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    The artisanal and small-scale mining sector is critical to developing communities. That's why, with the World Bank, we're launching DELVE.
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  • Pact is the promise
    of a better tomorrow

    Our WORTH program is one of many that is helping people
    to own their futures.
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  • NOW IS BETTER THAN BEFORE

    For a Pact mothers group in Nigeria, income & empowerment have changed everything.
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  • New e-magazine on integrated development

    Pact's inaugural issue of 'All In' is available now.
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An international development organization at work in more than 30 countries, Pact is the promise of a better future for all those who are poor and marginalized.

Pact’s integrated approach focuses on
systemic changes needed to improve people’s lives.

Health

2.3 million

people gained access to better health and social services last year. Learn how we’re improving health in countries around the world.

Livelihoods

883,523

people enjoyed a higher income last year, 97% of them women. Learn how we’re helping families build stronger livelihoods.

Natural Resource Management

115,016

people benefited from improved natural resource management last year. See how we’re helping communities sustainably benefit from the natural resources around them.

Capacity Development

1,106

local organizations gained capacity to more effectively serve their communities last year. Learn how we’re strengthening local NGOs and nonprofits to create lasting change.

Governance

108,141

citizens took part in Pact-supported initiatives last year that resulted in positive state-society engagement. See how we’re fostering inclusive, transparent and accountable governance in countries around the globe.

Markets

24 projects

leveraged business and markets as a force for positive change. Learn how we’re strengthening local economies and building markets based on safe, non-exploitative practices.

Latest News

 
January 27, 2017
Christian Loucq appointed Pact chief operating officer
Christian Loucq, M.D., who joined Pact nearly two years ago as its officer in charge of global engagement and strategy, has been appointed the international... read more
 
November 22, 2016
Pact to assess occupational health & safety conditions, training needs of artisanal miners in Indonesia
The IDH Tin Working Group has commissioned Pact, an international nonprofit headquartered in Washington, D.C., to assess the occupational health and safety... read more
 
October 28, 2016
Pact and Qualcomm expand collaboration to address child labor in mining in Africa
This week, Pact and Qualcomm Incorporated expand our collaboration to tackle critical issues facing mining communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The... read more

Promises Kept

97%
Last year, of the nearly 900,000 people who boosted their income with Pact's help, 97 percent were women.

835,454
In Madagascar alone last year, more than 800,000 people enjoyed better access to health and social services because of Pact.

78%
In 2015, 78 percent of Pact's projects around the world practiced an integrated approach to development.

Promises Shared

Around the world, people are sharing in our vision for a better world on Pact’s Promise Wall.

Share your #pactpromise today.

The promise of a better world resides in every person.  The promise to achieve your own potential.  The promise to help someone fulfill theirs.  When promise meets promise, anything is possible.

what’s your #pactpromise?

"Every day, I'm working to empower women and girls, because their success is our nation's success."

Myanmar

"Although many of his friends have begun working in local mines, I promise to keep my son in school for as long as I can."

Colombia