AUGUST 2023-BENIN CITY, EDO STATE. At Pathfinders, we not only believe in supporting underserved women with the necessary resources they need to build successful businesses, we also believe in equipping them with relevant and necessary education that helps them thrive in their chosen business endeavours. For us, this too, amounts to holistic care. To this […]
Cohort 4 of our Pathfinders Adult Literacy Initiative (PALI) is underway
BENIN CITY, EDO STATE- Following the graduation of Cohort 3, classes commenced for 20 students enrolled as Cohort 4 in our Pathfinders Adult Literacy Initiative (PALI), a free community literacy initiative for women ages 15+, on June 13, 2023 at our two locations, Faith and Ogba Campuses. Since commencement in June, 5 classes have been […]
Pathfinders’ Executive Director Named 2023 U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report ‘Hero.’
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA. Thursday, June 15th 2023 was a super important day for us, as our Executive Director, Ms. R. Evon Benson-Idahosa was honoured by the U.S. government as a 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report ‘Hero,’ alongside 7 other heroes selected from 181 countries and territories. Since 2001, the Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report) […]
Pathfinders’ Business Academy Rounds off Classes for Cohort II Beneficiaries
BENIN CITY, EDO STATE. Following the successful conclusion of Session I of our Pathfinders’ Business Academy (PBA) classes for 60 students on March 17th, 2023, we immediately kicked off sessions for Cohort II with 30 newly enrolled survivor students. We concluded those classes, which focused on interpersonal/personal skills, creative thinking and financial and risk management, […]
‘The Freedom Project’ Organises Adaptive Business Training For Beneficiaries
BENIN CITY, EDO STATE. Following the conclusion of the initial session of our Pathfinders’ Business Academy (PBA) classes for 40 ‘The Freedom Project‘ (TFP) beneficiaries in Cohort A, an Adaptive Business Training on the production of ankara crafts, zobo (hibiscus) juice and local ice cream was organised on May 31st, 2023. The training served to provide project […]
Pathfinders Graduates 3rd Adult Literacy Education Program Class
BENIN CITY, EDO- It was an exciting day, as all twenty-three (23) students enrolled in our Pathfinders Adult Literacy Initiative (PALI) concluded their 3-month education course. The students, from our Ogba and Faith campus, were trained in the basics of English and Arithmetic and sensitized on the dangers of human trafficking. These 3rd batch of […]
Pathfinders Conducts Medical Outreach for UN’s OHCHR Beneficiaries
NOVEMBER 30th, 2022- BENIN CITY, EDO. Continuing our efforts to provide holistic support to our beneficiaries, we conducted a medical outreach for 30 beneficiaries of our Pathway to Freedom Project on November 30, 2022. Collaborating with a team of medical doctors from the Association of Resident Doctors at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) […]
Pathfinders Conducts Final CCM Working Group Meeting for ‘The Justice Project’
September 28, 2022- BENIN CITY, EDO STATE. Pathfinders organized the final Coordinated Care Mechanism (CCM) Working Group Meeting (WGM) on September 28, 2022, hosting 23 organizations. The CCM, which is the first of its kind in Edo State to coordinate service delivery for survivors of trafficking, is a state referral mechanism initiated by Pathfinders but […]
PJI Organizes Medical Outreach for 30 Beneficiaries of ‘The Freedom Project’
September 7, 2022- BENIN CITY, EDO. In an effort to further reduce vulnerability to trafficking, our medical outreaches are designed to conveniently deliver quality health care to our busy beneficiaries. At each outreach, we stress the importance of securing regular medical check-ups, while simultaneously providing free access to such wellness checks and a safe platform […]
Pathfinders Conducts Food Drive for PTF3 Beneficiaries
August 30th, 2021- BENIN CITY, EDO STATE. Because one of our core values is granting access to women survivors of trafficking, we provide them with opportunities to educate and empower themselves; thus reducing their overall vulnerability to retrafficking. To this end, and with the support of the United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for […]