The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) participated in the launch of Serendib Capital’s new offices in Port Harcourt and Warri on the 30th & 31st of July, 2024. The event marks a significant milestone in their partnership aimed at fostering environmental sustainability and socio-economic development in the Niger Delta. As part…
On August 27, 2024, the PIND Foundation held a key Dialogue and Experience Sharing Forum as part of its Bridges Project. The event focused on advancing Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, emphasizing the role of Host Community Development Trusts (HCDTs). Bringing together HCDT representatives, civil society organizations, government officials, and oil and gas industry…
On June 8, 2024, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) actively participated in the inaugural Delta State Poultry Summit organized by the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Delta State Chapter. Held at the PTI Conference Center Main Hall in Effurun, Delta State, the event brought together various stakeholders, including poultry farmers,…
PIND reaffirmed its dedication to youth development at the 2024 YP-Akure event, where over 200 young professionals received mentorship and career guidance. Executive Director Tunji Idowu emphasized the importance of personal branding and showcased PIND’s Youth Employment Pathways (YEP) program, which provides skills training and job opportunities in the Niger Delta.
PIND Foundation participated in the 16th US-Africa Business Summit from May 6th – 8th, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. PIND’s participation aimed to highlight its initiatives and strengthen partnerships for socio-economic growth in the Niger Delta. Teslim Giwa, PIND’s Access to Energy Manager, spoke on a panel about scaling energy access in Africa. At the same…
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) participated in the Lagos State Employment Summit 3.0 on July 3, 2024. The event, organized by the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment, and Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, was themed “Job Creation: Uniting For Impact: Create, Collaborate, Change.”
The PIND Anniversary Awards & Gala Night held on Thursday, November 11 at the Fraser Suites Abuja. It was attended by staff (past and present), partners and wellwishers of PIND.
PIND on November 1, 2021 organised the National Cassava Seed Development Summit: Catalysing and Scaling Private Sector-Led Cassava Seed Development in Nigeria.
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…
A Story of 4,355 Vulnerable Niger Delta Youth Equipped with Market Relevant Skills. On Wednesday 14 April 2020, The Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND Foundation) facilitated a close-out workshop for the Niger Delta Youth Employment Pathways (NDYEP) Project. Held at the Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt Rivers, State, the hybrid event…
On 7 April 2021, the Abia State 30-Year Long Term Development Plan (2020-2050) developed by PIND Foundation with support from the Abia State Government was launched by the Deputy Governor of Abia State at the Abia State Government House in Umuahia, Abia State with representatives of PIND Foundation and State Government officials present.
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.. At the end of the roundtable, Stakeholders drafted a communique prescribing concrete steps to address the key constraints in the…
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) on March 19, 2020, held a one-day roundtable at its Economic Development Centre (EDC) Warri, Delta State to celebrate the 2020 International Women’s Day. In line with the UN Women’s theme for International Women’s Day 2020 being “I am generation equality: realizing women’s rights”; PIND chose the subtheme ‘Realizing…
During the first quarter of the year 2020, PIND participated at a Job Creation Summit in Lagos, hosted by the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund. with the theme: “Showcasing Leading Practices for Job Creation” scheduled for February 5th and 6th 2020. The forum was attended by over 200 participants, who were representatives of donor agencies, private sector…
International Women’s Day (IWD) Forum on, “Innovate for Change” held on Thursday, March 15, 2019 at Jojein Hotel & Resort, Oba-Ile, Akure, Ondo State. PIND chose as its theme: “Innovate for Change” and together with partners, Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC), Green Shield Integrated Services Limited (GIS) and Life & Peace Development…
To address the growing rate of youth unemployment and underemployment in the Niger Delta, The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), a Non-Governmental Organisation intervening in the nine states of the Niger Delta, will be training about 1, 000 young men and women to be sustainably employed in the agricultural and Information…
On 19 September, 2017, PIND held an event at National Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) on the impact of improved harvesting technologies — the Mechanical Adjustable harvester and Malaysian Knife. At this event, PIND shared with regional palm oil stakeholders the impact that the machines have made on farmers’ outputs. Also, PIND linked farmers…
The report on naira devaluation and its impact on agricultural value chains in the Niger Delta released by the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) Market Development (MADE) Program. It provides key policy insights and recommends actions for government and the private sector to…
The PIND-GroFin Access to Finance Seminar provided suitable financing solutions to viable small and medium enterprises
PIND Market Development Officer for Cassava Faith Soya has been traversing the region in her work to expand the use of cassava farming best practices promoted as part of the demonstration plot intervention. Read more here
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) signed a partnership agreement on May 24, 2017, to advance economic development, peacebuilding and regional integration in the Niger Delta region.
Nice photos… PIND going places
Pictures rekindle and refresh our past activities in the development world.
Quite interesting to read about and view activities with a wide spectrum of agro-achievement in a once troubled region- the Niger Delta.
while i applaud the strides made by PIND Foundation over the years, i must also invite them to look deep into the region to see how to inculcate best practice to enhance cash flow activities (market) in the textile industry.
Ok, Met with Dr Chime today at the #act4sdgs today at Port Harcourt Nice Presentation and Intro