Within 5 years, the cocoa industry in the Niger Delta will be characterized by improved linkages and communicaons between smallholder farmers and the processors and exporters, with common mutual incenves. The industry will have a strong supporng services providers delivering the inputs, extension, and technologies that smallholder farmers need to upgrade leading to increasing producvity…
PIND Foundation and other international development partners including the European Union Niger Delta Support Programme 4 on May 16, 2019 paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Governor of State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, represented by Deputy Governor Rt. Honorable Ude Oko Chukwu, at the Abia State Government House, Umuahia to congratulate the Government for coming…
Representatives of the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND Foundation) and other international development partners including the European Union Niger Delta Support Programme 4 on May 16, 2019 paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Governor of State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, represented by Deputy Governor Rt. Honorable Ude Oko Chukwu, at the…
Oil extraction and production has been a key driver of conflict in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The region has occasionally erupted in violent protests against oil companies over issues relating to community development, compensation for damage caused by oil spills and other oil-related environmental hazards. These agitations and protests sometimes spark violence and…
PIND paid an advocacy visit to the Edo State Governor and members of his economic team at the Government House in Benin City on March 22, 2019. The purpose of the visit was to present an award plaque to the State Governor for Edo State emerging one of the winners of the 2018 NDDF; to…
As we tackle poverty and insecurity in the Niger Delta, not only are local partnerships key but also the facilitation of regional cooperation through donor coordination.
The service provider’s model is one of PIND’s new market development approaches for boosting economic opportunities and reducing poverty for thousands of farmers and SMEs.
Our work at PIND Foundation represents a portfolio of partnerships. These partnership networks have created a new force for positive change in the Niger Delta region. Because we have a shared vision of sustainable socio-economic development with market actors (like input companies, agro-dealers, and service providers), together we have achieved a greater scale in building…
PIND awarded grants to four organizations in Rivers State (Green Concern for Development- GreenCODE; Community Resources Development Organization; Centre for Development Support Initiative; and Development Initiative for Community Impact) to address Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the state.