March 25, 2025 – Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. We are excited to launch ‘The Justice Project (TJP),’ which seeks to reduce human trafficking in Edo State, Nigeria by increasing prosecutions of traffickers in Edo through survivor protection and cooperation. The TJP, which is funded by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (Resilience Fund), […]
Celebrating Growth: 66 Project Restore (Year 2) Beneficiaries Complete 6-Week Business School Training
We’re excited to celebrate the successful completion of our 6-week Pathfinders Business Academy, held from February 13th to March 20th, 2025. Sixty-six (66) incredible women, survivors of trafficking and those at risk, took bold steps toward economic independence through entrepreneurship. Over six transformative weeks, participants gained practical skills in financial literacy, business planning, marketing, customer […]
Pathfinders Kicks Off New Cohort of Adult Literacy Classes
FEB. 20, 2025- BENIN CITY, EDO STATE. On February 20, 2025, we kicked off our Adult Literacy Classes for women who, for various reasons, never had the opportunity to attend or complete their primary or secondary school education. Many of these women are survivors of trafficking or have faced difficult life circumstances that placed education […]
UNODC New Report on Trafficking Reveals Rise in Victims Globally
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) 2024 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons reveals a rise in victims worldwide, particularly in the categories of child and forced labour trafficking, since 2022 (following a marked decrease in the detection of victims during the COVID-19 pandemic). Since 2022, global victims increased by 25% (compared […]
Join Us In Celebrating 10 Years!
FROM VISION TO REALITY: CELEBRATING A DECADE OF IMPACT AND GROWTH From Our Executive Director: Rantiade Evon Benson-Idahosa JULY 8, 2024: When I resigned from my law partnership ten years ago to found Pathfinders, I wasn’t sure what to expect. What I encountered was life giving and transformative; moreso for my own heart than for […]
Pathfinders Commences New Adult Literacy Initiative Session
BENIN CITY, EDO STATE- MARCH 2024. Pathfinders Adult Literacy Initiative (PALI), our free adult literacy initiative for women and girls, began a new session of classes for 18 women on 21 March 2024 at our two campuses in Benin City, Ogba and GRA. The session will run for three months and round up with a […]
Pathfinders Business Academy Begins New Session
FEBRUARY 2024- EDO STATE. Pathfinders Business Academy began its new session of classes for 40 beneficiaries on February 8th, 2024. Each cohort of classes, which are implemented under ‘Project Restore,’ a U.S. State Department supported project, will be conducted for 3 weeks and are designed to help our beneficiaries overcome the daily challenges faced by small […]
PJI Provides Legal Training for 50 Project Beneficiaries
BENIN CITY, EDO STATE. Pathfinders organized a legal training on spousal alimony, child support rights and business laws for entrepreneurs on January 23rd, 2023. PJI provided the training for 45 additional beneficiaries in addition to the 5 Project Rise participants (making a total of 50 beneficiaries trained). As part of the training, our expert lawyers […]
Pathfinders Conducts Food Drive for OUR Beneficiaries
BENIN CITY, EDO STATE. With the support of our partner, Operation Underground Railroad (OUR), we put smiles on the faces of our Project RISE (2) beneficiaries when we conducted a food drive for 5 project beneficiaries (and 2 additional PJI beneficiaries) on December 14th, 2023. Each beneficiary received 2 liters of palm oil, 4 liters […]
Pathfinders Conducts Food Drive for Project Arise Beneficiaries
BENIN CITY, EDO- December 15, 2023 was a day of joy and gladness for 30 beneficiaries of our ‘Project Arise’ as they received humanitarian support (food and basic needs items and toiletries) just in time for the festive period. This humanitarian support is aimed at improving the physical and family wellbeing of the beneficiaries as well as […]