RIYAYD, SAUDI ARABIA.  On October 7, 2020, our Founder and Executive Director, R. Evon Benson-Idahosa, joined other global activists as a speaker during a session at the C-20 Summit which addressed the issue of legislated disempowerment in the context of modern day slavery. Below, you can watch Ms. Benson-Idahosa addressing the subjects of supply and […]

Nigeria has been downgraded to the Tier 2 Watch List from its 2019 Tier 2 ranking on the United State’s Department of State’s 2020 Trafficking In Persons Report which was released on June 25, 2020.  Should Nigeria remain on the Tier 2 Watch List for two or more consecutive years, it will automatically be downgraded […]

JANUARY 2020- January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Did you know? That the average cost globally of a lifetime slave is $90? That human trafficking is a $150 billion industry? That 40 million people at any given moment are currently enslaved, i.e., more than at any other time in history? That human trafficking is often […]

ABUJA, NIGERIA- Nigeria’s anti-trafficking agency, NAPTIP, has released its 2018 Report, highlighting its efforts in 2018 to combat human trafficking in all its forms in Nigeria. Highlights include the following: 1,076 cases received by the Agency, of which 206 (19%) were fully investigated with 823 apprehended suspects (450 men and 373 women). Of the 1,076 […]

NOVEMBER 6, 2019- ABUJA, NIGERIA. Pathfinders is pleased to announce the formal memorialization of what has been an ongoing partnership with Nigeria’s anti-trafficking agency, NAPTIP.  As agreed in the resulting Memorandum of Understanding, the parties will join forces to tackle human trafficking in Nigeria by collaborating on the prevention and reduction of sexual exploitation of  […]

Nigeria has been upgraded from Tier 2 Watch to Tier 2 on the United State’s Department of State’s 2019 Trafficking In Persons Report which was released on June 20, 2019. According to the country narrative Executive Summary: The Government of Nigeria does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is […]

Pathfinders, in collaboration with her implementation partners, University of Venice (Italy), Equality Cooperativa Sociale, Nigeria Women’s Association and Assoc. 5050, organised and hosted a 2 day-Gap Analysis event awarded through the Mobility Partnership Facility Action (MPF) entitled: “INSigHT-Building Capacity to Deal with Human Trafficking and Transit Routes in Nigeria, Italy, Sweden.” The Gap Analysis, the […]