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Pathfinder International We catalyze women-led solutions that strengthen communities — enabling women to navigate change, shape their own futures, and lead healthy lives.

We catalyze women-led, locally grounded, sustainable solutions that strengthen communities—enabling women to navigate change, shape their own futures, and lead healthy lives.

The women who co-designed Women&Co Kenya are founders, financiers, health workers, climate innovators, policy leaders an...
10/21/2026

The women who co-designed Women&Co Kenya are founders, financiers, health workers, climate innovators, policy leaders and community builders. Together, we're shaping something new: a platform built on their decisions, their data and their collective voice.

In Co-design 1, we mapped what Kenyan women entrepreneurs need and face at every stage, from start-up to scale. They identified the obstacles holding women-led enterprises back and set out a clear mandate: continuity, coordination and connective tissue. They asked for one platform that brings together peer support, credentials, advocacy and market access, and serves as their collective voice.

Co-design 2 is now underway. Women entrepreneurs are working alongside investors, lenders, buyers and ecosystem partners to build that platform together. In this model, women make the decisions, own their data and have the backing to advocate for women's entrepreneurship as a key driver of Kenya's economic growth and community resilience.

Read the report here: https://bit.ly/4yVHIo2

In Obongi district, mothers search for a scan meant a long costly journey before sunrise. Belle Health Centre III had no...
10/20/2026

In Obongi district, mothers search for a scan meant a long costly journey before sunrise. Belle Health Centre III had no ultrasound and referred all mothers to Adjumani, 20 to 30km away costing about UGX 30000.

Many never made it. Through EMPOWER, implemented by Pathfinder with support from the UK Government in collaboration with Ministry of Health and District Local Governments, that is changing. Level III facilities now have AI-enabled point of care ultrasound.

Jackline Kojoki, a nurse from Belle Health Centre III was selected by the District Health Office and trained at Ernest Cook University in theory and hands on scanning with the portable probe. Her facility was equipped and she received mentorship to train fellow nurses.

"Before we had to refer mothers far for scans. Now I have been equipped and will be able to support mothers here while transferring skills to my fellow nurses," said Jackline.

Expectant mothers in Obongi no longer need to undertake risky, expensive cross-district water travel to Adjumani for ultrasound scans, eliminating a life-threatening barrier during night-time emergencies.

About the AI-enabled ultrasound technology: It is a handheld ultrasound device that is connected to an application on a tablet (or smartphone) that guides a health worker through using the device to obtain information on the fetus size, position, gestational age, and any potential irregularities that could indicate further testing is needed. Instead of requiring specialized skills to read ultrasound scans, the application has AI integrated to analyze the images and identify multiple gestations, fetal presentation, and estimated fetal weight.

More detail available here: https://delftimaging.com/solutions/ultrasound/babychecker/

At the Women’s Health Roundtable at the World Health Summit in Berlin last week, Pathfinder International’s Vice Preside...
10/19/2026

At the Women’s Health Roundtable at the World Health Summit in Berlin last week, Pathfinder International’s Vice President for Strategic Engagement and Innovation, Madiha Latif, joined global health leaders to discuss how we can accelerate progress for women’s health.

Drawing on Pathfinder’s experience, Madiha highlighted what it takes to turn women’s health commitments into meaningful action at the country and community level.

Across the discussion, a clear theme emerged: the challenge is often not a lack of ambition or vision, but the capacity to deliver locally. Achieving lasting progress requires strengthening frontline health systems, making better use of existing resources, and recognizing the critical leadership role women play throughout the health workforce.

Thank you to all the partners and advocates working to advance women’s health and ensure solutions are grounded in the realities of communities.

Kenya has an abundance of initiatives for women entrepreneurs. Women move between them in repeating cycles, re-sourcing ...
10/17/2026

Kenya has an abundance of initiatives for women entrepreneurs. Women move between them in repeating cycles, re-sourcing support, re-making connections and often losing their credentials and data along the way. The women we spoke to described a system working against them: many women-led enterprises stay stuck at micro scale, unable to reach the finance and markets they need to grow.

The women who co-designed with Women&Co Kenya asked for continuity, coordination and connective tissue: one platform that brings together peer support, credentials, advocacy and market access, and serves as their collective voice.

Co-design 2 is now underway, with women entrepreneurs, investors and partners building the Women&Co platform together. In this model, women make the decisions, own their data and advocate for women's entrepreneurship to be treated as a key driver of Kenya's economic growth and community resilience.

Explore more findings from the Women&Co Kenya report here:https://www.womenandco.pathfinder.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Kenya-WomenCo-Report-October-2026.pdf

Women in rural areas are growing possibilities.From strengthening food security, helping communities adapt to a changing...
10/15/2026

Women in rural areas are growing possibilities.

From strengthening food security, helping communities adapt to a changing climate, advancing health, and opening doors for the next generation, these women are leading from the front.

Yet, the women driving this change still face barriers to the resources, opportunities, and decision-making power they deserve.

This International Day of Rural Women, we're celebrating their leadership and calling for greater recognition, equal opportunities, and investment in their futures.

Because when women have the resources and opportunities to thrive, entire communities benefit.

Swipe to explore how she's leading progress. And learn about how Pathfinder works with women to build climate resilience: https://www.pathfinder.org/impact-stories/climate-champions-how-women-in-pakistan-and-bangladesh-are-leading-the-fight-for-resilience/

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Kenyan women entrepreneurs build businesses that sustain communities. Now they're designing a better system to scale the...
10/15/2026

Kenyan women entrepreneurs build businesses that sustain communities.
Now they're designing a better system to scale them.

🇰🇪 What would it take for Kenyan women entrepreneurs to scale?

📊 Kenyan women are natural entrepreneurs. 93% consider starting a business and 76% already run a side hustle. Yet just 7% can access finance, and 60% operate informally, stuck at micro scale.

💛 Their enterprises sustain families, communities and Kenya’s economy. They deserve a system built to help them grow.

📘 Today we launch A Future Built for Us, By Us, the Women&Co Kenya report. Women leaders from health, climate, finance, policy and community enterprise joined us to co-design what Kenyan women entrepreneurs need to build and thrive.

The report sets out:
1️⃣ What women need and face at every stage, from formalising to scaling
2️⃣ The seven core obstacles that need to be solved
3️⃣ The mandate for Women&Co Kenya

We're now in our second phase of co-design: building shared infrastructure with women entrepreneurs, investors and partners: connective tissue for the whole ecosystem that opens up opportunities for women-led enterprises to grow.

Read the report: https://bit.ly/4yVHIo2

Kenyan women entrepreneurs build businesses that sustain communities. Now they're designing a better system to scale the...
10/15/2026

Kenyan women entrepreneurs build businesses that sustain communities.
Now they're designing a better system to scale them.

🇰🇪 What would it take for Kenyan women entrepreneurs to scale?
📊 Kenyan women are natural entrepreneurs. 93% consider starting a business and 76% already run a side hustle. Yet just 7% can access finance, and 60% operate informally, stuck at micro scale.

💛 Their enterprises sustain families, communities and Kenya’s economy. They deserve a system built to help them grow.

📘 Today we launch A Future Built for Us, By Us, the Women&Co Kenya report. Women leaders from health, climate, finance, policy and community enterprise joined us to co-design what Kenyan women entrepreneurs need to build and thrive.

The report sets out:
1️⃣ What women need and face at every stage, from formalising to scaling
2️⃣ The seven core obstacles that need to be solved
3️⃣ The mandate for Women&Co Kenya

We're now in our second phase of co-design: building shared infrastructure with women entrepreneurs, investors and partners: connective tissue for the whole ecosystem that opens up opportunities for women-led enterprises to grow.

Read the report: https://bit.ly/4yVHIo2

When climate disasters occur, women and girls are often among the hardest hit, facing greater risks of hunger, displacem...
10/14/2026

When climate disasters occur, women and girls are often among the hardest hit, facing greater risks of hunger, displacement, health complications, and gender-based violence.

Through locally led climate and health resilience initiatives, we support women and girls with essential services while empowering communities to adapt and thrive in a changing climate.

Discover our climate resilience projects and impact: https://bit.ly/4hZPg1y

Every girl deserves a childhood.Every girl deserves the freedom to learn, grow, make her own choices, and define her own...
10/11/2026

Every girl deserves a childhood.

Every girl deserves the freedom to learn, grow, make her own choices, and define her own future.

Being a girl should never determine what you can do, where you can go, or who you can become.

Yet for millions of girls across the world, it still does.

Pathfinder is working with communities across the globe to break these barriers, enabling girls and women to navigate change, shape their own futures, and lead healthy lives.

Investing in girls is one of the most powerful ways to build healthier families, stronger communities, and more resilient societies.

This International Day of the Girl, swipe to explore how we stand with girls throughout their lives.

Pathfinder International has been ranked a Very High Performer in the 2026 Global Health 50/50 Report!The Index assesses...
10/08/2026

Pathfinder International has been ranked a Very High Performer in the 2026 Global Health 50/50 Report!

The Index assesses how organisations working in global health perform on gender, fairness, and equity in the workplace.

We're committed to building a world that values and invests in the leadership, health, and resilience of women and girls, in our workplace and in the communities we serve.

Explore the findings from Global 50/50 here: https://tinyurl.com/5nhhjpm5

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