"Promoting Applied Good Governance and Social Initiatives"

Pact's work in Madagascar dates back to 1991, when we served as grants manager of a large multiyear, multipartner USAID-funded community-based natural resource management project known as SAVEM, designed to support the country's Environmental Action Plan.

Since then Pact's work has dramatically evolved in many sectors through different projects such as, HIV/AIDs ( MATOY), Civic Education (M3/Ainga), Local Governance (ILO, RARY), Environmental Governance (MIRAY, PTE, LDI,  ERI, JariAla), Vulnerable Chidren (AGSP), Information Technology (LMI), Regional/Urban/Local planning (LARO, UN-H), Corporate Community Engagement (Dynatec), NGOs Capacity-Building (LOVA, D&P, REACH), Media Monitoring (NDI), and Good Governance/Anti-Corruption (MISONGA).

All Pact Madagascar interventions are strategically organized around two components: (a) applied governance, which aims to promote good governance in all sectoral applications, and (b) social initiatives, which aim to improve the livelihoods of vulnerable people. 

Applied governance activities address long-term fundamental issues such as decision-making systems, civil society capacity, or government accountability. Social initiatives activities address immediate needs of vulnerable people, such as accessing social services, microfinance and land tenure issues.

Pact Madagascar expertise is widely recognized nationally and internationally. Our multisector services offer a unique capacity in knowledge engineering, GIS, and information technology-related tools adapted to specific development initiatives. A good example of the latter is the Local Governance Barometer (LGB), which is currently implemented in 14 projects in six countries under the umbrella of Impact Alliance Network.

Partnerships are also an important element of our strategic approach. Presently we are working with the Transparency International (TI) Secretariat to design and implement a world-wide scoring system based on TI's National Integrity Studies. We also are assisting TI in setting up a world-wide system to assess extractive industry revenue transparency by host governments.

Other partners include many local as well as international NGOs (International Resources Group, Chemonics, Development Alternatives Inc (DAI), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), CARE,
Conservation International, and Catholic Relief Services) and private companies (Rio Tinto, Orange, Dynatec, and Golder).

Our projects are funded by a wide variety of public and private donor agencies including USAID, the World Bank, UNDP, Swiss Coop., African Development Bank, International Labor Organization, the government of Madagascar, and the European Union.