The Niger Delta region faces a critical challenge: balancing economic growth with environmental protection. In response, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is taking a leading role in the FAO-GEF Food Systems, Land Use Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Program. This multi-year initiative, launched in 2023, aims to transform cocoa and oil palm…
This first quarter (January – March) 2024 report is intended to keep our donors, Board of Trustees, and partners aware of project achievements and constraints, share lessons learned, and seek deeper levels of collaborations to consolidate our impact, and advance our collective effort on business development and sustainability. Also, to showcase the nexus between our…
The Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND) participated in the National Disability Convening held in collaboration with the National Commission for Persons with Disability and the Disability Rights Advocacy Center, with support from Ford Foundation. The two-day workshop took place in Abuja on May 13, 2024, providing a platform for PIND and…
The Niger Delta was relatively peaceful during the third quarter of 2023. There was a decrease in lethal violence during the period compared to the first and second quarters of the year (see page 2). Data shows significant improvement in the overall peace and security situation in the region. Stakeholders including civil society organizations (CSOs),…
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…
CONTENTS Introduction Contents About PIND Chairperson & Executive Director’s Annual Message 2023 RESULTS Evaluation of PIND’s Interventions in the Niger Delta Program Performance Reducing Conflict, Fostering Peace and Stability Reducing Poverty Access to Finance FEED THE FUTURE꞉ The Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (AEAS) Activity Enabling Youth Employment Facilitating Alternative Clean Energy Solutions Supporting…
RAD5 TECH Hub Technical and Soft Skills Training Bootcamp RAD5 TECH Hub seeks to empower youths with digital skills, providing access to job placement and product development opportunities. This initiative is part of the “Youths Employment Pathways” (YEP) Project, fully sponsored by PIND. It aims to create jobs and equip unemployed youths aged 16-30…
PIND partners with Ibom-LED on youth skills acquisition program The Ibom-Led Entrepreneurial and Development Center invites you to participate in an intensive technical training program in tailoring and leatherwork. This program is designed to enable participants to establish careers in the fashion industry. It also includes sessions on behavioral skills and entrepreneurship, aimed at transforming…
Conflicts continue to remain the key limitations to peace and growth in the Niger Delta. This calls for more coordinated, operational-level support through grassroots-based peacebuilding and conflict early warning systems that can respond quickly in a targeted manner to rapidly changing conflict dynamics and longer-term peacebuilding needs. Given this, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in…
This teaching manual has been painstakingly compiled to address the significant issues involved in poultry production for all categories of trainees/learners who wish to be involved in the poultry value chain. I encourage all who use it to do so with the mindset that agriculture is a goldmine and the way forward for us as a nation. God bless Nigeria. – Avwerosuoghene Okorodudu (PhD. RAS)