Pathfinder International is based in Watertown, Massachusetts and is a global non-profit organization (NGO 501(c)(3)), that focuses on reproductive health, family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention and care. Under the leadership of Daniel E. Pellegrom, who became CEO in 1985, Pathfinder has grown from a small organization to the current global organization, with an annual budget exceeding USD 90 million. It has a higher organizational efficiency and more revenue than, for example, Doctors Without Borders USA [1]. The organization operates in more than 20 developing countries throughout Africa, Asia, the Near East, and Latin America.
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History
In 1957 "Pathfinder Fund" was founded originally by leading birth control advocate, Clarence Gamble, heir of the Procter & Gamble soap company fortune. In 1985 Daniel E. Pellegrom became CEO of Pathfinder International. In 1996 Pathfinder was awarded the United Nations Population Award. In 2006 Pathfinder surpasses revenue of USD 90 million (FY).
Activities
Pathfinder International works together with many organizations, ranging from national ministries of health to local NGOs, to deliver reproductive health and family planning information and services to women, young adults, commercial sex workers, and rural populations. Many of Pathfinder's programs also integrate HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment activities.[2]
Funding
Pathfinder accepts contributions from the US government, foreign governments, individuals and foundations.
Organization Information
Mission statement
Official mission statement[3] : Pathfinder International believes that reproductive health is a basic human right. When parents can choose the timing of pregnancies and the size of their families, women's lives are improved and children grow up healthier. Pathfinder International provides women, men, and adolescents throughout the developing world with access to quality family planning and reproductive health information and services. Pathfinder works to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS, to provide care to women suffering from the complications of unsafe abortion, and to advocate for sound reproductive health policies in the U.S. and abroad. Pathfinder is committed to making family planning and reproductive health services available to all who want them. By partnering with local governments and grassroots organizations, Pathfinder creates programs that are responsive to the needs of individual communities.
Board of directors
Henry W. Foster, Jr., MD - Chair of the Board Susan S. Swift, DPA - Vice Chair
Directors
- Sharon W. Allison
- Richard L. Berkowitz, M.D.
- Cornelia L. Cook
- Patricia J. Cooper
- Andrew L. Frey
- Walter J. Gamble, MD
- Susan M. George, MD
- Jane L. Havemeyer
- Denise E. Holmes, JD, MPH
- Anne Hale Johnson
- Benjamin R. Kahrl
- Edward M. Kaplan
- Rajen A. Kilachand
- Kathryn H. Lansing
- Nafis Sadik, MD
- Prakash Shah
- Philip Y. Shen, Ph.D.
- Kathryn Ketcham Strong
- Alfred W. Tate
- Dr. Manuel Urbina Fuentes
