(Abuja, Nigeria)/(Washington, D.C.) Today, Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and Niger Delta Partnership Initiative (NDPI) celebrate their 10th founding anniversary and announce several exciting commemorative virtual events, hosted from Nigeria, to be featured on www.PINDis10.PINDfoundation.org. The anniversary events kick off with a fun #MyNigerDelta Social Media Challenge, asking residents to create a one-minute social media video that highlights progress in their Niger Delta community. The challenge deadline is November 5, 2021, with three prize packages to be awarded to eligible winners. Other events include:

•  A virtual art exhibition featuring stunning photos from the Niger Delta that launches on October 14, 2021.
• “Reimagining Corporate Social Investments” virtual roundtable featuring local and international oil companies, civil society organizations, government stakeholders, development partners, educational institutions, and big corporations in the Niger Delta on Wednesday, October 22, 2021, from 2-4 p.m. WAT (9-11 a.m. ET).
• A virtual documentary screening entitled “A Decade of making a difference in the Niger Delta” on Thursday, November 4, 2021, from 2-3:30 p.m WAT (9-10:30 a.m. ET).
• The PIND 10th Anniversary Awards & Gala Night on Thursday, November 11, 2021, from 6-8 p.m. WAT (1-3 p.m. ET) in Abuja, Nigeria for awardees, and virtually.

“The themes of our anniversary celebration align with our programmatic goals and successes since 2010,” said PIND’s Executive Director Tunji Idowu. “They are reducing poverty, powering coastal communities, nurturing employment and exclusivity—especially women and youths, fostering stability and conflict resolution, and enabling market development for local organizations.” Nigeria-based PIND and its operating partner, U.S.-based NDPI, have had a major impact on Nigeria’s Niger Delta over the last decade–including over USD 100 million in additional investments from government entities, the private sector, and donor agencies into the region.

“Our major program areas are the sustainable reduction of poverty and conflict,” said PIND’s immediate past Executive Director Dr. Dara Akala.” Economic growth, peacebuilding, and stability work together in a clear hierarchy of cause and effect that include enablers, outputs, systemic outcomes, improved institutional performance, and impact.” PIND has trained and built the capacity of more than 10,000 peace actors and mitigated nearly 900 emerging conflicts through the Partners for Peace (P4P) program.
PIND Board of Trustees Chairperson Rick Kennedy said, “In 2010, PIND was simply an ambitious vision designed to foster peace, create jobs, and raise incomes—with no clarity on how we could actualize it. So, together with partners and collaborators, we co-created, co-designed, co-implemented, and co-owned pioneering programs that tackled multiple problems on multiple fronts.” PIND and NDPI will complete their third phase of development in 2024 and are looking ahead into the fourth phase (2025-2029) to surpass programming goals for the residents and communities of the Niger Delta.

Learn more about the celebration at www.PINDis10.PINDfoundation.org

About PIND
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is a Nigerian nonprofit organization established in 2010 with initial funding from Chevron Corporation to promote peace and equitable economic growth in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region by forging multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder partnerships at the regional, national, and international levels. PIND works closely with numerous partners to implement collaborative market-based, community-owned programs to mitigate conflicts and boost economic opportunities for local businesses, ensuring that economic progress occurs in a systemic, inclusive, and sustainable manner. Learn more about PINDfoundation.org.

About NDPI
The Niger Delta Partnership Initiative (NDPI) is the U.S.-based 501(c)(3), nonprofit operating partner of Nigeria-based implementing partner PIND (Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta). Since 2010, NDPI & PIND have strengthened and stabilized Niger Delta communities by reducing poverty, powering coastline communities, nurturing employment, fostering stability, and enabling development through multi-stakeholder partnerships. Learn
 

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