Niger Delta Quarterly Conflict Trends – January to March, 2018
The conflict tracker looks at the trends and patterns of conflict risk factors and incidents of violence, and the related pressure on peace and stability in the Niger Delta.
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What You Should Know About MIT SOLVE and PIND’s Participation
We are excited to announce that our Executive Director, Dara Akala, will join 13 other global development leaders on the judging panel for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) 2018 Solve Challenge. One of this year’s challenges focuses on proffering solutions for coastal communities to mitigate and adapt to climate change as they develop and…
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Low Carbon Investment Opportunities for Expanded Growth in the Niger Delta
We attended the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)’s ‘Low Carbon Investment Opportunities in Nigeria’ workshop in Lagos on April 13, 2018, to share how our economic development programs and empirical data contribute to expanding growth in the Niger Delta, with examples taken from the palm oil, cassava and aquaculture value chain projects.
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PIND Shares Business Models for Development at the Imo State Business Summit
Following invitation by the State Government, we attended the Imo State Business summit on April 27, 2018, at the Imo State Trade and Investment Center in New Owerri. The event also served as the official launch of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Policy in the State.
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World Water Day 2018 Celebration
To commemorate the 2018 World Water Day Celebration, the Foundation partnered with Rotary Clubs of Districts 9141 and 9142 of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State and Procter & Gamble (P&G) International on March 22, 2018, for a public enlightenment event hosted at the Universal Primary Education (UPE) Model Primary School and Township Primary School, Ovom, Yenagoa,…
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9th Annual Harvard African Development Conference: Discussing Africa’s Energy Transition and Diversification
On March 23 – 24, we were on a panel at the 9th Annual Harvard Development Conference held at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA, to discuss innovative business models for delivering energy to underserved communities and ways of influencing government policies toward energy efficiency in the continent. The African Development Conference (ADC) has over the…
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PIND Joins Global Community to Advocate for Gender Parity for Women Living in Rural Areas
From Left to Right: Ene Obi, ActionAid Nigeria's Country Director, Professor Joy Ezeilo, Executive Director of Women's Aid Collective and Bose Eitokpah, PIND's Capacity Building Manager at the 62nd United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. We attended the 62nd session of Commission on the Status of Women (#CSW62) which…
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Chorkor Oven Demonstration for Fish Smokers in Delta State
March 8, 2018. We were at Ugborodo and Ago-Nla Communities in Escravos, located in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, to demonstrate the Chorkor Oven to fish farmers in the communities Chorkor Oven is an appropriate technology that is very efficient for smoking fish, with a capacity to smoke up to 250kg of…
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Agricultural Development in Delta State
March 16, 2018. On this day in Delta State, we participated in a meeting that marked the start of the Delta State Agricultural Policy Development to discuss viable policies for agricultural development in the State. The policy will be launched on March 22, 2018. The meeting was attended by Strengthening Advocacy for Civic Engagement (SACE),…
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Election Scenarios Simulation Exercise for Peace Actors in Rivers State
Rivers State Partners for Peace (P4P) hosted a 2019 election scenarios simulation exercise for peace actors in the State on March 16, 2018. The peace actors who attended the exercise learned conflict mitigation approaches for different possible scenarios that may come up during Nigeria’s general elections in 2019. This is part of PIND’s peace building…
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