PJI has partnered with International Organization for Migration (Russia) with the objective of combating trafficking in Russia which is both a transit and destination country for traffickers leaving West Africa. Together, we are working to free sex trafficking survivors from modern day slavery and to assist West African women and girls in their repatriation. If […]
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9/10 women trafficked into the European sex industry are from Nigeria, with the overwhelming majority of them from the southern state of Edo. The unfortunate reality is that in light of the toxic combination of poverty, minimal education and little to no economic opportunities, many young Nigerian women have started to view prostitution as an alternative […]
The Real Woman Foundation Partnership!
LAGOS, NIGERIA- August 2015. Pathfinders’ Anchor Program partners with Nike Adeyemi’s The Real Woman Foundation (RWF) which is located in Lagos, Nigeria. RWF, a registered NGO with the Corporate Affairs Commission in Nigeria, seeks healing and empowerment for abused women and children, particularly women seeking refuge from a life of work in the sex industry. Its mission is […]
Mayak Foundation Partnership
Pathfinders Justice Initiative, Inc.® partners with Mayak Foundation (mayak.org.uk), an organization working to end human trafficking in Moscow, and is now assisting with the repatriation of Nigerian women who have been trafficked to work in the sex industry in Russia. As these survivors of sex trafficking return home, we receive them by providing transitional support, […]
Hearts of Hope
Our Hearts of Hope Project, in collaboration with CGMI Global, brought hope and joy to the hearts of hundreds of internally displayed children in various IDP Camps in Yola, Adamawa State (Nigeria) over the Christmas holidays. Each “Heart” was comprised of much needed care items and a personalized message of hope from a child in […]
Big Ben Children’s Hospital Partnership
October 2014- Nigeria. Pathfinders has partnered with Big Ben Children’s Hospital, an annex of Faith Mediplex (with multiple locations in Nigeria), to offer premiere medical care to female survivors of rape and child sex abuse. The hospital, which is one of the leading in Nigeria, will serve as a rape crisis center, offering top of […]
New York State Anti-Trafficking Coalition
June 2014: PJI partners with the New York State Anti-Trafficking Coalition in its push for the Assembly of the State of New York to adopt into law the Trafficking Victims Protection and Justice Act (A.2240/S.2135). On March 16, 2015, the New York State Assembly finally passed the TVPJA which more fully protects survivors and holds […]
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.