Program areas at Pact
Achieve tanzania community health system strengtheningthis year achieve in tanzania reached 529,258 orphans and vulnerable children (ovc) and their caregivers with hiv services to keep them safe, in school, healthy, and stable. Of the 529,258 children achieve served 43,170 c/alhiv in treatment sites in achieve's target councils. The project also provided technical support, coaching, and mentorship to kizazi hodari national prime implementing partners (npips) in the northeastern and southern zones, as well as to 13 national implementing partners (nips) implementing the achieve project in 78 councils. Finally, achieve took on system strengthening activities and reviewed policies and guidelines, conducted capacity (continued on schedule o) development for the government social welfare workforce, and ensured quality through supportive supervision visits to regions and lgas.
Triple r: ovc, adolescent girls, and young women in swazilandpact, in partnership with 7 local partner organizations, implements usaid's ready, resourceful, risk-aware (triple-r) initiative in eswatini (formerly swaziland). Locally known as insika ya kusasa, the triple-r project delivers hiv/aids preventive care to orphans and vulnerable children (ovc), ages 0-14, and adolescent girls and young women (agyw), ages 15-19. It also supports livelihoods mentorship that help adolescent girls and young women living with or caring for someone with hiv/aids attain financial stability. Additionally, triple r supports victims of gender-based violence (gbv) by providing access to clinical care, counselling, and secure (continued on schedule o) platforms where they can report abuse and seek redress. The project has also trained the deputy prime minister of eswatini's office on how to develop gbv support systems and register undocumented women and children so they can pursue education, own property, and access social services. Pact's triple r team has also partnered with eswatini's government to promote covid-19 vaccination nationwide. During fy 2022, triple r provided hiv/aids direct services to 34,421 orphans and vulnerable children (ovc), as well as 33,372 adolescent girls and young women (agyw). The project also delivered livelihoods mentorship to 45,548 young women. Triple r also provided clinical and counselling services to 10,556 adolescent girls and young women and launched eswatini's first hotline to report gender-based violence (gbv) in october 2022. Pact trained gbv case workers on best practices for responding to abuse reports, documenting victims' statements, and connecting them to additional support services. Since its establishment, the hotline has helped more than 800 victims seek formal redress and Pact's triple r team has advised the establishment of courts to review gbv cases in eswatini. To accurately reflect the activities of the organization, Pact Inc reports its contributions on line 4 as a program service revenue.
Advancing community empowerment in southeastern myanmar (acesm)pact, in partnership with 57 local and three international partners, implements usaid's flagship myanmar integrated local governance project in 3,741 villages across the country's southeast region. By supporting inclusive and democratic decision-making, ace empowers communities to take control of their own development. Through the ace project, 93,214 people have benefited from access to new health services; 15,083 people have participated in water, sanitation, and hygiene activities; 222,953 people have benefitted from education interventions; and 70,012 people have benefitted from livelihood activities incluidng 15,700 farmers trained on new technical skills. (continued on schedule o)through ace, 1,862 community-based organizations were formed which will contribute to continuing the empowerment gains made by the project. To address the urgent needs of the region's most vulnerable people, ace has directed food and supplies to more than 30,000 displaced persons.