PACT INSTITUTE

THE INTERNATIONAL TIN SUPPLY CHAIN INITIATIVE (ITSCI) PACT LEADS FIELD IMPLEMENTATION AND THE ONLY TRACEABILITY AND DUE DILIGENCE PROGRAM FOR THE 3T MINERALS (TIN, TUNGSTEN, AND TANTALUM) OPERATING ON A LARGE-SCALE DUE DILIGENCE WITH STANDARDS 100% ALIGNED WITH THE OECD UPSTREAM DUE DILIGENCE GUIDANCE. PACT MONITORS OVER 2,250 ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINES ACROSS THE DR CONGO, RWANDA, UGANDA AND BURUNDI, AND MYRIAD OF LOCAL AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL MINING STAKEHOLDERS. THE ITSCI PROGRAM OBJECTIVE IS TO INITIATE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A TRACEABILITY AND DUE DILIGENCE SYSTEM THAT ENSURES LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES RESPONSIBLY TRADE 3T MINERALS FROM AFRICA'S GREAT LAKES REGION IN COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)(SECTION 1502 OF THE DODD FRANK ACT, SEC RULE AS WELL AS THE OECD GUIDANCE). THROUGH ITSCI 80,000, MINERS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING AROUND FIVE MILLION PEOPLE WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES IN THE MINES. MORE THAN 5,500 STAKEHOLDERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN 2021 ON DUE DILIGENCE. ITSCI HAS EQUALLY IMPROVED SECURITY AND FOSTERED PEACE IN THE REGION, IN FACT THE PROJECT HAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED NON-STATE ARMED GROUPS INTERFERENCE IN MINING AREAS. AS OF 2021, ISTCI COUNTS FORTY-EIGHT MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEES, 257 COMMITTEE MEETINGS FACILITATED BY ITSCI, 267 COACHING AND TRAINING SESSIONS, AND ABOUT 4,832 TRAINED BENEFICIARIES.

MULTI-SECTORAL RESPONS TO TB/HIVPACT IS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION ON THE STEPPING UP UNIVERSAL ACCESS: A MULTI-SECTORAL PARTNERSHIP RESPONSE TO TB/HIV PROJECT, FOCUSING ON VULNERABLE AND KEY POPULATIONS. THE PROJECT AIMS TO: USE MULTIPLE APPROACHES TO INTENSIFY AWARENESS AND IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE ON HIV/AIDS AND PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTION PROGRAMS ADAPTED TO EACH VULNERABLE POPULATION AND GROUP; PROVISION OF PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, SUCH AS MSM, SEX WORKERS, AND AGYW; CONTRIBUTE TO SCALE UP AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SELF-TESTING, INDEX-TESTING, AND COMMUNITY-BASED HIV COUNSELING AND TESTING (HTC) INCLUDING OUTREACH AND TARGET CAMPAIGNS; SUPPORT PRIMARY HIV PREVENTION IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)AND STRENGTHEN LINKAGES AND REFERRALS TO OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS.IN 2021, 703,805 CONDOMS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE GENERAL POPULATION. 264,600 YOUNG PEOPLE, AGED 10-24 YEARS, WERE REACHED BY COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION OUT OF SCHOOLS AND 113,962 ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG WOMEN WERE REACHED WITH HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMS.