Message from the Chairman and the Executive Director

Dear Partners:

The year 2020 marked the tenth anniversary of the Niger Delta Partnership Initiative (NDPI, NDPIFoundation.org) and the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND, PINDFoundation.org), and flagged off our third phase of funding and strategic planning (2020-2024). NDPI's 2020 Annual Report entitled "Resilience and Results in a Pandemic" reflects the resilience of Nigeria's Niger Delta communities, NDPI, PIND, and our staff, and our partners since inception. We are proud to say that we exceeded our program targets in the year, despite the debilitating effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Established in 2010, NDPI & PIND were designed to complement Chevron Nigeria's 2005 Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU). PIND is the Nigeria-based implementing partner of the U.S.-based NDPI. PIND focuses on working on the ground with communities in the Niger Delta's nine states, while NDPI focuses on raising the international development community's interest in the Niger Delta.

Together, we focus on:

• Reducing poverty in the aquaculture, cassava, cocoa, palm oil, and poultry sectors

• Powering underserved coastal communities in innovative ways

• Nurturing employment and exclusivity for women and youths

• Fostering stability through social capital and conflict early warning and early response (EWER)

• Enabling market development and fundraising for local organizations through policies and long-term development plans

Our 2020 Annual Report highlights include:

• Our scorecard of the last ten years in the Niger Delta, which includes USD 4.6 Million of investments leveraged into the agriculture and enterprises sector

• Our progress in 2020, which USD 27.7 Million in net additional income for farmers and SMEs (small- and medium-sized enterprises)

• A spotlight on our key partnerships

• Impact stories from the Niger Delta

• Information on NDPI's governance and people

• NDPI’s 2020 financials

NDPI & PIND are proud of the positive impact we have made in facilitating peacebuilding and economic development in the Niger Delta over the past decade. This was accomplished through our private and public sector partnerships, the collective knowledge, expertise, and collaboration of our partners, donors, communities, and the citizens of the Niger Delta. Through these partnerships, selfless collaborations, and engagements, conflicts are being mitigated, socioeconomic conditions are improved, and the future is looking much brighter. We plan to remain focused and sustain the momentum in the coming years through capacity building and innovation.

We thank you for being a part of bringing peace and prosperity to the Niger Delta region and look forward to a more sustained partnership in the years ahead.

Sincerely.

MAMADOU BEYE Chairman, NDPI Board of Directors

NADEEM ANWAR NDPI Executive Director

Learn more about our programs by reading the PIND 2020 Annual Report at 2020report.PINDFoundation.org (bit.ly/2020PINDAR).