how the program has improved her life and helped protect the country's forests. Pact's WORTH groups in Liberia are part of the FIFES...
The best way to ensure sustainable impact is by developing the capacity of local organizations and communities to solve local problems. It is why all Pact projects include developing local...
Hussein Kindamba is a 32-year-old father living in Chumo village, Tanzania. His 3-year-old son is named Halfani. Hussein is a member of one of his village’s WORTH groups. WORTH is...
Twenty-five years ago, I moved with my husband to his home country—a developing nation where, for the first time in my life, I saw the impacts of real poverty. There, I learned that...
Walter is gloriously alive. He’s bold, he’s funny, he commands your attention. He’s the live wire of the group. And he’s HIV positive. Once a week, Walter and other HIV positive...
