PIND Foundation Organizes Climate-Smart Best Management Practices Training For Oil Palm Service Providers in the Niger Delta
In a bid to enhance sustainable agriculture and boost productivity in the oil palm sector, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in partnership with Self-Help And Rural Development Association (SHERDA), recently organized a comprehensive training program for farm service providers. The two-day event held in Warri, Delta State, on the 13 […]
PIND and BOI Deepen Partnership to Drive Development in the Niger Delta
At PIND, we believe that one organization cannot solve all the interconnected problems of the Niger Delta region. This is why partnership remains at the core of all that we do. As we transition into our fourth strategic phase (14 years) of operating in the region, we continue establishing and strengthening partnerships with key government […]
PIND Tackles Sustainability in Nigeria’s Niger Delta’s Cocoa & Oil Palm Sectors by Empowering Women, Restoring Forests.
The Niger Delta region faces a critical challenge: balancing economic growth with environmental protection. In response, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is taking a leading role in the FAO-GEF Food Systems, Land Use Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Program. This multi-year initiative, launched in 2023, aims to transform cocoa and oil palm […]
PIND Hosts Cocoa Climate-Smart Agriculture GAP Manual Technical Review Meeting in Ondo State.
In the face of escalating climate change impacts around the globe, climate-smart agriculture has become crucial for the success and sustainability of farming activities. Recognizing this, the Foundation for Partnership Initiates in the Niger Delta region (PIND) is collaborating with the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) to develop a Cocoa Climate-Smart Good Agricultural Practices […]
PIND, Ministry of Niger Delta Development Validate the Niger Delta Regional Peacebuilding Strategy (NDRPS)
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and the Ministry of Niger Delta Development (MNDD) led other stakeholders in the region to validate the Niger Delta Regional Peacebuilding Strategy (NDRPS) on Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. In his opening remarks, PIND’s Executive Director, Tunji Idowu, stated that [...] PIND Trains 90 Youths in its 2024 Cohort of the Niger Delta Peace Champions Program
Conflicts continue to remain the key limitations to peace and growth in the Niger Delta. This calls for more coordinated, operational-level support through grassroots-based peacebuilding and conflict early warning systems that can respond quickly in a targeted manner to rapidly changing conflict dynamics and longer-term peacebuilding needs. Given this, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in […]
PIND invites you to take part in its 2024 Participatory Strategic Review (PSR)
2024/04/26 17:00:00 Every five years, PIND develops a strategic plan informed by a Participatory Strategic Review (PSR) of our work. This is to assess the effectiveness of our developmental strategies and approaches and inform our new strategic direction, and identify opportunities for continued effectiveness and relevance in the Niger Delta. As we approach the [...] PIND’s Executive Director Charges Journalists to Tell More Stories on Development in the Niger Delta
Tunji Idowu, the Executive Director of the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), has called on journalists to join PIND in telling stories of the development in the Niger Delta. Mr. Idowu said this at an interactive session with the three recipients of the PIND Prize for Niger Delta Development Reporting [...] Business Support Certification Program
The MSD project is organizing a 3-Day online workshop via zoom. This workshop targets Business Support Providers (BSPs) for MSMEs. During the workshop training, Business Support Providers will be trained on: 1. Building Sustainable Business Development Center 2. BDS Structure, Systems and Business Processes 3. Tools and Solutions for BSPs and MSMEs (Hands on). If [...] PIND facilitates job creation in Ondo State (Nigeria)
In continuing its efforts to reduce youth unemployment within Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) unveiled the Ondo State edition of its Youth Employment Pathways (YEP) program in Akure, the state capital, on January 17, 2024. PIND collaborated with the Ondo state government and other state actors [...] 