9/10 women trafficked into the European sex industry are from Nigeria, with the overwhelming majority of them from the southern state of Edo. The unfortunate reality is that in light of the toxic combination of poverty, minimal education and little to no economic opportunities, many young Nigerian women have started to view prostitution as an alternative […]
Know the Signs of Child Sex Abuse!
According to statistics, 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 10 boys experience sexual violence in Nigeria. (Nigeria Violence Against Children Survey, National Population Commission, September 2015). Our experience confirms these statistics, as our girls continue to face abuse, primarily at the hands of their male relatives and other care takers. Notwithstanding these alarming statistics, less […]
Open Letter to My Beautiful Nigerian Sisters Desperately Seeking Refuge in the Arms of Europe
My Sister, Your mind, body, soul and spirit are about to be broken. You are about to be sold and recycled. You will be beaten, brutally raped, drugged, starved and tortured on multiple occasions, that is if you are not killed along the way by your traffickers who will readily slaughter you for your organs. […]
#TakeMeOffMute™Abuja!
ABUJA, Nigeria- Pathfinders’ #TakeMeOffMute™ anti-child sex abuse campaign launched in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja on October 9, 2015. To a crowd of close to a thousand school aged children, the program highlighted the implications of child sex abuse through drama, music, poetry and various speakers, including award winning Nollywood Actress and Director, Joke […]
ICCF Missions IDP Camp
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. Via our ‘Hearts of Hope’ Project, Pathfinders is proud to adopt and support the ICCF Missions (Internally Displaced Persons) Camp in Benin City, Nigeria. The Camp is currently hosting approximately 1,000 of Nigeria’s 3.3 million internally displaced children and adults. These, however, are survivors of the Boko Haram insurgency who were either orphaned […]
Pathfinders at CWFI Convention 2015!
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA- August 2015. Pathfinders’ R. Evon Idahosa was honored to be an invited speaker at CWFI’s 2015 Love: The Law Breaker Conference in Benin City, Nigeria. Over 25,000 women gathered from all over Nigeria, Africa, Europe and the United States, as Ms. Idahosa spoke on “Overcoming the Stigma of Violence and Shame.”
The Real Woman Foundation Partnership!
LAGOS, NIGERIA- August 2015. Pathfinders’ Anchor Program partners with Nike Adeyemi’s The Real Woman Foundation (RWF) which is located in Lagos, Nigeria. RWF, a registered NGO with the Corporate Affairs Commission in Nigeria, seeks healing and empowerment for abused women and children, particularly women seeking refuge from a life of work in the sex industry. Its mission is […]
Pathfinders Launches in Cameroon!
August, 2015- Pathfinders launches in Yaounde, Cameroon! On August 22, 2015, Pathfinders, in collaboration with Women on Fire, launched in Cameroon with our #ImageBearers2015 Conference which focused on female empowerment, partnering with men as allies in the push for gender justice and the prevention of child sex abuse and trafficking. We also partnered with several local anti-violence […]
Mayak Foundation Partnership
Pathfinders Justice Initiative, Inc.® partners with Mayak Foundation (mayak.org.uk), an organization working to end human trafficking in Moscow, and is now assisting with the repatriation of Nigerian women who have been trafficked to work in the sex industry in Russia. As these survivors of sex trafficking return home, we receive them by providing transitional support, […]
#ChibokGirls: One Year On
NEW YORK CITY- APRIL 14, 2015 “I’ve always been a firm believer that evil persists in our world not when, but BECAUSE good people do nothing.” ~R. Evon Idahosa To commemorate the one year anniversary of the abduction of 276 school girls from their school in Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria, Pathfinders (in collaboration with several […]