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Pathfinder experts are available to comment on a range of topics related to women's health, climate resilience, economic empowerment, and leadership. We offer expertise in English, French, Portuguese, Arabic, and other languages. Please direct all media inquiries to Laurel Lundstrom, Communications Director, llundstrom@pathfinder.org.
Pathfinder Launches Innovative Contraception Programs
Nearly $10 million will support a new approach to address biases and social norms that create barriers to contraception use…
Pathfinder Launches Burundi’s First Cervical Cancer Prevention Program
Bujumbura, Burundi—On August 19, 2016, Pathfinder was pleased to inaugurate the first cervical cancer prevention program in Burundi. Burundi has…
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…
Pathfinder Welcomes Three New Members to the Board of Directors
Vledder, Nusser and Hicks broaden the Board’s global health and digital technology expertiseNew Membership to Help Guide Organization’s Country-Led Strategy…
Pathfinder, RAIN Partner to Protect Women in Niger from Climate Change Impacts
Pathfinder International and Rain for the Sahel and Sahara (RAIN) are delighted to partner to support women and girls in the Agadez region of Niger who are impacted by climate-driven migration.
Pathfinder to Build Climate Resilience in Egypt’s Sohag Governorate
Pathfinder is pleased to announce that its Ma’an project (“Together”) in Egypt will incorporate an innovative approach to climate resilience in communities hard hit by climate shocks and extreme weather.
The World Watches as the US Pulls Back Their Long-Established Right to Safe Abortion
No amount of warning or preparation for this day can soften the blow. It hurts to watch as millions of Americans lose their constitutional right to abortion – the right to decide when and whether to be pregnant. This fundamental right was constitutionally protected for almost 50 years in the US. Now, today it’s not.
The United States and Egypt Launch the Women’s Economic and Social Empowerment Program Implemented by Pathfinder International
The USAID-funded Women’s Economic and Social Empowerment Program will work in seven governorates: Cairo, Giza, Beheira, Assiut, Minya, Qena and Sohag, and aims to improve the private sector work environment for women, expand financial inclusion, and reduce violence against women and girls.
Pathfinder Names Dr. Tabinda Sarosh as President, South Asia, Middle East, and North Africa
Media Contact: Manal Khan, mkhan@pathfinder.org June 3, 2022—Pathfinder International has named Dr. Tabinda Sarosh as President, South Asia, Middle East, and North Africa. As…
Pathfinder Announces Natasha Sakolsky as First Chief, Global Services
Media Contact: Laurel Lundstrom, llundstrom@pathfinder.org June 1, 2022—Natasha Sakolsky will join Pathfinder as the organization’s first Chief, Global Services. This new leadership…
Statement in Response to Leaked Majority Draft Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
A decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the United States would be unconscionable and stands in direct opposition to the work Pathfinder does around the world to further sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Pathfinder Announces Harold Glasser as New Chief Legal Officer
Harold (Hal) A. Glasser will join Pathfinder as the organization’s new Chief Legal Officer on May 1st. As Pathfinder moves to a country-led model that grants significant resources and decision-making powers to its country offices in Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East, building strong legal infrastructure in each country is increasingly important.