Pathfinder International-Ethiopia

Mission

Pathfinder International believes reproductive health is a basic human right. To that end, Pathfinder works to provide women, men, and adolescents throughout the developing world with access to quality family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) information and services, halt the spread of HIV/AIDS, provide care to women suffering from the complications of unsafe abortion, and advocate for sound reproductive health policies in the U.S. and abroad.

Programs

Pathfinder works with local partner organizations in over 25 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, focusing on its five program priorities: 1) improving access to FP/RH information and services; 2) eliminating unsafe abortion; 3) addressing adolescent sexual and reproductive health; 4) advocating for sound international FP/RH policies; and 5) working to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Educational Support for 1,200 Girls in Ethiopia

Income Generation for 5,000 Poor Ethiopian Women

Personnel Overview

Tilahun Giday (Mr.) - Country Representative
He is an Ethiopian Citizen and US Resident who was born in Dabat, Ethiopia. He was the VP for Food Security Programs and Country Representative in Togo, the Ivory Coast, and Cameroon, and formerly Farm mechanization specialist in the Gambia, with OIC International from 1979 through 2002.

Mrs. Bogalech Alemu - Gender Specialist
She is an Ethiopian citizen. She worked as a teacher in the Harar Teacher Training Institute 1972-1974; taught family health and nutrition at Zaria University in Nigeria 1978-1985; was Head of the Ethiopian Nutrition Education Division from 1986-1992; Head of women’s affairs department, Ministry of Agriculture 1993-2003; Gender and HTP specialist at Pathfinder from 2003 to present.

Personnel Statistics

Tilahun Giday,
Country Director
Founded in 1957
Employees: 600
Volunteers: 0