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, […]
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 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 […]
Pathfinders Conducts Food Drive for OUR Beneficiaries
December 20, 2023
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 Successfully Closes Out ‘The Freedom Project’
September 30, 2023
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023- BENIN CITY, EDO STATE. On September 28, 2023, we successfully wrapped up ‘The Freedom Project’ (TFP), a two year holistic program (October 2021- September 2023), which we marked with a monitoring and evaluation Closing Ceremony. What a joy it was for us to celebrate with our incredible beneficiaries who, despite the ongoing […]
Pathfinders Graduates its 4th Adult Literacy Class and Cohort III of its Business Academy
September 21, 2023
EDO STATE, NIGERIA-SEPTEMBER 21, 2023. It was an exciting day as 13 Pathfinders Adult Literacy Initiative (PALI) graduates donned their graduation sashes, alongside the 35 Pathfinders Business Academy (PBA) graduates to celebrate the end of their classes. The event was graced with a keynote speaker who taught on “The Growth Mindset”, encouraging the beneficiaries to […]
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