On June 16, 2014, PJI, in partnership with the #BringBackOurGirls NYC Coalition, held a rally at the United Nations and at the Nigerian Embassy to demand the return of approximately 300 school girls who were abducted from their school in Chibok, Nigeria, by an insurgent Islamic group on April 14, 2014. Participants petitioned the United Nations […]
#TakeMeOffMute International Campaign
PJI partnered with Benson Idahosa University in Benin City, Nigeria, to launch its international #TakeMeOffMute total self defense Campaign on October 22, 2014. Backed by prominent voices around the world, including women’s rights activist, Dr. Joe Odumakin, International Federation of Women Lawyers (Edo Chapter) and the National Human Rights Commission, the holistic Campaign which is aggressively taking […]
CWFI’s Women’s Restoration Center
On March 6, 2014, PJI partnered with CWFI’s Women’s Restoration Center in Benin City, Nigeria to house its Anchor Center, a safe haven for female survivors of gender based violence and child sex abuse. Survivors will also participate in CWFI’s Skill Acquisition Program to acquire skills in order to obtain economic independence and empowerment.
I’MPossible
On March 5, 2014 and March 8, 2014, PathFinders’ R. Evon Idahosa hosted interactive talks for female high school students on “Vision and Vocation” at Word of Faith School (Abuja, Nigeria and Benin City, Nigeria). R. Evon Idahosa also shared the vision of PathFinders with college students at Benson Idahosa University in Benin City, Nigeria on March 8, 2014. Click here to view photographs from the events.