Colby Pacheco

Colby Pacheco

Colby Pacheco is a program officer in the democracy, governance and media division at IREX. Since 2013 he has managed the implementation of the USAID-funded Civil Society and Media Leadership program in Liberia, U.S. Department of State- funded Syrian Youth for Tolerance program and the Syrian Dialogue on the Future. He also worked on the Kazakhstan-based BOTA Foundation.

Latest Articles

Rethinking the Ebola response: How Liberians helped themselves

Rethinking the Ebola response: How Liberians helped themselves

about 10 years ago // Ebola response and recovery

Liberians drove Ebola recovery in their own communities while the global response lagged behind, according to this guest column by Colby Pacheco, program officer in the democracy, governance and media division at IREX.

Reversing the impact of corruption: How stolen assets can help the poor

Reversing the impact of corruption: How stolen assets can help the poor

over 10 years ago // Corruption and Transparency

With so much attention paid to preventing corruption, the issue of what to do with stolen money once it is recovered often goes overlooked. IREX's Swathi Balasubramanian and Colby Pacheco share how funds can be used to help those who often suffer most due to corruption in this guest column.