As youth inclusion becomes a key part of Nigeria’s development agenda, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) joined emerging leaders and changemakers at the Global Shapers “Meet the Leader” virtual dialogue, themed “Nation Building via Community Development,” held on October 24, 2025. Organized by the Global Shapers Community Hubs of Warri,…
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) welcomed a European Union Delegation on a four-day donor mission across Bayelsa and Rivers States from September 15–18, 2025. The visit spotlighted how community-driven solutions are transforming conflict-prone areas into places of peace and opportunity. Led by Ambassador Gautier Mignot, EU Ambassador to Nigeria and…
To reinforce community-led peacebuilding in the Niger Delta, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has inaugurated 90 young individuals as Peace Champions to support conflict monitoring and early response across the region. The 2025 cohort, inaugurated during a two-day workshop held from May 22 to 23, 2025, in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa…
PIND has successfully launched a pioneering arts and culture initiative aimed at building social cohesion and reducing violence across Bayelsa and Delta States. Beginning on October 14, 2024, this two-week program engaged 16 communities across 8LGAs in both states with unique cultural activities that foster unity, encouraging alternative pathways to violence through shared heritage and…
CLOSED: PROJECT BACKGROUND PIND seeks two consultants who are researchers or creative writers to develop case studies on PIND’s peacebuilding and conflict mitigation success stories in Cross River and Delta States. The case studies are one of a series of PIND analyses that aim to research and tell the story of how the Partners…
The Niger Delta is witnessing a remarkable transformation towards peace, thanks to the EU-funded project titled, “A Community-Centered Approach to Transforming Criminality and Violence in the Niger Delta”. This initiative, implemented across Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers States by a consortium that includes Search for Common Ground (SFCG), Stakeholders Democracy Network (SDN), Academic Associates PeaceWorks (AAPW),…
In a bid to foster trust between youth and government security actors, The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives In the Niger Delta, (PIND), recently concluded a one-week social cohesion activity in Bayelsa State, bringing together over 400 youths, community leaders, and security personnel from eight local government areas. Part of the broader “Community-Centered Approach to Transforming…
In an ongoing effort to foster sustainable peace and enhance community resilience in the Niger Delta, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has successfully bolstered the capacity of over 69 Prevent Council members across Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Delta States. These councils are integral to PIND’s peacebuilding strategy, designed to…
In celebration of International Youth Day 2024, themed “From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development,” PIND Foundation is pleased to present its strategic initiatives that utilize digital innovations to empower youth across Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. This year’s event highlights how digital tools are reshaping opportunities and advancing sustainable development, and PIND…
Conflicts continue to remain the key limitations to peace and growth in the Niger Delta. This calls for more coordinated, operational-level support through grassroots-based peacebuilding and conflict early warning systems that can respond quickly in a targeted manner to rapidly changing conflict dynamics and longer-term peacebuilding needs. Given this, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in…