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WHAT WE DO: Partner Support
Pathfinder International believes that fostering local involvement and ownership is critical to the long-run sustainability of our programs. To ensure this, we are deeply committed to building the capacity of local organizations that work to improve the reproductive health of their societies.
Since the 1950s, when Pathfinder provided seed money to establish the first family planning organizations in Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Kenya, we have partnered with local nongovernmental, community-based, and faith-based organizations throughout the developing world. For the bulk of our 50 years, we’ve collaborated extensively with local and national governments, including several Ministries of Health.
Pathfinder’s capacity-building work is designed to make our partner organizations stronger, more effective, and more responsive to the needs of the communities they serve. We provide them with the grants, tools and technical assistance needed to successfully manage resources, implement activities, raise funds, and thrive independently once Pathfinder support has ended.
Featured Projects
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Bangladesh: NGO Service Delivery Program: The Pathfinder-led NSDP Program works to develop the capacity of more than 30 local NGOs, whose 320 “Smiling Sun” clinics deliver a range of essential health care services, reaching approximately 20 million people each year in both isolated rural areas and impoverished urban locations. |
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Ethiopia: Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services: Partnering with government institutions, faith-based organizations, and nearly 50 local NGOs to bring reproductive health and family planning services to some of Ethiopia’s most isolated rural areas; developing curriculums and conducts trainings to improve the skills of local service providers. |
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Egypt: TAKAMOL: Working closely with the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population to strengthen the capabilities of its staff at national, governorate, district and facility levels in preparation for the Ministry to fully support and sustain these services as Pathfinder phases out its assistance. |
Featured Publication
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African Youth Alliance: Final Institutional Capacity Building Reports
The African Youth Alliance (AYA) was a five-year collaborative project to improve adolescent reproductive health and reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS in Botswana, Ghana, Uganda, and Tanzania. Pathfinder served as the lead technical agency for institutional capacity building. The following documents detail Pathfinder's support to local government and nongovernmental partners:
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More Publications: Institutional Capacity Building 
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