Did you know?

There are more than 4 million victims of sex trafficking globally. 99% are women and girls.

Nigeria remains a source, transit and destination country when it comes to human trafficking. 2021 U.S. State Department Trafficking In Persons Report.

Sex trafficking is the process of trapping people through the use of violence, deception or coercion and sexually exploiting them commercially, for financial or personal gain.

Background

Abigail Enai foundation (AEF) was founded in September 2019 in Dubai – United Arab Emirates (UAE) by Mrs. Abigail Enai, a retired Nurse / Midwife with 35 years of active service both in Nigeria and the Middle East.

The foundation is an NGO registered with Corporate Affairs Commission in Nigeria.

Her passion to assist girls in distress, having seen and interacted with sex trafficking victims, motivated her to set up Group Abigail; an arm of Abigail Enai Foundation, which focuses primarily in the area of forced migration management.

Group Abigail assists with voluntary repatriation and reintegration of sex trafficking victims, which involves Administrative, logistical and financial support for victims who are willing and unable to return to their country of origin.

Vision & Mission

To bring improvement to the general well being of women in distress, as well as reduce the risk of depression amongst them.

To help rescue, rehabilitate, and reinstate, sex trafficked girls, restore their dignity and help them fulfill their purpose in life.

Educating mothers, teens and young female adults on sex trafficking and sex exploitation.

Empowering single ladies and divorced women to deal with their situation.

To promote the welfare and economic empowerment of disadvantaged widows and education of their children.

To improve health and wellbeing of women in rural communities through medical missions.

To provide counseling for women in prison and provide a pathway to easy reintegration into the society after life in prison.

Area of Work

To achieve its core mandate of assisting women and girls in distress, Abigail Enai Foundation has been divided into 3 groups for efficient and effective functionality;
Group Abigail

Core activity is centered on Rescue, Repatriation and Reintegration of Sex Trafficking Victims.

Group Florence

Core activity is centered on welfare and counseling of widows and single mothers in distress and need.

Group Liz

Core activity is centered around welfare and counseling of women in Prison.

Achievements So Far

Abigail Enai Foundation activated GROUP ABIGAIL in 2019 in Dubai, UAE and it has successfully facilitated the safe repatriation of 106 girls from the UAE to Nigeria, between Sep. 2019 to date in collaboration with the Nigeria Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Nigeria consulate in Dubai.

Sex Trafficking Victims were successfully reunited with their families. Counseling and follow up sessions were also organised in collaboration with National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Nigeria.

We enrolled and funded some of the girls in skill acquisition programs.

We provided initial capital for small businesses for some of the girls as part of our economic empowerment program.

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