PIND Joins Global Community to Advocate for Gender Parity for Women Living in Rural Areas
We attended the 62nd session of Commission on the Status of Women (#CSW62) which happened at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from March 12 – 23, 2018 in continuation of our advocacy for gender parity for women living in rural areas across the globe, with special focus on those living in the Niger […]
Women United for Economic Empowerment (WUEE)
Women United for Economic Empowerment (WUEE) champions women’s rights and equal gender representation in target communities in Akwa Ibom State. By working directly with both women and community leaders, activities in this area aim to increase the participation of women in governance and decision-making, as well as end violence against women and girls.
Community Empowerment and Development Initiative (CEDI)
Community Empowerment and Development Initiative CEDI is working to ensure the rights of women are protected through series of human rights training and capacity building initiatives. The activities implemented by CEDI to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, with support from PIND, were geared towards increasing the consciousness of young […]
Ideal Women Advance Initiative (IWAI)
Ideal Women Advance Initiative (IWAI) is a Nigerian non- governmental organization (NGO) operating in the Niger Delta since 2007. The organization was founded as a response to the complex problem women and young people face during and after violent conflict, health management crises and the gap in the governance structure in local communities
Girls Got It
Girls Got It was one of the recipients of the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND)’s grant to address issues related to gender based violence. Girls Got It project was designed to address investment failure to reach vulnerable girls in the poorest communities who have been cut off from mainstream programmes and […]
Training Women Journalists to Contribute to Peacebuilding and Stability in Rivers State
The media has a role to play in raising public awareness on development, stability and growth in the region. This is why our Capacity and Peace building teams collaborated with the Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme (NSRP) to organize a 3-day training on ‘Conflict and Gender Sensitive Reporting’
Empowering Women through Bridging the Parity Gap
The International Women’s Day (IWD) is a day set aside the world over to celebrate women and their contributions to humanity. This year’s occasion titled ‘Pledge for Parity’ was geared to celebrate women farmers and discuss how women could achieve economic parity through agriculture. This theme is important to us because it deeply aligned with […]
PIND’s Studies on Gender in the Niger Delta – Important Insights
In order to highlight the differential impact of poverty, inequality and conflict on women/girls and men/boys, PIND commissioned a Gender Assessment of the Niger Delta Region in 2011 which was conducted by the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) and another study in 2012 titled Identification and Analysis of Traditional Gender Norms and its […]
Breaking Gender Myths Surrounding Women’s Use of Improved Palm Fruit Harvesting Technology
“While I could not climb tree to cut down the fresh fruit bunch, I made determination to use the MAH […]
LADPO Facilitates Access to Resources for Ondo Rural Women Farmers after M4P Training
After participating in the M4P training, we have discovered that we should not be the ‘burden bearer’. […]
