Peaceable Livelihood Assessment for Community Engagement (PLACE) Project
What is the PLACE project? The Peaceable Livelihood Assessment for Community Engagement (PLACE) project is PIND’s community engagement strategy in the communities of Egbokodo and Ubeji in Warri, Delta State, established in 2013. Through PLACE, we seek to create a peaceful and enabling environment for the operations of PIND while simultaneously providing opportunities for economic…
Integrated Peace and Development Unit
What is IPDU? The Integrated Peace and Development Unit (IPDU) is PIND’s response to rapidly changing dynamics on the ground. The IPDU promotes collaboration and synergy amongst existing local, regional, and national efforts of actors in both public and private sectors to address conflict early warning and response, with a focus on gender and youth,…
Business Linkages
PIND’s Business Linkages program seeks to promote a business environment in which local small and medium sized enterprises in the Niger Delta can compete in domestic, regional and global markets and can contribute significantly to wealth and job creation in both the Niger Delta as well as nationally. The Challenges Facing the Region’s Small…
Cassava Value Chain Project
Nigeria is the largest cassava producer in the world, averaging an annual production of about 35 million metric tons over the last five years. About one-third of the total national output comes from the Niger Delta region where cassava production, processing, and marketing are widespread activities involving small, medium and large-scale producers and processors. Over…
Palm Oil Value Chain Project
In the 1960s, Nigeria was the world’s leading producer of palm oil. Though the country still remains one of the largest producers, it now meets domestic demand through imports. There are two primary types of palm oil – Technical Palm Oil (TPO) and Special Palm Oil (SPO). The Niger Delta’s 9 states account for roughly…
Aquaculture Value Chain Project
The fisheries sector is one of the most important sectors in Nigeria, both from an economic and social standpoint. This sector supports about 7 million people (directly and indirectly) and contributes to the livelihood, employment, and household food security of Nigeria’s coastal communities, including the Niger Delta. In the Niger Delta, the fisheries sector is…
Building Internal Capacity for Gender Mainstreaming
We Have Built Internal Capacity for Gender Mainstreaming Throughout 2015, PIND projects and operations personnel were trained, coached and mentored on gender mainstreaming in their different spheres of work. Although gender beliefs and mindsets take time to break, an assessment of the effectiveness of our gender capacity building efforts conducted in October 2015 showed we…
Mobilization & Empowerment Of Local Peace Actors – Partners for Peace (P4P)
What is P4P? Our Partners for Peace (P4P) project is a platform in the Niger delta where people with different backgrounds and perspectives can come together to understand and address the root causes of conflict and build peace. Through P4P, we seek to build social capital around peace-building and promote peace in the Niger Delta…