Pathways To Change
Email Address
mercedes@pathwaystochange.org.za
Phone Number
+27 823034040
Our Location
South Africa
Governance & Leadership
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What We Do
Governance and Leadership
Pathways to Change is a women-led organisation committed to strong governance, accountability and rights-based leadership.
- A majority of board and management positions are held by women
- Decisions are guided by gender equality, human rights and community representation
- Programmes emphasise survivor safety, dignity, and agency
- Leadership endorses youth-inclusive and evidence-based practices
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Lives Transformed
Governance & Leadership
Why This Matters
Governance That Drives Impact and Accountability
Women Majority Board
Women-led governance ensures that lived experience and gender-responsive insight guide every strategic decision, creating authentic accountability to the communities we serve while delivering the measurable impact and ethical leadership that CSI and ESG investors seek in transformative social change.
Focused Decision-Making
By anchoring every decision in gender equality, human rights, and community representation, we ensure our programs are ethically grounded, contextually relevant, and aligned with internationally recognized frameworks that ESG and CSI investors use to evaluate social impact and sustainable development contributions.
High Impact Programmes
Prioritising survivor safety, dignity, and agency in every program ensures we do no harm, while empowering those most affected by violence to lead their own recovery and advocacy, delivering the ethical, trauma-informed impact that aligns with best-practice ESG standards and demonstrates measurable respect for human rights.
Youth inclusive, Evidence-based Practices
Leadership commitment to youth-inclusive and evidence-based practices ensures our programs are both scientifically sound and responsive to the voices of young people who shape the future, delivering the rigorous, measurable outcomes and intergenerational impact that CSI and ESG investors require for accountable social investment.
Our Leadership Team
Meet The Team
Over 50 years combined experience in delivering high-impact, social services to women around South Africa and Africa.
Sophia Ladha
Director
Seithati
Director
Mercedes Fredericks
Director