Pathfinder International
- A Advocate
- I Implementer
- N Network
- P Policymaker
Description
Pathfinder International is a global reproductive health and rights nonprofit organization - driven by the conviction that all people, regardless of where they live, have the right to decide whether and when to have children, to exist free from fear and stigma, and to lead the lives they choose. Since 1957, Pathfinder International has worked to increase access to sexual and reproductive health and rights and promote healthy pregnancies. Pathfinder is committed to expanding access to quality sexual and reproductive health services that offer each woman the chance to make an informed choice about whether she wishes to use contraception, and the method best suited to her needs. Pathfinder envisions a world where everyone has access to contraception, where there are zero new HIV infections, where no woman dies from preventable pregnancy-related complications, and where everyone leads a healthy sexual and reproductive life. Pathfinder collaborates closely with its partners around the world to offer life-saving maternal and newborn care, integrate health and environment work to address the holistic needs of communities, and reach the most vulnerable populations, including those who have been displaced due to conflict and natural disaster.
Primary Functions
- Capacity building/Technical assistance
- Policy Development/Implementation
- Program/Project Implementation
Secondary Functions
- Awareness Raising/Advocacy
- Networking/Convening
- Research - policy analysis
- Research - project evaluation
Geographic Scope
- Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
- Post-secondary
- Secondary completion
Other skills
- Financial literacy
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
Quality
- School-related gender-based violence
- Teacher training
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Community sensitization
- Early/child marriage
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Emergencies and protracted crises
- Empowerment
- Gender equality
- HIV and STIs
- Masculinities/boys
- Menstrual hygiene management
- Mentorship
- Nutrition
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
- Violence (at home, in relationships)
- WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls’ education funders
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
Headquarters location(s)
- Washington, D.C., , United States of America
- Watertown, Massachusetts, United States of America
Office location(s)
- Bangladesh
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- India
- Kenya
- Mozambique
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Togo
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania
- United States of America
Contacts
- Sarah Lance
- Director of Program Operations
- SLance@pathfinder.org
- Pathfinder International
Locations of current girls’ education work
- Bangladesh
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Niger
- United Republic of Tanzania