PIND 2012 Annual Report: Laying a Firm Foundation for Change in the Niger Delta
Throughout 2012, PIND continued establishing partnerships that go beyond simply leveraging resources. This fundamental principle was demonstrated with the launch of the Economic Development Center (EDC) in Warri as a resource and coordination hub for PIND, other donors and local implementing partners to jointly research, design and implement development programs. Significant progress was also made […]
Introducing PIND’s Q2 April – June 2013 Progress Report
This report covers the activities and results achieved by the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) from April 1st – June 30th 2013. PIND was appointed to the National Council on the Niger Delta, a 40 member committee responsible for approving policies, programs, and projects designed to drive development activities in the […]
Peaceable Livelihoods and Community Engagement of Ubeji/Egbokodo communities
Peaceable Livelihood Assessment for Community Engagement (PLACE) is one of the tools adopted by the Foundation for understanding its target communities. In this exercise, the tool is used to focus on communities indigenous to the Economic Development Centre (EDC). The tool is designed to engage the constituents of the target communities for the purpose of […]
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Introducing PIND’s Q1 January – March 2013 Progress Report
This report covers the activities and results achieved by the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) from January 1st – March 31st 2013. 50 individuals, including farmers, processors, harvesters, and community association members in Rivers and Imo States were trained to use the palm oil motorized adjustable harvester which will improve their […]
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Introducing the Palm Oil Scoping Study
PIND selected the Palm Oil Value Chain as one of the three major agricultural streams within its Economic Development programme in the Niger Delta over the next several years. A detailed assessment of the Palm Oil Value Chain was commissioned in 2011. It identified and recommended the Palm Oil Value Chain as an opportunity that […]
Lessons Learned from Chevron’s GMOU Process
This case study is about an approach to community engagement involving Chevron Nigeria Ltd.(CNL) and local communities in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. In the wake of a violent inter-ethnic crisis in 2003, CNL — the third largest oil producer in the country — dramatically reshaped its community engagement strategy. The new process is known as the […]
Introducing PIND’s Q3 July – September 2012 Report
Throughout the third quarter of 2012, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) made significant progress in ramping up existing projects and getting new ones underway. Several of the key milestones in the quarter included PIND’s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA) to […]
PIND 2011 Annual Report: Building Our Base for Effective Development
Since its establishment in 2010, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has focused on improving the lives of the Niger Delta people. PIND began with a vision for change and, in the short time since its inception, has become an organization with the capability to turn vision into reality. In this […]
