Request for Proposal – Engagement of Organizations to Conduct Technical Vocational / Soft Skills Training, Mentorship & Job Linkage

Request for Proposal – Engagement of Organizations to Conduct Technical Vocational / Soft Skills Training, Mentorship & Job Linkage CLOSED: PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT The engaged institutions or organizations will be required to provide technical vocational and soft skills training, mentorship to support start-up enterprises and job linkages to selected youth participants under the PIND’s…

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Request for Applications – Internship to support PIND’s Integrated Peace and Development Unit (IPDU)

Request for Applications – Internship to support PIND’s Integrated Peace and Development Unit (IPDU) CLOSED: PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT The intern would assist the Research Coordinator to provide technical support to organizations on the utilization of the Peace Map and Early Warning/Early Response infrastructure, and to regularly register Peace Agents on the P4P Peace Map.…

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3 Journalists Presented with the PIND Prize for Niger Delta Development Reporting at DAME

PIND was at the 32nd Diamond Awards for Media Excellence on Sunday, December 10, at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos, to present the PIND Prize for Niger Delta Development Reporting to three worthy journalists whose reports stood out in this special category: Yekeen Akinwale (Winner), Shola O’Neil (Runner up), and Soni Daniel (Runner up). Akinwale, who…

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Scaling Energy Goods and Services to Lastmile Communities through innovative collaboration with Healthcare Electrification

PIND’s Access to Energy (A2E) Project will host a virtual workshop closing out its Health Electrification and Telecommunications Alliance in collaboration with ABT Associates, USAID, and Power Africa. The project powered 12 health facilities with solar energy in 2 communities in Bayelsa State, 5 in Delta State, and 5 in Ondo State. This is part…

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Ibom-LED partners with the PIND Foundation to implement the Youth Employment Pathways (YEP) Program in Akwa Ibom State

Ibom Leadership and Entrepreneurial Development Centre (Ibom-LED) is an Initiative of the Akwa Ibom State Government, set up recently in 2023. The Centre aims to bridge the gap in leadership and entrepreneurial skills development amongst business managers by providing bespoke learning programs, thereby enhancing the socio-economic growth and development of Akwa Ibom State and beyond.…

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Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: December 10-16, 2023

This weekly update spotlights the prevalence of organized criminal violence in the Niger Delta. Organized criminality including clashes between cult gangs, kidnap for ransom, and targeted killing of government security personnel by criminals is becoming increasingly prevalent in the region. According to data (see map above), criminal violence caused over a thousand fatalities in the…

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