The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is proud to sponsor The PIND Prize for Niger Delta Development Reporting at the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME). This will be the second time PIND is sponsoring this prize. The PIND Prize rewards solution journalism reports on issues within the Niger Delta that…
PIND and its US partner, NDPI, were at the 78th United Nations General Assembly in September 2023, actively participating in a series of events like the Gala night at the Africa-America Institute, the three sessions of the DEVEX@UNGA78, the Concordia Annual Summit, SEforALL roundtable event and the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI)-Unstoppable Africa event. Chuks…
PIND participated as one of the Panelists at an interactive session of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Policy Dialogue with Development Partners. The Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja event was tagged “Rethinking NDDC’s Mandate in the Context of Current Realities in The Niger Delta.” The event brought together local & international development partners to…
The race to select and celebrate Nigeria’s community development and human rights heroes has intensified as voting commences for the nominees of the 2021 Community and Human Rights (CAHR) Awards, organised by frontline sustainability focussed outfit, CSR-in- Action. CAHR Awards is Nigeria’s first initiative dedicated to celebrating outstanding individuals and organisations that have performed excellently…
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has been recently certified by the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) as an international market development crusader. This is due to its adoption of the international standard procedure as recognized by the DCED in its socio-economic development programs to address various economic challenges in…
Because of the enormity of development issues in the Niger Delta, at PIND Foundation, our overarching strategy is to work in partnerships with a diverse collection of partners, including bilateral and multi-lateral aid agencies, federal and state government agencies, private companies and civil society organizations to take advantage of combining resources, capabilities and technical expertise…
PREAMBLE The Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification assures buyers of palm oil products that the standards of production are sustainable. On the international scene, this certification is required for large plantations/processors to supply palm oil products to the big industrial consumers/secondary processors. The large plantations that are RSPO certified can only buy…
Effective on December 1, 2016, Dr. Dara Akala takes over from Sam Daibo as Executive Director of the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND). Dr. Akala has helped to shape the direction of PIND’s various programs and projects over the past five years. He has worked with PIND since 2011 when…
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in collaboration with the Imo State Government and Market Development for the Niger Delta (DAI -MADE) is set to hold the fifth edition of the Niger Delta Development Forum (NDDF) in Owerri, Imo State, from October 19-20, 2016 with the theme ‘Towards Self-Sustaining Development in the…
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) Partners with Federal Government, Development Organizations on National Cassava Summit Theme: Towards a U.S. $5 billion Per Annum Cassava Industry in the Next Five Years Abuja, Nigeria – On September 8th, 2016, GIZ and PIND, in collaboration with…