At work since 1971, Pact works today in more than 30 countries, building local promise with an integrated, adaptive approach to international development. Pact’s work centers on three core values: local solutions, partnerships, and results. Pact seeks to enable systemic solutions for individuals to have a healthy life, earn a dignified living, and benefit from the sustainable use of the natural resources around them. In 1998, Pact made a strategic decision to establish a new organizational structure, creating its first wholly controlled 501(c)(3) subsidiary, Pact Institute, which focuses on organizational innovative capacity and funding diversification.