Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 24-30, 2021
This special edition of the weekly update spotlights the growing threat of kidnapping for ransom in the Niger Delta with a focus on targeted kidnapping of students and educators in Cross River State. According to data (see map below), more than 35 incidents of kidnapping for ransom were reported in Cross Rivers State between January [...] Call for Proposal: Small Grants to Address Gender-Based Violence.
CLOSED: [dt_teaser style="2" background="plain" animation="fadeInDownBig"]PIND intends to award grants to organizations that can participate in providing creative ideas and activities that will help address the issues around this year’s focus with the objectives of taking actions in addressing GBV as it relates to the theme through innovative activities and to provide an all-inclusive platforms to [...] National Cassava Summit: Catalysing and Scaling of Private Sector-led Cassava Seed Development in Nigeria.
NATIONAL CASSAVA SUMMIT CATALYSING AND SCALING OF PRIVATE SECTOR-LED CASSAVA SEED DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA. [dt_default_button link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPINDFoundation%2Fvideos%2F300226508620563|title:Watch%20the%20National%20Summit|target:_blank" size="big" button_alignment="btn_center" animation="zoomIn" icon_type="picker" icon_picker="fas fa-hand-point-up"]WATCH NOW[/dt_default_button]2021/11/04 16:08:27[dt_icon_text layout="layout_1" dt_text_title="DATE:" dt_text_title_font_size="18px" dt_text_custom_title_color="#004b54" dt_text_desc="Thursday, 04 November, 2021" dt_text_content_font_style="normal:bold:none" dt_text_content_font_size="14px" show_btn="n" icon_picker="Defaults-calendar" dt_text_icon_size="30px" dt_text_icon_bg_size="45px" dt_text_icon_paddings="0px 15px 0px 0px" dt_text_icon_color="#dd0000" dt_text_icon_bg_color="rgba(237,237,237,0.8)"][dt_icon_text layout="layout_1" dt_text_title="VENUE:" dt_text_title_font_size="18px" dt_text_custom_title_color="#004b54" dt_text_desc="Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Abuja, FCT." dt_text_content_font_style="normal:bold:none" [...] Consultant to Conduct a Perception Study to Evidence Impact of PIND’s Peacebuilding Program
CLOSED: [dt_teaser style="2" background="plain" animation="fadeInDownBig"]PIND is seeking an expert consultant to conduct a survey to collect data and information to provide insight and understanding of PIND’s contribution to the experience and perception of improved safety and security in the Niger Delta, as well as the impact of PIND’s peace building interventions in target communities. The [...] Securing Our Future: The Fierce Urgency of Now – PIND’s Executive Director to Speak at #NES27
The Executive Director of the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta - PIND, Tunji Idowu, has been announced as a speaker at the 27th Nigerian Economic Summit which will be held in Abuja from October 25 - 26, 2021. The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) is a private sector-led, non-partisan and apolitical think-tank [...] Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 17-23, 2021
This edition of the weekly update spotlights the herder-farmer conflict in the Niger Delta with a focus on the resurgence of clashes between farmers and herders in Rivers State. According to data (see map below), resource conflicts caused more than 100 fatalities in Rivers State between January 2018 and September 2021. Recent incidents indicate a [...] Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 10-16, 2021
This edition of the weekly update spotlights violent criminality in the Niger Delta with a focus on the growing threat of kidnapping for ransom in Akwa Ibom State. According to data (see map below), more than 25 kidnapping incidents and over 20 fatalities were reported in Akwa Ibom State between January 2018 and June 2021. [...] Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 03-09, 2021
This edition of the weekly update spotlights violent agitation in the Niger Delta with a focus on violent separatist agitation in Imo State. Accord-ing to data (see map below), separatist agitation and targeted violence caused over 220 fatalities in Imo State between January 2019 and June 2021. Latest incidents indicate an increase in targeted [...] APPLY: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Consultant
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Mapping Peace Monitors and Outcomes of EWER Training in KEFFES and Dodo River RDCs of Bayelsa State
An assessment at the end of the training showed that about 80% of the Peace Monitors sent in properly drafted incident reports which effectively captured the incident narrative, location of the incident, parties involved, gender and the time of occurrence.
