A Story of 4,355 Vulnerable Niger Delta Youth Equipped with Market Relevant Skills: The Niger Delta Youth Employment Pathways Project Close-out Workshop.
Funded by Ford Foundation and implemented between September 2017 and March 2021 in two phases, the 2-year project was piloted in three States – Abia, Akwa Ibom, and Rivers – and in emerging sectors of agriculture, construction, finished leather, ICT, and renewable energy that showed great potential for youth employment according to the labor market assessment conducted in the States.
PIND, Stakeholders Move to Tackle Inadequate Land for Agriculture in the Niger Delta
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) convened a high-level stakeholders roundtable in Asaba on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 to address constraints of inadequate arable land for agriculture in the Niger Delta.
Building Capacity for Clean Energy: PIND and GIZ Partner to Improve Access to Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Nigeria
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) on 23 February 2020, signed an MoU with the German international development agency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to develop Nigeria’s human capital for improved access to renewable energy and energy efficiency in Nigeria through the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP).
PIND, Ondo Discuss Repositioning Osopadec As Akeredolu Approves Ondo State Agricultural Policy
On Thursday February 4 2021, The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) led by its Executive Director, Dr. Dara Akala visited with the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu and presented a recommended Agricultural Policy for Ondo State as well as an Organizational Review and Assessment of the Ondo State Oil Producing […]
USAID and PIND Launch Project to Tackle the Challenges of Food Security in the Niger Delta
November 30, 2020, Zoom: As Nigeria, and by extension the Niger Delta, face the disruptions in the economy resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic that is projected to exacerbate an already challenging situation of food security, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development launched the ‘Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Extension & Advisory Services Activity’ in the Niger Delta (Specifically in Cross River and Delta States).
IITA, PIND, NRCRI, sign MoU to promote Nigeria’s cassava seed system in the Niger Delta region
Ibadan, 16 November: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) working in collaboration with the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) and the Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build and promote a cassava seed system that will trigger the adoption of cassava stems of […]
International Women’s Day Roundtable Opening Remarks
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ROUNDTABLE AT PIND’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, WARRI, DELTA STATE ON MARCH 19, 2020
High Level Press Briefing and Flag off of 2019 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence
PIND is resolute in its commitment to promote women empowerment and gender equality including addressing Gender Based Violence (GBV). The Foundation has consistently demonstrated this through its policies and actions.
PIND Explores Collaboration Opportunities With The Federal Ministry Of Budget And National Planning
PIND, on October 2, 2019 met with officials of the Ministry of State for Budget and National Planning in Abuja. PIND’s Deputy Executive Director, Tunji Idowu, who led the delegation, explained that the purpose of the visit was to offer assistance to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning based on PIND’s core program areas
An energy access model for off-grid communities in the Niger Delta
Electricity is a major recipe for development and sustainable growth. The provision of electricity and affordable energy has been a major challenge to communities in the Niger Delta for as far back as the earliest beneficiation of natural resources within the region. An analysis of the International Energy Agency’s 2014 Energy Indicators statistics for Nigeria, […]
