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
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
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’
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
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 […]
Pathfinders Organizes Food Drive for ‘Project Restore’ Beneficiaries
BENIN CITY, EDO STATE. In mid-December 2023, just in time for the holidays, Pathfinders organised a food drive for 30 beneficiaries of ‘Project Restore’, a project which seeks to scale our holistic direct services across three local government areas in Edo State. All 30 beneficiaries were overjoyed by the food drive, an aspect of our […]