PIND’s Journey in Advancing Peace in the Niger Delta: The Impact of the EU- Funded Project

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The Niger Delta is witnessing a remarkable transformation towards peace, thanks to the EU-funded project titled, “A Community-Centered Approach to Transforming Criminality and Violence in the Niger Delta”. This initiative, implemented across Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers States by a consortium that includes Search for Common Ground (SFCG), Stakeholders Democracy Network (SDN), Academic Associates PeaceWorks (AAPW),…

Fostering Dialogue for Peace: PIND’s Initiative to Enhance Social Cohesion in Bayelsa

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In a bid to foster trust between youth and government security actors, The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives In the Niger Delta, (PIND), recently concluded a one-week social cohesion activity in Bayelsa State, bringing together over 400 youths, community leaders, and security personnel from eight local government areas. Part of the broader “Community-Centered Approach to Transforming…

PIND Strengthens Capacity of Prevent Councils in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Delta States.

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In an ongoing effort to foster sustainable peace and enhance community resilience in the Niger Delta, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has successfully bolstered the capacity of over 69 Prevent Council members across Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Delta States. These councils are integral to PIND’s peacebuilding strategy, designed to…

Embracing Inclusivity: The Inspiring Journey of a Peace Champion in the Niger Delta

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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…

PIND Inducts 90 Youths Into its Niger Delta Peace Champions Program

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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…

How PIND-trained Peace Actors in Abia, Rivers, Akwa Ibom resolved conflicts in their communities

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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…

PIND Foundation Empowers Niger Delta Youth for Employment and Peacebuilding

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The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND)has trained 374 Niger Delta youthsin Warri and Asaba, Delta State on peacebuilding with a focus on volunteerism, conflict management and PIND’s SMS-based early warning reporting system. The training, whichtook place in Warri from February 21 to 22, and in Asaba from February 24 to 25,…

PIND & Fund for Peace Documentary on Peacebuilding Honored as Gold & Silver Winners in Four Categories at The Webby’s Inaugural Anthem Awards

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(Abuja, Nigeria)/(Washington, D.C.) The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and Fund for Peace (FFP) received four of the Webby’s Inaugural Anthem Awards for their “For the Good of All: Three Partners for Peace Stories” peacebuilding documentary in “Humanitarian Action & Services”: Gold Winner for the “Best Strategy, Awareness Category (Not-For-Profit),” Gold…

PIND Trains Abiteye and Utonana Youths in Delta State on Peacebuilding and Conflict Management

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The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) held a capacity-building training for key youth stakeholders of Abiteye and Utonana both in Warri, Delta State from January 31 to February 1, 2022. The training was in line with the implementation of an intervention aimed at curbing an impending inter-communal crisis threatening the peaceful…