PIND partners with Ibom-LED on youth skills acquisition program
The Ibom-Led Entrepreneurial and Development Center invites you to participate in an intensive technical training program in tailoring and leatherwork. This program is designed to enable participants to establish careers in the fashion industry. It also includes sessions on behavioral skills and entrepreneurship, aimed at transforming the mindsets and enhancing the enterprise acumen of youth […]
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: April 28 – May 04, 2024
This weekly update spotlights organized criminal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on cult gang related killings in Delta State. Struggle for supremacy and territorial control among rival cult gangs has been a major cause of lethal violence and insecurity in Delta State. According to data (see map above), gang violence caused over […]
PIND, Ministry of Niger Delta Development Validate the Niger Delta Regional Peacebuilding Strategy (NDRPS)
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and the Ministry of Niger Delta Development (MNDD) led other stakeholders in the region to validate the Niger Delta Regional Peacebuilding Strategy (NDRPS) on Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. In his opening remarks, PIND’s Executive Director, Tunji Idowu, stated that […]
PIND Trains 90 Youths in its 2024 Cohort of the Niger Delta Peace Champions Program
Conflicts continue to remain the key limitations to peace and growth in the Niger Delta. This calls for more coordinated, operational-level support through grassroots-based peacebuilding and conflict early warning systems that can respond quickly in a targeted manner to rapidly changing conflict dynamics and longer-term peacebuilding needs. Given this, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in […]
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: April 21-27, 2024
This weekly update spotlights criminal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on domestic violence and criminal homicide in Akwa Ibom State. Domestic violence and homicide are major causes of insecurity in the State. According to data (see map above), domestic violence and criminal homicide caused over 150 fatalities in Akwa Ibom State between […]
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: April 14 – 20, 2024
This special edition of the weekly update spotlights emerging threats to public health and human security in the Niger Delta with a focus on the outbreak of Lassa fever in the region. Lassa Fever is a zoonotic and acute viral disease caused by the Lassa virus. It is transmitted through food and household items contaminated […]
PIND invites you to take part in its 2024 Participatory Strategic Review (PSR)
Every five years, PIND develops a strategic plan informed by a Participatory Strategic Review (PSR) of our work. This is to assess the effectiveness of our developmental strategies and approaches and inform our new strategic direction, and identify opportunities for continued effectiveness and relevance in the Niger Delta. As we approach the end of […]
Training Manual on Climate Smart Poultry Practices
This teaching manual has been painstakingly compiled to address the significant issues involved in poultry production for all categories of trainees/learners who wish to be involved in the poultry value chain. I encourage all who use it to do so with the mindset that agriculture is a goldmine and the way forward for us as a nation. God bless Nigeria. – Avwerosuoghene Okorodudu (PhD. RAS)
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update: April 07 – 13, 2024
This weekly update spotlights gang violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on cult and gang related killings in Rivers State. According to data (see map above), gang violence caused over 250 fatalities in Rivers State between January 2020 and December 2023. Recent data shows a rise in cult and gang related killings in […]
IGHub Developers and Netpreneurs Fellowship 2024
CLOSED: Ighub in partnership with PIND Foundation under the Youth Employment Pathways (YEP) program opens application for youth who wants to be trained in product design, web development, embedded systems engineering & digital marketing. Criteria: 1. Must have a laptop 2. Must be between the age of 16-30 3. Not eligible for students 4. […]
