Our Vision
A world that values and invests in leadership, health, and resilience for women and girls.
Our Mission
We catalyze women-led, locally grounded sustainable solutions that strengthen communities—enabling women to navigate change, shape their own futures, and lead healthy lives.
Our Values
- Co-Creation and Collaboration: We believe that solutions are strongest when designed with, not just for, the people they aim to serve. We value diverse perspectives and recognize that local knowledge and lived experience are essential to meaningful impact.
- Country-Led: Our country leaders and community partners ground us in local knowledge and are critical to building solutions that are most responsive.
- Courage: We go where others often won’t—among the most marginalized populations, in the most challenging environments, and in the hardest-to-reach regions—and do what others often don’t—confronting obstacles head-on and challenging the status quo—to achieve our mission.
- Innovation: We harness the creativity and expertise of our staff and networks to develop effective solutions, piloting new approaches and adapting current practices to respond to the ever-evolving nature of our work and the communities we serve.
- Integrity: We earn the trust of donors, partners, governments, and the people we serve by rigorously measuring performance, sharing our results, and holding ourselves accountable.
- Respect: Everything we do is built on a foundation of understanding and respect for the values, beliefs, knowledge, and capabilities of our staff, our local partners, and the people we serve.
About Us
For nearly 70 years, Pathfinder International has been a catalyst for systems transformation, inclusive growth, and resilient communities. With a global footprint spanning Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East, we invest in women and girls by expanding access to essential health products and services, unlocking leadership pathways, and strengthening economic participation. By partnering with civil society, governments, and the private sector, we scale women-led innovations that deliver sustainable systems of support, while generating measurable impact with the goal to ensure every woman has the agency to shape her future and lead a healthy, fulfilling life.