The Reporters of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability publication held its Nonprofit Roundtable and Excellence Awards event on July 6 at Merit House, Maitama, Abuja. The 4th Annual Awards ceremony provided the platform to recognize, honor and celebrate the outstanding efforts of organizations and individuals working to achieve inclusive growth and sustainable development…
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2022 brought us closer to achieving our goal of facilitating inclusive economic growth and sustainable peace in the Niger Delta.
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This weekly update highlights organized criminal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on kidnap for ransom in Edo State. According to data (see map above), more than 100 incidents and over 50 kidnap related fatalities were reported in Edo State between January 2021 and April 2023. Recent data shows a resurgence of kidnap…
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https://pindfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/YEP-Asaba-1.mp4 Exclusively convened for young professionals aged between 19 and 30 years old. The Young Professionals (YP) event is an opportunity for young people in various career fields to be mentored by skilled professionals. Recent graduates looking to begin their careers can ask questions, have down-to-earth conversations, and get relevant and valuable information from…
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This special edition of the weekly update spotlights natural disasters in the Niger Delta with a focus on flooding in the region. Many coastal and riverine communities in the Niger Delta are predisposed to recurrent flooding because of low topography. According to data (see map above), flooding caused more than 100 fatalities in the Niger…
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As part of its commitment to reducing poverty and reducing youth unemployment in the Niger Delta, the Foundation for Partnerships Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), is holding a special ceremony to disburse grants to the 66 winners of its Youth Employment Pathways (YEP) project’s Start-Up Business Challenge Fund. The event will hold on Tuesday,…
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The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is holding Awareness Creation Workshops on the Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) aspect of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) in five Niger Delta states which started on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. The workshops will be in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Ondo, and Rivers States. Each…
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This weekly update spotlights organized criminal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on gun violence and targeted killings in Imo State. Gun violence and targeted killing of residents including government security personnel are major drivers of insecurity in Imo State. According to data (see map above), gun violence and targeted killings caused over…
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In 2021, Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND Foundation) started the scale-up of the NDYEP project in Delta State. In the first phase, 631 youths completed vocational skills training in various sectors, including Integrated Agriculture, Building Construction, ICT, and Services. The project further worked with a Business Development Service provider to train…
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The Bridges Project is a collaborative intervention by The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and the Ford Foundation to effectively implement Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Act 2021(PIA). The main goal of this project is to support and complement the regulatory proposals of the PIA while ensuring the participation of all stakeholders, particularly…
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