Pathways To Change
Email Address
mercedes@pathwaystochange.org.za
Phone Number
+27 823034040
Our Location
South Africa
What We Do
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What We Do
Building Safer, Healthier Communities Where Women and Girls Thrive
Pathways to Change is a women-led organization that strengthens the rights, safety, and health of women and girls through comprehensive programs addressing gender equality, SRHR access, violence prevention, and community system strengthening.
- Promotes gender equality and women's rights
- Strengthens SRHR access and quality
- Prevents and responds to violence against women and girls
- Builds resilient community, education, and health systems
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Lives Transformed
Our Mission
The Work We Do
Empowering Women and Girls. Strengthening Communities. Advancing Equality. Transforming lives in tangible, meaningful ways.
Promote Gender Equality & Women’s Rights
We challenge harmful norms, promote bodily autonomy, and support rights-based programmes that empower women and girls. We engage boys and young men as allies in preventing violence and supporting equality.
Strengthen SRHR Access & Quality
We work with health facilities to provide inclusive, youth-friendly SRHR services. This includes serving adolescent boys, young men and male partners to strengthen health outcomes for women and girls.
Prevent & Respond to Violence Against Women and Girls
We deliver trauma-informed, survivor-centred support and strengthen multisectoral referral pathways. We involve boys, young men and male partners in gender-transformative prevention programmes.
Build Community, Education & Health Systems
We work with schools, TVET colleges, universities, health facilities and communities to improve safety, accountability and gender equality.
Integrated Population–Health–Environment (PHE) Approaches
Pathways to Change recognises that women and girls’ health and safety are shaped by their environment, livelihoods and access to natural resources.
We integrate PHE principles into community and youth programming by:
• Strengthening the links between environmental sustainability, health and gender equality.
• Supporting communities to improve livelihoods and reduce structural vulnerabilities.
• Engaging adolescents and young people in environmental awareness and community stewardship.
• Addressing how environmental and economic pressures can heighten risks of early marriage, transactional relationships or GBV.
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