Pact

Pact "is a networked global organization that builds the capacity of local leaders and organizations to meet pressing social needs in dozens of countries around the world. Our work is firmly rooted in the belief that local communities must be the driving force in ending poverty and injustice." 

"Through multi-dimensional approaches, Pact enhances the capacity of individuals, organizations, networks and communities to deliver services and increase learning in six key sectors: Source
 * Democracy, governance and civil society strengthening
 * HIV/AIDS
 * Improving livelihoods
 * Peace building
 * Community-based natural resource management
 * Equity and Empowerment


 * Sarah Newhall - president and CEO

Donors
"Pact receives financial support from a variety of public and private sources, including: Source
 * American Legacy Foundation
 * Asemhaki, Indonesia
 * Asia Disaster Preparedness Committee, Cambodia
 * AusAID, Mongolia
 * British Petroleum Angola
 * CARE
 * Chemonics
 * DC HIV/AIDS Administration
 * DFID, Great Britain
 * Education Development Center
 * GOAL, Angola
 * HIV/AIDS Alliance
 * International Committee of the Red Cross
 * John Snow, Inc.
 * Mercy Corps International
 * Microsoft Indonesia
 * NetAid.org
 * NGO Networks for Health
 * Population Services International
 * Research Triangle Institute
 * Royal Netherlands Embassy, Angola
 * Samarco Minerata˜o S.A. Brazil
 * South Washington/West River Collaborative
 * David and Lucile Packard Foundation
 * Ford Foundation
 * McKnight Foundation
 * Nature Conservancy
 * U.S. Department of State
 * University of Rhode Island
 * World Bank Development Gateway
 * UN Office Angola
 * UN Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Angola
 * UN Office of Project Services
 * U.S. Agency for International Development
 * World Food Program

Board of Directors
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 * Kevin Bonderud
 * Nancy Zucker Boswell
 * Michael Cernea
 * Michael Davidson
 * Donald B. Easum
 * Nancy Bush Ellis
 * Nancy J. Hafkin (Interim Vice Chair)
 * M. Lyndon Haviland
 * Susan J. Klaseus
 * Stephen Kroll
 * Janean L. Mann
 * Hazel M. McFerson
 * James J. Nowicki (Treasurer)
 * Stephen H. Oleskey (Chair Elect)
 * Luiz Ros
 * Donald R. Sherk
 * Louis C. Stamberg (Chair)
 * Eva T. Thorne
 * Jennifer Claudette Ward
 * David A. Wilson
 * Dalton C. Wright

Contact

 * Web: http://www.pactworld.org

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 * Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association
 * Farzam Arbab
 * Judith F. Helzner