Pathfinder International

Coming up this week! Our Madiha Latif, Pakistan Country Director and Laurel Lundstrom, Communications Director will be on the ground in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2025 Forecasting Healthy Futures Summit. We're looking forward to sharing our work at the intersection of climate and health to deliver crucial services to women and girls while helping communities adapt to climate crisis. Attending virtually? Catch Dr. Tabinda Sarosh, CEO, in Natural Systems in Flux: A conversation about systems integration for the climate and health fields on Tuesday, April 8. And be sure to stop by our virtual booth to view our poster, Enhancing Water Security and Drought Resilience through School-Based Disaster Risk Management, authored by Duaa Sohail, Program Coordinator. Learn more & get in touch: https://bit.ly/4j3oBQE #climateresilience #FHFSummit

Last month, Pathfinder’s Charles Waka sat down with SciDev.Net to talk about how AI is transforming maternal and newborn healthcare in Nigeria. Through the Geospatial Microplanning Toolkit (GMT) - a project funded by Gates Foundation - we’re using AI and GIS mapping to make sure health resources reach the people who need them most. In three states, we’ve partnered with Data Science Nigeria to create AI models that optimize health data, helping us identify and support underserved communities that might otherwise be missed. The result? ✅ More efficient health programs ✅ Earlier interventions for moms and babies ✅ Better patient care and outcomes This work is proving that AI isn’t just about tech - it’s about impact. Want to hear more? Check out the full conversation here 👉 https://bit.ly/4l4JVqr

Friendly reminder for our Anglophone colleagues! Join us on April 8 for "Whose Voices are Missing? Breaking Language Barriers in SRHR," an interactive webinar exploring how English language dominance impacts the #SRHR field. Bidirectional interpretation in English, French and Spanish will be provided. How can we move beyond defaulting to English and towards greater language inclusivity? Why is it critical to address this issue now? Register today to join the discussion: https://bit.ly/4iV8O6e More information on this topic: https://bit.ly/4hMc5nw

Through our Qadam ba Qadam Project, Pathfinder Pakistan has collaborated with the Population Welfare Department and Department of Health in Punjab to develop the Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Strategy for Family Planning, which has been officially approved by the World Bank and Government of Punjab. To drive implementation, we held two workshops on SBC Capacity Strengthening and Action Planning to train government representatives from across all 36 districts. These workshops: • Strengthened understanding and implementation of SBC strategies for family planning • Provided tools to leverage data for strategic planning and implementation • Emphasized theory-driven approaches for impactful SBC interventions A big thank you to our partners from the Department of Health and Population Welfare Department in Punjab, the SBC Community of Practice, and other stakeholders for their continued collaboration and support! Together, we are shaping a stronger, more responsive health system in Pakistan. #SocialBehaviorChange #SBC #FamilyPlanning #CapacityBuilding #HealthSystems

Almost 70 years ago, Pathfinder started as a family planning organization—and we have only grown from there. As we look back on another incredible year, we reflect on our critical role in creating a more just, equitable world. Today, we continue to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights while enhancing the resilience of communities on the frontlines of climate change, supporting the financial autonomy of women and girls, and strengthening health systems to serve through times of crisis. Get all our impact highlights in our 2024 Annual Report: https://bit.ly/3Rp1MuC #SRHR #climateresilience #womensempowerment

Au sein de la communauté des professionnels travaillant sur les #DSSR, la dominance de l’anglais exclut souvent des voix importantes. Comment pouvons-nous aller au-delà de l’utilisation par défaut de l’anglais et tendre vers une plus grande inclusivité linguistique ? Pourquoi est-il essentiel de s’attaquer à ce problème maintenant ? Rejoignez-nous le 8 avril pour « Qui n’a pas la parole ? Briser les barrières linguistiques dans le domaine des DSSR », un webinaire interactif explorant l'impact de la dominance de la langue anglaise sur les professionnels des SDSR et des approches concrètes pour une plus grande inclusion. Une interprétation bidirectionnelle en français, espagnol et anglais est assurée. S'INSCRIRE : https://bit.ly/4iV8O6e Plus d'informations sur ce sujet : https://bit.ly/4hMc5nw Jhpiego Partenariat de Ouagadougou International Conference on Family Planning

We are thrilled to announce our new collaboration with the Green Climate Fund!   The Green Climate Fund has approved our concept for designing the Sustainable Adaptation for Healthcare Advancement (SAHA) program—the first regional climate and health initiative in the Middle East & North Africa region. We will be working together with the Green Climate Fund and partners in Jordan, Egypt, Oman, Lebanon, and Iraq to develop a full program proposal.    We launched this new initiative in Amman, Jordan on February 27, with representatives from ministries of health and environment in the five countries. Together with partners Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) and the Inter-Islamic Network on Water Resources Development and Management, participants discussed how the SAHA program will advance climate-resilient healthcare across the region. This included:    ✅ Techniques and strategies for localizing humanitarian and development aid, such as shifting decision-making resources and leadership to local organizations; strengthening the capacity of local actors to manage projects, ensure impact, and scale interventions; engaging communities to foster local ownership and accountability; and engaging businesses, tech companies, and impact investors to strengthen local supply chains, service delivery, and economic resilience. ✅ Strategic insights on the health-climate nexus, such as the importance of investing in climate-adaptive healthcare infrastructure, strengthening disease surveillance and early warning systems, and integrating climate-health strategies into policy and governance.  #ClimateHealth #Localization #MENADevelopment Tabinda Sarosh Mohamed Abou Nar Yosra Albakkar

Pathfinder International Burkina 2024 : Ensemble, nous avons fait la différence ! En 2024, Pathfinder International #BurkinaFaso a franchi une nouvelle étape dans son engagement pour un système de #santé plus résilient et accessible à tous. Grâce à des partenariats solides et une collaboration étroite avec le Ministère de la Santé, nous avons pu : ✅ Toucher plus de 11 millions de personnes, dont plus de 2 500 000 #femmes, plus de 3 millions de #jeunes et d’#enfants, à travers nos initiatives en santé sexuelle et reproductive, nutrition et résilience communautaire. ✅ Mobiliser et accompagner plus de 5 000 agents de santé à base communautaire pour améliorer la qualité et l’accès aux services de santé. ✅ Soutenir plus de 1000 établissements de santé publics et non gouvernementaux, dans 45 Districts sanitaires de 11 Régions, pour offrir des soins de qualité et renforcer les capacités du personnel. ✅ Renforcer les infrastructures sanitaires avec la réouverture d’établissements et la dotation en équipements essentiels. ✅ Apporter notre appui pour la réalisation de plus de 230 000 accouchements institutionnels pour assurer des naissances sûres et réduire la mortalité maternelle et néonatale. ✅ Prendre en charge plus de 600 survivantes de VBG à travers un soutien médical, psychologique et social adapté. Ces résultats n’auraient pas été possibles sans le soutien indéfectible de nos partenaires financiers et techniques et l’engagement de notre équipe. Je remercie chaleureusement chaque artisan de cette réussite pour son engagement en faveur du bien-être des communautés du Burkina Faso.

In Kenya’s Lake Victoria region, where fishing is a vital economic activity, rural fishing communities confront interconnected climate-health challenges, which have a deep impact on women. Climate change has adversely affected the lake ecosystem, leading to reduced fish catches that threaten the livelihoods and health of women. With fewer fish available, many women fish mongers turn to transactional sex to secure fish to sell. This exploitative “sex for fish” practice reduces their agency over their sexual and reproductive health, exposing them to sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy. To address these issues, the Darwin Initiative, with funding from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, implemented the Pairing Community Conservation Areas with Sustainable Aquaculture in Lake Victoria project from 2021‒2024. Pathfinder’s role aimed to promote gender equity and mitigate health risks as part of the project goals of sustainable aquaculture, enhanced environmental conservation, and resilience to climate change. Learn more about how we improved conservation of the lake ecosystem, enhanced access to health services, and reduced reliance on transactional sex: https://bit.ly/42aFXFh