Felicia Miller
After years as a primary school teacher, I resigned and became a full-home farmer. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I met with Ambassador Godwin Akandu from Rivers State, a service provider, who introduced me to PIND, and I received training on cultivating oil palm. I then started planning oil palm and other plants like okra, cassava, […]
Joseph Osawuru
In 2022, I saw a significant improvement in my business structure. Before, I had to be present to monitor operations in the business, or else things would fail to run smoothly. PIND helped me set up structures and employ the right staff to handle the daily running of the farm. I can now travel for […]
Gift Chukwunta
I used to operate a POS business at RIVTAF, Golf Estate, Port Harcourt, and I wanted to upgrade and own a fully-stocked supermarket. I approached PIND and took part in the Business Linkage Program. I connected with business service providers (BSPs) who advised me on how to set up a supermarket, including staff recruitment. Through […]
Chiemela Anosike
I stumbled on PIND’s Youth Employment Pathways (YEP) project through a Facebook-sponsored ad in 2019. I was studying Public Administration at Abia State University and looking for an organization for my one-year industrial attachment. I was also hoping to raise money to complete my studies. I applied for YEP and was selected. I trained in […]
Johnjudge Anieka Isobara
After I graduated from the University of Akwa Ibom in 2017, I worked for myself, producing and training people on how to make perfumes and soaps. I was hawking some products on the street when I saw an advert for the Youth Employment Pathways (YEP) training. I decided to apply to be trained in plumbing […]
Ayo Okotie
As a member of the Prevent Committee in my state, I took part in a PIND training on resource mobilization. This training has helped me in managing my NGO, Neserok Development Initiative. I learned how to access and maximize readily available resources, whether cash or kind. At Nsereok, we are working towards raising a society […]
Noel Ikonikumo
When PIND came to my community, Sagana, in Brass Local Government Area, to facilitate the installation of a solar refrigeration hub, we also received peacebuilding and conflict management training that helped us to resolve an existing inter-communal dispute. We were at war with a neighboring community, Igbematoro, over boundary lines. An armed militant had initiated […]
Tina Anya
While farming, a Mbano woman was beheaded, and her aggrieved relatives accused her husband’s family of killing her. The dispute escalated to the point of threatening the peace within the community. We intervened and visited each warring party to understand their grievances. We then spoke to them about the need for peace and pointed out […]
Daniel Mogboroko
I heard about PIND in 2012, but my first encounter with the Foundation was a few years later while working with a partner NGO in the aquaculture program. I had just graduated from university and sought employment in the oil and gas industry. When I decided to start my small business, some of the challenges […]
Bari Endurance
Before I met PIND, I was an agro dealer selling a few containers of herbicides from my home to people in my compound. I discovered PIND through a training workshop with CARA Foundation. PIND facilitators encouraged me to start contacting farmers directly and telling them what I sell. They also advised me to train the […]
