BENIN CITY, NIGERIA – August 23, 2014. PathFinders’ R. Evon Idahosa was privileged to speak to thousands of youth on the subject of “Redefining Masculinity” at CGMi’s 2014 Youth Summit. The talk was aimed at engaging men as allies in the push for gender justice by addressing the way they view and value women. […]
Justice Requires Both Compassion and Activism
LAGOS, NIGERIA – June 27, 2014. Anyone who is from Nigeria knows that putting all our complications aside, there is no place like home. As I take my first few steps off the Boeing 777 and breathe in the early morning air in Lagos, I can’t help but acknowledge the stark dissimilarity between the purpose […]
Washington D.C. Protest at U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
WASHINGTON, D.C.- August 6, 2014: In partnership with Act4Accountability and #BringBackOurGirlsNYC, PathFinders organized a protest in Washington, D.C. at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on August 6, 2014. Protesters rallied at the Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C. where Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, was being honored to remind the Nigerian Government and the international community of their obligation […]
#BringBackOurGirls Global Panel
July 8, 2014- PathFinders’ R. Evon Idahosa co-moderated a global panel with experts and leaders of the #BringBackOurGirls Movement and Nigeria-based NGOs to discuss the status of the #276+ abducted Chibok school girls who have been missing since April 14, 2014 and what every individual can do to ensure their safe return. The panelists included […]
#CareForOurGirls Inter-Faith Prayer Rally for Abducted #ChibokGirls
LAGOS, NIGERIA- June 28, 2014. PathFinders’ R. Evon Idahosa joined thousands of mothers, led by Archbishop Margaret Benson-Idahosa, at an inter-faith/inter-denominational rally to pray for the safe return of #276+ girls abducted from their school in Chibok, Nigeria, on April 14, 2014 by terrorist group Boko Haram. The prayer rally, which was attended by four […]
#BringBackOurGirls/#BringBackOurBoys June 22, 2014 Rally
Riverdale, NY: On June 22, 2104, PJI was proud to stand in solidarity with the Jewish Community in Riverdale, New York in connection with our joint effort to #BringBackOurChildren! The rally, which was held at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, raised awareness in connection with the recent abductions of the three Israeli boys in the West Bank on […]
New York State Anti-Trafficking Coalition
June 2014: PJI partners with the New York State Anti-Trafficking Coalition in its push for the Assembly of the State of New York to adopt into law the Trafficking Victims Protection and Justice Act (A.2240/S.2135). On March 16, 2015, the New York State Assembly finally passed the TVPJA which more fully protects survivors and holds […]
#BringBackOurGirls June 16, 2014 Rally
On June 16, 2014, PJI, in partnership with the #BringBackOurGirls NYC Coalition, held a rally at the United Nations and at the Nigerian Embassy to demand the return of approximately 300 school girls who were abducted from their school in Chibok, Nigeria, by an insurgent Islamic group on April 14, 2014. Participants petitioned the United Nations […]
#TakeMeOffMute International Campaign
PJI partnered with Benson Idahosa University in Benin City, Nigeria, to launch its international #TakeMeOffMute total self defense Campaign on October 22, 2014. Backed by prominent voices around the world, including women’s rights activist, Dr. Joe Odumakin, International Federation of Women Lawyers (Edo Chapter) and the National Human Rights Commission, the holistic Campaign which is aggressively taking […]
CWFI’s Women’s Restoration Center
On March 6, 2014, PJI partnered with CWFI’s Women’s Restoration Center in Benin City, Nigeria to house its Anchor Center, a safe haven for female survivors of gender based violence and child sex abuse. Survivors will also participate in CWFI’s Skill Acquisition Program to acquire skills in order to obtain economic independence and empowerment.