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 Conducts Additional Food Drive for ‘Project Restore’ Beneficiaries
July 1, 2024
BENIN CITY, EDO STATE. Amidst the rapidly rising cost of food items, which has led to food insecurity, thirty (30) beneficiaries of Pathfinders’ Project Restore joyfully received humanitarian support on June 28th, 2024. Each beneficiary received rice, beans, cassava (‘garri’), groundnut oil, palm oil, cups of melon (‘egusi’), cups of crayfish, cooking spices, rows of […]
Pathfinders Conducts Additional Food Drive for OUR Beneficiaries
July 1, 2024
BENIN CITY, EDO STATE. On June 28th, Pathfinders, with support from Operation Underground Railroad, conducted a food drive for 6 project beneficiaries. Each beneficiary received humanitarian support which included food and personal care items to support their well-being. More specifically, they each received palm oil, vegetable oil, packets of cereal, milk, milo energy drink, beans, […]
NIGERIA REMAINS ON TIER 2 ON U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT’S 2024 TIP REPORT
June 24, 2024
June 24, 2024- WASHINGTON, D.C. The United State Department of State has released its 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report which ranks countries based on their respective government’s response to human trafficking in the preceding year. Nigeria remains a Tier 2 Country (Tier 2 are countries and territories whose governments do not fully comply with the […]
Legal Training for OHCHR ‘Pathway to Freedom’ Beneficiaries
June 16, 2024
BENIN CITY, EDO STATE- JUNE, 2024. On June 14, 2024, Pathfinders conducted a legal training session for 40 beneficiaries of its Pathway to Freedom Project (PTF5). The training covered crucial business laws, business registration and advertising, as well as business startup strategies and personal hygiene practices. Beneficiaries received transportation stipends and refreshments. The training supported […]
Pathfinders Hosts Legal Clinic for ‘Project RISE’ beneficiaries
June 1, 2024
BENIN CITY, EDO STATE – MAY 2024: On May 31st, Pathfinders conducted a legal clinic for beneficiaries of its Project RISE (2), which is providing holistic support to trafficked and vulnerable women. The clinic served 5 beneficiaries of Project RISE and 45 other PJI program participants. Expert lawyers offered legal advice and guidance to survivors […]
Pathfinders Conducts Legal Clinic for Beneficiaries of ‘Project Restore’
May 31, 2024
BENIN CITY, EDO STATE- On May 31st, Pathfinders conducted a legal clinic for 50 survivors of sex trafficking and women who are at-risk to being trafficked. Included as part of the event beneficiaries were 30 survivors of sex trafficking from Project Restore, a United States Department of State supported project. During the training, beneficiaries received […]
Pathfinders Commences New Adult Literacy Initiative Session
March 26, 2024
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 10, 2024
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
January 24, 2024
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 […]
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