On August 12, 2022, PIND joined the global community to commemorate the annual International Youth Day (IYD) to highlight issues that concern young people in the Niger Delta region, especially within its projects. This year, we worked in line with the recommendation by the United Nations on the need to close the gap created by…
CLOSED: PIND is seeking to engage an intern to support the MSD team in program implementation and management. The intern will work closely with the MSD manager and team members to become knowledgeable in the department. HOW TO APPLY Interested candidates should email the following documents to internships@pindfoundation.org with ‘MSD Intern’ as subject of email.…
PIND 2022 Q2 PROGRESS REPORT April – June 2022 This report highlights the achievements of PIND’s program interventions in the Niger Delta from April – June 2022 (Quarter 2, 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…
CLOSED: PIND is seeking to engage a finance intern to provide necessary support for the Economic Development Centers’ Finance functions. The intern will work with the Finance team responsible for managing all grants received from Donors, safeguarding assets, and providing support to all PIND’s programs, ensuring that program deliverables are met and also in compliance…
CLOSED: PIND is seeking to engage an intern to provide technical support in the daily management and marketing for the Advocacy Team, NDLink website and social media platforms. The intern will support PIND’s general Advocacy interventions and activities aimed at removing constraints to economic development and peace in the Niger Delta region. The Internship…
In July, the Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) inducted 90 youths into its Niger Delta Peace Champions Program. Spanning all nine states of the Niger Delta, the program empowers 18 to 35-year-olds to join PIND’s network of peace actors in peacebuilding, conflict early warning and early response (EWER), and carrying out interventions where…
In March and April 2022, PIND’s Peacebuilding Program organized capacity-building training for 32 (15 male, 17 female) participants from upland communities in Abia, Akwa Ibom, and Rivers States. PIND’s Integrated Peace and Development Unit (IPDU) trained the participants on volunteerism, leadership, conflict analysis, and identifying and reporting conflict incidents through the Early Warning Early Response…
Since 2010, we have worked to create and expand our programs, projects, and initiatives that support peace and prosperity. From our humble beginnings in a single state (Delta) over a decade ago, we now have strong footprints in all nine states in the region: (1) Ondo State; (2) Edo State; (3) Delta State; (4) Bayelsa State; (5) Imo State; (6) Rivers State; (7) Abia State; (8) Akwa-Ibom State; and (9) Cross River State.
Illegal oil bunkering and artisanal crude oil refining are organized environmental crimes that are driving conflict and insecurity in the Niger Delta. According to the report1 of an environmental impact assessment of oil exploration in Ogoniland, Rivers State, conducted by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) in 2011, illegal oil bunkering and artisanal refining are…
Sustainable peace and security remains a major challenge in the Niger Delta region. Data shows that there were no significant changes in the levels of conflict risk and lethal violence in the Niger Delta during the first quarter of 2022, compared to the fourth quarter of 2021 (See page 2). According to data uploaded to…