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Niger Delta Youth Employment Pathways – Mid-Term Evaluation Report
The mid-term evaluation of the Niger Delta Youth Employment Pathways (NDYEP) project was conducted between February and April 2019 as the project’s first phase drew to a close. Its primary purpose is to provide evidence of the project’s progress so far, to support decision making of PIND Executive Directors; NDYEP project staff; partner project managers,…
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Two-Week Renewable Energy Training for 200 Youth from Edo State Begins
As part of a collaboration between Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Edo Jobs and PIND to create jobs through the training of a skilled workforce of up to 200 youth that can support the growing solar photovoltaic (PV) energy markets, PIND commenced a two-week training of the first 100 youth from July 29 to August 2, 2019. …
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Developing Nigeria’s Niger Delta – CNBC Africa
PIND is collecting insights and perspectives from different stakeholders under the PIND’s Participatory Strategic Review (PSR) exercise which will inform it’s priorities, identify new opportunities and guide the drafting of PIND’s five-year strategic plan for 2020 to 2024. Chime Asonye, Partnership and Engagement Manager at PIND Foundation talks to CNBC Africa about how PIND is…
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Communique Issued at end of the Cocoa Stakeholders’ Roundtable Organized by PIND Foundation in Collaboration with Ondo State Government
The Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND Foundation) in collaboration with the Ondo State Government organized a Cocoa Stakeholder’s Roundtable that brough all the key stakeholders in the Niger Delta and beyond together to discuss the common challenges affecting the sector, make recommendations to address the challenges and develop an action plan.…
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PIND 2019 Q2 Niger Delta Conflict Tracker
The Niger Delta peace and conflict landscape underwent substantial changes in the second quarter of 2019, compared to the first quarter of the year. There was a rise in lethal violence in the Niger Delta in Q2 2019 (See page 2). According to data uploaded to the P4P Peace Map (www.p4p-nigerdelta.org/peace-map), gang violence, criminality, communal…
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PIND Partners GIZ to Train 200 Youth on Renewable Energy in Edo State
The Foundation for Partnership initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND Foundation) has signed a partnership agreement with Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to train 200 youth in Edo State youth on renewable energy. Aimed at improving income generating employment opportunities for the young women and men in the state, the course is designed to…
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PIND ½ Hour on TV Enlightens Hundreds of Farmers on the Dangers of Poor Oil Palm Seedlings
The Niger Delta’s nine states account for about 75 percent of palm oil production in Nigeria and 80 percent of the production from the region comes from smallholder farmers. The proliferation of adulterated seedlings however threatens the livelihoods of oil palm farmers and is stifling the growth of the sector in Nigeria. PIND Half Hour,…
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Oil Palm Farming Without Tears – How improved harvesting technology is increasing oil palm production in the Niger Delta
Kingsley Ojeah pruning bunches with his MAH at his farm in Ubule-Uku in Delta State PIND has affected the lives of over 26, 000 palm fruits farmers with training on best practices like adoption of MAH On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, two women in their early 30s were on a moving motorcycle along Ubulu-Uku -…
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To Cut Down Oil Palm Farmers’ Losses, PIND Foundation Introduces the Malaysian Knife
In the 1960s, Nigeria was the leading producer of palm oil. Though the country still remains one of the largest producers, it now meets domestic demands through imports. The Niger Delta region accounts for roughly 57% of the palm oil produced in Nigeria. As Nigeria’s population continues to grow, there is an increase in…
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