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Pathfinder Launches New Strategy and Innovation Platform to Drive Next-Generation Solutions for a Changing World
September 23, 2025—Pathfinder International announces the launch of Women&Co, a new strategy and innovation platform that builds on the organization’s…
Millions of Lives at Risk as US Government Terminates Pathfinder’s Funding
On February 26, Pathfinder International received termination notifications from the US government related to all six of our prime USAID…
Pathfinder Names Dr. Tabinda Sarosh as Chief Executive Officer
February 12, 2025—Pathfinder International has named Dr. Tabinda Sarosh as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). A bold and visionary leader, Dr.…
Vital Work in a Changing World: Pathfinder Stands Strong with the Communities We Serve
January 29, 2025—On this day, and every day, we affirm our commitment to the communities we serve. Our work at…
Pathfinder International Mourns Passing of Judy Kahrl
January 13, 2025—Pathfinder International mourns the passing of Julia (Judy) Kahrl, who served as a reproductive rights advocate throughout her…
Pathfinder International Board Announces Departure of CEO Lois Quam, Appointment of Tabinda Sarosh as Interim CEO
Media Contact: Laurel Lundstrom, llundstrom@pathfinder.org Washington, DC, May 13, 2024—The Board of Directors of Pathfinder International today announced that Lois…
Pathfinder to Enhance HPV Vaccine Awareness and Uptake in Nigeria
Pathfinder will contribute to the prevention of cervical cancer in Nigeria’s Kano, Lagos, and Kaduna states through a newly awarded project: Enhancing Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Awareness and Uptake in Nigeria. The project is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Youth Health and Empowerment—Focus of Two New Pathfinder Projects in Africa
December 11, 2023—Projects in Ethiopia, Niger to improve the health and development of youth Building on decades of experience advancing…
PEPFAR Saves Lives, Pushing Back Against a Worsening HIV and AIDS Crisis
Washington, DC, June 8, 2023—The spread of HIV has slowed globally over the past two decades, but we are still…
Pathfinder Names Lydia Saloucou Zoungrana as President, Africa
Pathfinder has named Lydia Saloucou Zoungrana as President, Africa.
As President, Ms. Saloucou Zoungrana will be accountable for the impact, revenue, and operating performance of Pathfinder’s programs in 14 sub-Saharan African countries and expansion strategies on the continent.
A Nightmare in Nigeria That Must End
As a woman, a mother, a reproductive health and rights advocate, I am deeply saddened and outraged by the Reuters report “Nightmare in Nigeria.” The report details unthinkable crimes against women and children—a mass abortion campaign aimed at women impregnated by Boko Haram fighters and the killing of children presumed offspring of the fighters.
Pathfinder Announces Donation of Documents about Organization’s Founder Clarence Gamble to Harvard Medical School’s Countway Library
Media Contact: Laurel Lundstrom, llundstrom@pathfinder.org December 20, 2022— Pathfinder International, a global sexual and reproductive health and rights organization, has donated the organization’s…