On June 14th and 15th, the White House convened and hosted its inaugural United State of Women Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Speakers included President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama, Warren Buffet, Oprah Winfrey, Gloria Steinem, Nancy Pelosi and various other powerhouse champions for […]
#TakeMeOffMute™Lagos!
April 9, 2016- LAGOS, NIGERIA. In partnership with CGMI Lagos, we sounded the alarm in Lagos, Nigeria with the arrival of our #TakeMeOffMute™ anti-child sex abuse campaign on April 9, 2016. Hundreds of children gathered to be educated on the dangers of child sex abuse and to learn how to defend themselves mentally, emotionally and physically against […]
#Not4Sale Anti-Trafficking Workshop
April 6, 2016- BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. Before a crowd of over 300 women, Pathfinders’ #Not4Sale Campaign Workshop boldly addressed the terrifying implications of sex trafficking in Edo State, Nigeria, the hub of sex trafficking in Africa: (1) the reality that 6/10 people trafficked to the West are from Nigeria; (2) the fact that of that number, […]
#TakeMeOffMute™Abuja!
ABUJA, Nigeria- Pathfinders’ #TakeMeOffMute™ anti-child sex abuse campaign launched in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja on October 9, 2015. To a crowd of close to a thousand school aged children, the program highlighted the implications of child sex abuse through drama, music, poetry and various speakers, including award winning Nollywood Actress and Director, Joke […]
Pathfinders Launches in Cameroon!
August, 2015- Pathfinders launches in Yaounde, Cameroon! On August 22, 2015, Pathfinders, in collaboration with Women on Fire, launched in Cameroon with our #ImageBearers2015 Conference which focused on female empowerment, partnering with men as allies in the push for gender justice and the prevention of child sex abuse and trafficking. We also partnered with several local anti-violence […]
#ChibokGirls: One Year On
NEW YORK CITY- APRIL 14, 2015 “I’ve always been a firm believer that evil persists in our world not when, but BECAUSE good people do nothing.” ~R. Evon Idahosa To commemorate the one year anniversary of the abduction of 276 school girls from their school in Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria, Pathfinders (in collaboration with several […]
#TakeMeOffMute™Port Harcourt
MARCH 6, 2015- PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA. CAN YOU HEAR US NOW? Yes, indeed! We were heard in Port Harcourt and it was yet another fulfilling trip to Nigeria to promote Pathfinders’ #TakeMeOffMute™ Campaign which targets the empowerment of the mind, body and spirit of the girl child. Over 700+ male and female attendees learned emotional, […]
#TakeMeOffMute™Campaign Launch!
OCTOBER 22, 2014-Benin City, Nigeria. On October 22, 2014, PathFinders launched its #TakeMeOffMute™ (Anti-Child Sex Abuse) Total Self Defense Campaign in partnership with Benson Idahosa University with over 1,500 high school and university students in attendance. Like aggravating televisions from which we want the reprieve of silence, patriarchal society has placed young women and girls […]
CGMi Youth Summit
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. […]
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 […]