Across Pathfinder, one of our underlying strategies for growing the rights of women, girls, and their communities is our global advocacy work. We focus on increasing visibility, funding, support, and demand for sexual and reproductive health and rights at the global, regional, and country levels. Our teams in Bangladesh and Tanzania had a number of recent wins for reproductive rights.
Our programs are designed to champion sexual and reproductive health and rights globally by mobilizing communities most in need to break through barriers and forge their own path to a healthier future.
214 million women don’t have a choice about pregnancy. See how we’re changing this.
The largest generation of young people in history is coming of age. See how we’re defending their sexual and reproductive rights.
Reproductive rights and access to contraception: You can’t save the planet without them. See our formula for lasting change across East Africa.
Globally, deaths due to unsafe abortion account for 13% of all maternal deaths—the majority of which occur in developing countries. See how we’re helping save mothers' lives.
Over 36 million people around the world live with HIV. See how we’re stopping the spread of the virus and upholding the rights of the people most affected by it.
Every 2 minutes, a woman dies from complications in pregnancy and childbirth. See how we’re changing this.
From the US Supreme Court to developing countries, see how we fight for laws that protect people’s sexual and reproductive rights.
unintended pregnancies have been prevented
- Data from our programs in fiscal year 2021
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