The initial results of this pilot are promising. In one year, community educators reached 29,000 people, leading to an 18 percent jump in awareness in the benefits of delaying marriage. The program was instrumental in preventing 53 girl-child marriages.
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Yemeni Communities Unite Against Child Marriage
USAID and community leaders in Yemen, a global "hot spot" for child marriage, strive to make a change.
Health workshop: Scaling up best practices in family planning
In a discussion concerning family planning, leaders address failure in Pakistan.
Speaking on the occasion, Pathfinder International's Country Director Dr Tauseef Ahmed said, "Pakistan has steadily improved family planning services over time but the progress has been limited due to absence of a holistic approach and poor use of evidence for programmatic development."
Type: Pathfinder in the News
Country: Pakistan
Focus Area: Advocacy, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Systems Strengthening, Maternal & Newborn Health
Country: Pakistan
Focus Area: Advocacy, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Systems Strengthening, Maternal & Newborn Health
Pathfinder Announces New Vice President of Administration
Pathfinder International is pleased to announce the addition of Margaret Kemp Carlson to Pathfinder's Executive Team as the Vice President of Administration.
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