To reinforce community-led peacebuilding in the Niger Delta, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has inaugurated 90 young individuals as Peace Champions to support conflict monitoring and early response across the region. The 2025 cohort, inaugurated during a two-day workshop held from May 22 to 23, 2025, in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa…
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has issued a clarion call for urgent and coordinated action to address the growing impact of communal conflicts on agricultural productivity and investment in the Niger Delta. The call comes on the heels of a high-level roundtable convened by PIND on May 7, 2025,…
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in collaboration with Search for Common Ground and Stakeholder Democracy Network, has successfully concluded the first phase of its peacebuilding project titled A Community-Centered Approach to Transforming Criminality and Violence in the Niger Delta. Funded by the European Union, the 18-month initiative spanned 66 communities…
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) invites stakeholders to a critical policy roundtable on the impact of communal conflicts on agricultural investments in the Niger Delta. Scheduled for May 7, 2025, this engagement will foster dialogue on conflict-sensitive strategies to strengthen agricultural resilience and drive sustainable economic growth across the region.…
To tackle the root causes of violence and foster sustainable peace in the Niger Delta, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has implemented the Intercommunal Peace Initiative across Bayelsa and Delta States. This initiative builds on the outcomes of the Intercommunal Transformative Dialogue held in January 2025, which identified shared concerns…
To enhance conflict monitoring and response mechanisms in the Niger Delta, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has conducted refresher training for its Early Warning and Early Response (EWER) monitors across Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers States. The training is part of the European Union-funded project, A Community-Centered Approach to Transforming Criminality…
To strengthen peacebuilding efforts in the Niger Delta, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has expanded its Prevent Council infrastructure to Edo, Ondo, and Abia States. Launched in 2022, this initiative entered a new phase on February 7, 2025, building on previous successes in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Delta States,…
To enhance early warning monitoring and response planning in the Niger Delta, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) successfully hosted a Data Analytics Course and PIND-EU Project Early Warning Early Response (EWER) Coordination Meeting in Asaba, Delta State. The three-day training, held from January 16 to 18, 2024, brought together PIND…
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in collaboration with Search for Common Ground (SFCG) and Stakeholders Democracy Network (SDN), successfully convened the Intercommunal Transformative Dialogue to foster social cohesion and address systemic drivers of violence and criminality in Bayelsa and Delta States. The dialogue sessions, held from January 22 to…
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…