We are proud to announce the commissioning of our first “The Anchor” Safehouse in Benin City (Nigeria) where survivors of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation will find refuge and be able to temporarily shelter upon repatriation from Europe and other parts of Africa. In collaboration with CWFI Skills Acquisition Centre, survivors will also receive free vocational skills/business (financial […]
Dear America, Please Stop Shooting!
(Painting by Matt Furman- follow on Instagram @_illvision) The first time I ever saw a gun was when I was 17. To this day, I still have no idea whether or not it was loaded. Although most of my memory from that evening in Atlanta has dissipated, I do remember that it felt cold—solely because […]
‘Nominated Changemakers’: The Lucrative Currency of Human Bodies in Nigeria
On June 14th and 15th, the White House convened and hosted its inaugural United State of Women Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Speakers included President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama, Warren Buffet, Oprah Winfrey, Gloria Steinem, Nancy Pelosi and other powerhouse champions for the […]
PJI Founder Named a United States White House “Changemaker!”
On June 14th and 15th, the White House convened and hosted its inaugural United State of Women Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Speakers included President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama, Warren Buffet, Oprah Winfrey, Gloria Steinem, Nancy Pelosi and various other powerhouse champions for […]
Partnership with IOM!
PJI has partnered with International Organization for Migration (Russia) with the objective of combating trafficking in Russia which is both a transit and destination country for traffickers leaving West Africa. Together, we are working to free sex trafficking survivors from modern day slavery and to assist West African women and girls in their repatriation. If […]
The Grave Cost of Enduring Hope for 218 #ChibokGirls
On May 18, 2016, the world received with astonishment and joy the news that one of the 219 Chibok Girls who had been held in the grips of the world’s deadliest terror group, Boko Haram, had been recovered. Although there appears to be some dispute over whether the now 19 year old Amina Ali was […]
#TakeMeOffMute™Lagos!
April 9, 2016- LAGOS, NIGERIA. In partnership with CGMI Lagos, we sounded the alarm in Lagos, Nigeria with the arrival of our #TakeMeOffMute™ anti-child sex abuse campaign on April 9, 2016. Hundreds of children gathered to be educated on the dangers of child sex abuse and to learn how to defend themselves mentally, emotionally and physically against […]
#Not4Sale Anti-Trafficking Workshop
April 6, 2016- BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. Before a crowd of over 300 women, Pathfinders’ #Not4Sale Campaign Workshop boldly addressed the terrifying implications of sex trafficking in Edo State, Nigeria, the hub of sex trafficking in Africa: (1) the reality that 6/10 people trafficked to the West are from Nigeria; (2) the fact that of that number, […]
The Naked Truth About Sex Trafficking!
Sex trafficking is defined by the United Nations as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons by improper means (such as force, abduction, fraud, or coercion) for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Around the world, over 20 million people are trapped in modern day slavery, which is often accompanied by debt bondage. The overwhelming majority of […]
‘Letters to Our Daughters: Hope Endures’ Photo Essay
On April 14, 2014, 276 girls ages 16-18 were kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents from their school in Chibok, Nigeria. 57 of them courageously escaped on their own. 0 have been rescued and 219 remain in the hands of the world’s deadliest terrorist organization whose members force grown men to swallow bullets for breakfast and […]