March 25, 2025 – Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. We are excited to launch ‘The Justice Project (TJP),’ which seeks to reduce human trafficking in Edo State, Nigeria by increasing prosecutions of traffickers in Edo through survivor protection and cooperation. The TJP, which is funded by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (Resilience Fund), […]
Celebrating Growth: 66 Project Restore (Year 2) Beneficiaries Complete 6-Week Business School Training
We’re excited to celebrate the successful completion of our 6-week Pathfinders Business Academy, held from February 13th to March 20th, 2025. Sixty-six (66) incredible women, survivors of trafficking and those at risk, took bold steps toward economic independence through entrepreneurship. Over six transformative weeks, participants gained practical skills in financial literacy, business planning, marketing, customer […]
UNODC New Report on Trafficking Reveals Rise in Victims Globally
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) 2024 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons reveals a rise in victims worldwide, particularly in the categories of child and forced labour trafficking, since 2022 (following a marked decrease in the detection of victims during the COVID-19 pandemic). Since 2022, global victims increased by 25% (compared […]
Nigeria Remains on Tier 2 on U.S. State Department’s 2024 TIP Report
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 […]
Pathfinders Successfully Closes Out ‘The Freedom Project’
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 […]