Results and measurement are hot topics in international development. Many of these discussions focus on how best to measure the value of our programs, particularly in environments where it...
Pact practices capacity development to ensure lasting change based on local leadership. Over our 45-year history of capacity development in more than 30 countries, we’ve seen that while...
Northeast Nigeria isn’t known for being easy. It’s a complex environment: hot, dry and prone to droughts. Infrastructure is weak. Roads, hospitals, water systems and electricity simply...
Bi Mariam Masasi Willison had prepared to be a mom. Married and living in Geita, in northwestern Tanzania, the big day came in 2010. Shortly after she delivered, though, her newborn fell...
She’s been making her living as an artisanal gemstone miner for years, but no one had ever told 55-year-old Rehema Hamisi that salt diminishes gemstones’ appearance. “Before, I was...
The focus for this year’s African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) international conference in Kampala, Uganda, was progress. The conference, held last month, brought together 500 monitoring...
Around the world, Pact is taking on environmental challenges in partnership with local communities, building their capacity to responsibly manage their natural resources while improving...
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...