P4P Qualitative Research Reports on Drivers/Impacts of Conflict in the Niger Delta
Taking a unique approach, Partners for Peace (P4P) emphasizes the catalyzing of loose networks across all key stakeholder groups in the Niger Delta to encourage collaboration and promote best practices in effective peacebuilding. As envisioned, these grassroots networks will be self-sustaining, with PIND playing a role in finding synergies and promoting the voices of network […]
Introducing PIND’s Q2 April – June 2012 Report
Throughout the second quarter of 2012, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) achieved various milestones in its effort to promote equitable economic growth in the Niger Delta, with one of the most significant being the May 9th commissioning of PIND’s Economic Development Center (EDC) in Warri. Other noteworthy achievements include the […]
Introducing PIND’s Q1 January – March 2012 Progress Report
Throughout the first quarter of 2012, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) made significant strides in getting new projects underway and developing existing partnerships. In this edition of the quarterly report, PIND features various milestones the foundation achieved during January – March 2012 including, but not limited to, the progress made […]
Economic Opportunities Report
As part of PIND’s commitment to promoting a deeper understanding and awareness of the Niger Delta through research development, PIND conducted an economic opportunities analysis to highlight major sectors of potential pro-poor economic growth and three value chain studies to diagnose the underlying constraints to achieving that growth. The findings from these analyses serve as […]
Aquaculture Value Chain Analysis
The first value chain study focused on Aquaculture in the Niger Delta – one of the most important growth sectors in the region. The study highlighted the very large growing and unmet demand for fish in the country and the clear opportunities for aquaculture to respond to that demand. Constraints affecting the aquaculture value chain […]
Cassava Value Chain Analysis
PIND’s second value chain analysis focused on Nigeria’s cassava sector. Nigeria is the largest cassava producer in the world, averaging an annual production of about 35 million mt over the last 5 years, yet it is a major importer of processed cassava products, especially starch. About one-third of the total national output comes from the […]
Palm Oil Value Chain Analysis
PIND’s third value chain analysis examined the Palm Oil sector. Nigeria was the world’s leading producer and exporter in the 1960s, however, since then the country has fallen to being a net importer to meet growing domestic demand, especially for higher quality oils and fractions. The value chain study concluded that growing the size of […]
Gender Assessment in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
One of PIND’s guiding principles is to “integrate gender participation and awareness of gender issues into every aspect of project design and implementation to foster equitable participation and benefits for both men and women.” To achieve this goal, PIND commissioned CEDPA in the last quarter of 2010 to conduct a gender assessment in the Niger […]
A report on Niger Delta Region Youth Assessment
In an attempt to better understand and reflect the needs and desires of youth in the Niger Delta in its programs and project, the foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), a non-profit organization established a guiding principle to integrate youth participation and mainstreaming of their issues into every aspect of project design […]
PIND 2011 Year in Review
Central to all PIND programs is the understanding that research, economic growth, peace building and capacity building efforts are interlocking components necessary to ensure broad-based economic growth in the Niger Delta. DOWNLOAD
