PIND Receives Gender Mainstreaming Award 2021 for Investing in Women and Accelerating Gender Parity
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta – PIND has just received her 2nd position award for the Empowerment of Women in the Community – West Africa from the Gender Mainstreaming Awards 2021! The awards ceremony took place virtually on 09 September 2021.
Niger Delta Weekly Update for September 19-25, 2021
This special edition of the weekly update spotlights illegal arms production and trafficking in the Niger Delta with a focus on the proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW) in Abia State. According to data (see map below), more than 28% of reported incidents of illicit arms trafficking in the Niger Delta, […]
Niger Delta Weekly Update for September 12-18, 2021
This special edition of the weekly update spotlights drug abuse in the Niger Delta with a focus on illicit drug peddling and abuse in Delta State. According to data (see map below), 14% of reported incidents of illicit drug production, trafficking and abuse in the Niger Delta between Janu-ary 2018 and June 2021, occurred […]
PIND Foundation has been nominated for the MKO Abiola Community Engagement Award
The race to select and celebrate Nigeria’s community development and human rights heroes has intensified as voting commences for the nominees of the 2021 Community and Human Rights (CAHR) Awards, organised by frontline sustainability focussed outfit, CSR-in- Action. CAHR Awards is Nigeria’s first initiative dedicated to celebrating outstanding individuals and organisations that have performed excellently […]
Niger Delta Weekly Update for September 05-11, 2021
This edition of the weekly update spotlights organized crime in the Niger Delta with a focus on kidnapping for ransom in Bayelsa State. Recent data indicates an increase in incidents of kidnapping for ransom in Bayelsa State. According to data (see map below), more than 70 incidents of kidnapping were reported in the State […]
Niger Delta Weekly Update for August 29 – September 04, 2021
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 below), over 500 cult and gang related fatalities were reported in Rivers State between January 2018 and June 2021. Recent data shows a resurgence of cult and gang […]
PIND Partners with DMG Events to Improve the Market for Renewable Energy in the Niger Delta
As part of PIND’s commitment to improving access to renewable energy in the Niger Delta, PIND on 20 May, 2021, signed a partnership agreement with DMG Events; an international exhibitions and publishing company, headquartered in Dubai, UAE with expanded business operations in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Singapore, Canada, South Africa, and the UK.
30- Year Development Plan – A Roadmap in Taking Policy Decisions
’I am Dr. Nnnena Chikezie, the Permanent Secretary and the Executive Secretary of Abia State Planning Commission. Our collaboration with PIND in developing the Abia State long term plan was very demanding. It was equally a learning process and it gave us confidence that we were dealing with an organization that has strong technical strength to deliver. Even with the COVID-19, PIND kept pushing on, encouraging the State to go with the project. PIND gave us a project manager that would not stop until he got the target achieved. We had to adapt to the new normal and because there was every need to deliver the project on PIND’s part, they supported us in every way.
Quarter 2, 2021 Progress Update – Lessons Learned
It was not all rosy during the quarter! We had our hiccups and we learned some valuable lessons that helped us along the way! Examples include the rising inflation, Twitter ban, reduced spend on promotional activities by input companies, technology challenges with solar solutions and many more! Learn all about these here.
Niger Delta Quarterly Conflict Tracker – 2021 Q2
There were significant changes in the dynamics of peace and conflict in the Niger Delta during the second quarter of 2021, compared to the first quarter of the year (See page 2). These changes include an increase in lethal violence and conflict fatalities, driven by the outbreak of additional conflict issues and the emergence of […]
