Pact began working in Ethiopia in 1996 under a grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to strengthen the NGO sector. In 1999 Pact received funding from the The David and Lucile Packard Foundation to address reproductive health challenges facing youth in the rural areas of the Amhara and Oromia regions of central Ethiopia. Under this project Pact is providing 15 NGOs with capacity building, mentoring and grants to increase their effectiveness and expand the reach of their services. Pact has entered Phase II of this program in 2005.
Pact's program again expanded in September 2001 when Pact, in partnership with Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF) began implementing the Ethiopia Physical Rehabilitation and Support Services Program's model technical program based in Ethiopia that draws upon VVAF's service delivery skills in physical rehabilitation and Pact's experience in developing the capacity of local leadership to enable the creation of more sustainable solutions for and with the disabled.
In 2003 Pact Ethiopia's donor support was further diversified by funding from the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Embassy of Finland for programs on democracy and governance and non-formal education. Most recently Pact has been awarded programs under USAID on HIV/AIDS prevention through abstinence and faithfulness, non-formal education nationwide and conflict management and prevention in the Gambella Region, as well as funds from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) for strengthening civil society and women's empowerment.
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