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The YUVAA Family Planning App – Mobile Tech for Family Planning Education
For two years, Pathfinder’s YUVAA Project (Youth Voices for Agency and Access) has combined social entrepreneurship and innovative communication approaches to deliver…
A Formula for Enduring Partnerships in Burkina Faso
Since 2018, the Evidence to Action (E2A) Project has partnered with Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Health to strengthen critical reproductive…
Her Space: Helping Adolescents Transition to Adulthood in Ethiopia
Meskerem Melke is a bright 12-year-old girl with a plan – she wants to be a doctor. And today, Pathfinder’s Her…
Encouraging Respect for Sex Workers’ Rights in Mozambique
I’m proud of my work because my income supports nine people. Fatima Since Fatima turned 14, she has been a…
In Tanzania’s Northern Rangelands, A New Way of Life: Protecting the Land, Empowering the Community
In Tanzania’s Great Rift Valley, the northern savannah rangelands support the lives and livelihoods of thousands of pastoralists and hunter-gatherer…
On Climate Resilience, Reproductive Health, and Why First-Time Parents are the Future
Imagine you are a young woman living in a remote corner of western Tanzania. You are pregnant with your first…
(re)solve in Burkina Faso – where art and science meet, by design
When you think about reproductive health and rights, you don’t necessarily think about art. But Pathfinder’s unique (re)solve project has sought to…
The (re)solve project: (re)imagining contraceptive services
More than 200 million women and girls around the world who want to use contraception are not actually using it—even…
Adapting to COVID-19 – Blending critical needs with sexual and reproductive health and rights in Pakistan
This is an interview with Tabinda Sarosh, Pathfinder’s Country Director in Pakistan, and Xaher Gul, a Senior Technical Advisor in…
Agriculture + Planification Familiale = Une Formule prometteuse pour la résilience
Face aux changements rapides qui se produisent dans l’un des contextes les plus fragiles du monde, nous pouvons préparer les…
No More Token Youth Representation.
Here’s How You Can Really Include Us in Planning for AYRH Want to know what pushed me to become youth…
Going to School with Your Period: Stigmatizing or Supported?
As an American student I remember explaining to my teacher at age thirteen that my menstrual cramps were so strong…