PIND has successfully launched a pioneering arts and culture initiative aimed at building social cohesion and reducing violence across Bayelsa and Delta States. Beginning on October 14, 2024, this two-week program engaged 16 communities across 8LGAs in both states with unique cultural activities that foster unity, encouraging alternative pathways to violence through shared heritage and…
To ensure compliance with NASC’s certification requirements for cassava seed multiplication, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in collaboration with the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC), Umudike Seeds, and Kolping Society of Nigeria, recently conducted a comprehensive post-planting certification field visit from July 17th to 19th, 2024. This initiative targeted Cassava…
In the heart of Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is advancing peace through its innovative Peace Champions program. This initiative nurtures young peace actors to identify and report conflicts using PIND’s conflict tracker map, enabling effective interventions. The second year of implementing this program marked a…
Over the years, PIND has positioned itself to play a key role in peaceful elections in the Niger Delta region. We do this by deploying the community-driven Early Warning Early Response (EWER) system Early Warning Early Response (EWER) system to provide a Niger Delta Conflict update. The importance of this update in stemming electoral violence cannot be overemphasized;…
Women are considered bankable investors and usually have a higher credit repayment rate. PIND’s partnership with ETIN Power provided grant support towards establishing their business case. This further paved the way for the company to access an innovative equipment lease facility required to finance their project in Edo State. In addition, ETIN power also benefited…
Governorship Candidates signing Peace Pact On Sunday, January 29, 2023, five (5) Governorship Candidates in Akwa Ibom State signed the 2023 Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Peace Pact under the Election Violence Prevention & Mitigation (e-VIP) Project to publicly signify their commitment to run a violence-free election and peaceful government in the 2023 Elections. …
PIND’s Executive Director, Tunji Idowu, was recently interviewed by Devex on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 77). Below is an excerpt: The Niger Delta is the prime location for investment in sustainable development initiatives, but too many are put off by the area’s reputation, said Tunji Idowu, executive director of Partnership…
Youth unemployment is one of the most significant development challenges facing governments and development partners in Nigeria today. The country suffers from a “labor market trifecta” of jobless growth, an expanding population, and unemployable youth. Despite decades of reasonably steady economic growth, the Nigerian economy has not generated the jobs required to sustain its large…
On Thursday, September 15, 2022, the Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, visited IG Hub, one of PIND’s implementing partners on the Youth Employment Pathways (YEP) project in Aba, Abia State. IG Hub is currently training PIND-supported youth on information communication technology (ICT). The governor met with PIND’s YEP Manager, Patrick Ekpe, and IG…
PIND sponsored 10 of its Youth Employment Pathways (YEP) participants to attend the Niger Delta Future Fest in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. This was done to commemorate International Youth Day, whose theme was ‘Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages.’ The participants share their stories of being part of the YEP Program and a message to other Niger Delta Youths.