This quarter, we signed a partnership agreement with Cross River State Government where we will provide support on agriculture, peacebuilding and youth development as part of the state’s 50-year growth strategy. We also worked with Ondo State Wealth Creation Agency (WECA) to train young people from all 18 of the state’s local government areas on…
This quarter, PIND continued to deepen its relationship with private actors in its market development programs […]
This quarter, PIND’s Business Linkages recorded a milestone in its work to improve support markets for small businesses and the capacity of small businesses with whom we work. We also worked with local partners to secure funding for the deployment of 1,200 biosand filters to the Dodo River Community in Bayelsa State, and began work…
This past quarter so progress in pro-poor economic development interventions with further scale-up on the successful demonstration pond pilot project with new ponds in Warri and progress on an outgrower scheme for cassava farmers in Edo, Delta and Ondo States. The team also worked to support business support service providers operating in the Niger Delta…
This report covers activities from April 1st – June 30th, 2014. During this period, PIND project NDLink marked its first six months of operation, PIND helped facilitate the promotion and sale of adjustable harvesters to improve the efficiency of palm fruit harvesting in the Niger Delta. PIND also had organization-wide trainings on conflict sensitivity that…
This report covers activities and results achieved by the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) from Jan 1st to March 31st, 2014. During this period, the Foundation began work to scale-up its successful demonstration pond pilot project which concluded in 2013 and traveled to Imo and Abia states to facilitate conflict assessment…
This report covers the activities and results achieved by the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) from April 1st – June 30th 2013. PIND was appointed to the National Council on the Niger Delta, a 40 member committee responsible for approving policies, programs, and projects designed to drive development activities in the…
This report covers the activities and results achieved by the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) from January 1st – March 31st 2013. 50 individuals, including farmers, processors, harvesters, and community association members in Rivers and Imo States were trained to use the palm oil motorized adjustable harvester which will improve their…
Throughout the third quarter of 2012, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) made significant progress in ramping up existing projects and getting new ones underway. Several of the key milestones in the quarter included PIND’s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA) to…
Throughout the second quarter of 2012, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) achieved various milestones in its effort to promote equitable economic growth in the Niger Delta, with one of the most significant being the May 9th commissioning of PIND’s Economic Development Center (EDC) in Warri. Other noteworthy achievements include the…