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...
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...
I have been working in development for more than 12 years, after making a switch from the private sector, where I had worked for 8 years. Within the development sector, I have worked for...
It’s a sweltering afternoon in northwestern Cambodia, but the heat doesn’t seem to bother Ngek Lyna. She’s at the front of a small meeting room, energetically calling on citizens and...
Since March 2015, with financial support from Chevron, Shell and ABB, Pact has worked to improve access to renewable energy for families in Myanmar’s Dry Zone region. In response to energy...
This post originally appeared on the Vanderbilt Turner Family Center for Social Ventures’ website and has been cross-posted with permission. Vanderbilt's Turner Family Center for Social...
Most days, Subhadra Rokka opens her beauty shop early and closes late. She’ll probably scale back her hours eventually – few customers show up past late afternoon – but for now, she...
This post originally appeared on the World Bank website and has been cross-posted with permission. Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) provides a critical livelihood for millions of...
