PIND 2022 Q4 Progress Report

PIND 2022 Q4 PROGRESS REPORT Oct – Dec 2022 PIND’s goal is to identify, catalyze and leverage opportunities, jobs and incomes for our target beneficiaries. In these roles, we robustly engage in identifying multi stakeholder partners, and then act as a catalyst for establishing an enabling environment for socio-economic growth in the Niger Delta region.…

2023 Elections: PIND facilitates Peace Pact Signing by Five Gubernatorial Candidates in Akwa Ibom State

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.  …

Strengthening Community Structures for Sustainable Peace: PIND Inaugurates Prevent Councils in Akwa Ibom, Delta and Cross River

The Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND) inaugurated Prevent Councils in three states in the Niger Delta Region: Akwa Ibom, Delta, and Cross River. The events took place from December 5-7 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, December 6-8 in Calabar, Cross River, and December 7-9 in Asaba, Delta. The theme of the events…

PIND Collaborates with Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs on Peacebuilding Framework

The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is providing technical support to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA) in designing and developing a regional peacebuilding framework to address conflict and security issues in the region. The Niger Delta Regional Peacebuilding Strategy (NDRPS) will harness and integrate peacebuilding efforts within the region…

Sponsoring a Media Award to Promote Development and Solution Journalism

The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) sponsored a new category at the 31st edition of Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME): the PIND Prize for Niger Delta Reporting. The award is part of PIND’s Media Solution Journalism Innovative Grants or PIND media grants, an initiative geared at promoting and rewarding solution…

PIND 2022 Q3 Progress Report

PIND 2022 Q3 PROGRESS REPORT July – Sep 2022 This report highlights the achievements of PIND’s program interventions in the Niger Delta from July – September 2022 (Quarter 3, 2022), and provides relevant information about program management, lessons learned, and plans for the next quarter. The report demonstrates how PIND is driving change to ensure…

Understanding and implementing Cocoa Traceability systems – Perspectives from the Nigerian Cocoa Sustainability sector

Invitation to Participate in the quarterly Cocoa sustainability webinar on the  23rd of November, 2022. We write to cordially invite you to participate in the quarterly cocoa sustainability webinar, scheduled for 23 rd of November, 2022. The central theme of this edition is, “Implementing cocoa sustainability systems in Nigeria”. This webinar edition is being organized…

Q&A: Why the Niger Delta is primed for investment and improvement

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…

A Demand-Led Skills Development Model is the Panacea to Youth Unemployment

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…

Perception Study to Evidence The Impacts of PIND’s Peace building Program in the Niger Delta 2020-2021

This study aimed to ascertain how PIND, through its Peacebuilding (PB) Program has impacted in contribung to a more peaceful, secure and safe environment that enables economic development in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. It also provides data for one of the key metrics of PIND’s Peacebuilding Program: a measure of the “populaon that feel safe…