Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for April 11-17, 2021
This edition of the weekly update highlights targeted violence against security forces in the Niger Delta with a focus on targeted attacks on security facilities and personnel in Akwa Ibom State. According to data (see map below), attacks on security forces caused over 50 fatalities in more than 25 reported incidents in Akwa Ibom between [...] Vacancy: Communications Coordinator
The overall purpose of the role is to use targeted communications to enhance the Foundation’s reputation and influence with key stakeholders to enable it stimulate policies, practices and investments that help reduce conflict and poverty in the Niger Delta.
A Story of 4,355 Vulnerable Niger Delta Youth Equipped with Market Relevant Skills: The Niger Delta Youth Employment Pathways Project Close-out Workshop.
Funded by Ford Foundation and implemented between September 2017 and March 2021 in two phases, the 2-year project was piloted in three States – Abia, Akwa Ibom, and Rivers – and in emerging sectors of agriculture, construction, finished leather, ICT, and renewable energy that showed great potential for youth employment according to the labor market assessment conducted in the States.
Vacancy: Capacity Building Coordinator, Peace Building Program
The Capacity Building Coordinator will be primarily responsible for supporting the Peacebuilding Program by leading key capacity building initiatives, ensuring that conflict sensitive practices, lessons learned, and best practices are mainstreamed across the Partners for Peace Network and other identified stakeholders, and coordinating Monitoring & Evaluation collection efforts.
Vacancy: Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator
S/he will also contribute to the development and refinement of the impact assessment methodology on an on-going basis. The position holder will be required to develop the monitoring and evaluation plan in which each indicator will be clearly defined with description of data collection and analysis methods, timing and responsibilities.
NDYEP Close-out Ceremony
Join the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) on Wednesday, 14 April 2021in a ceremony to officially close out the Niger Delta Youth Employment Pathways (NDYEP) project that has demonstrated model trails for employment through competency based skills training of marginalized youth since 2017.
Launching a 30-Year Growth and Development Plan: The Abia State 30-Year Long Term Plan (2020-2050).
On 7 April 2021, the Abia State 30-Year Long Term Development Plan (2020-2050) developed by PIND Foundation with support from the Abia State Government was launched by the Deputy Governor of Abia State at the Abia State Government House in Umuahia, Abia State with representatives of PIND Foundation and State Government officials present. PIND’s support [...] PIND, Stakeholders Move to Tackle Inadequate Land for Agriculture in the Niger Delta
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) convened a high-level stakeholders roundtable in Asaba on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 to address constraints of inadequate arable land for agriculture in the Niger Delta.
Niger Delta Weekly Conflict Update for April 04 – 10, 2021
This edition of the weekly update highlights insurgency and counter-insurgent violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on criminal insurgency in Imo State. According to data (see map below), insurgency and counter-insurgent violence caused over 100 fatalities in Imo State between 2016 and 2020. Recent data shows a rise in criminal insurgency - criminal [...] Access to Agricultural Land in Delta, Edo and Ondo States Final Report
Access to agricultural land was discovered not to be as difficult as imagined for the small-scale farmers.
This study presented by PIND Foundation was informed by the need to understand the public policies of the three focal states (Delta, Edo, and Ondo) with respect to access to agricultural land and how such policies are being implemented.
