PIND 2021 Annual Report | Niger Delta, Nigeria

SHARING OUR KNOWLEDGE IN 2021 Serving a variety of audiences, PIND values sharing the insights, talents, and knowledge gained from our years of demonstrable, hands-on industry experience in sustainable development programs, projects, and initiatives. Here is a sampling of key knowledge-sharing and thought-leadership opportunities centered on Nigeria's Niger Delta:

1 JANUARY “How Market Systems Development (MSD) Enhanced Nigerian Farmers' Resilience to COVID-19” Webinar Alongside other global experts and featured via BEAM Exchange grab the mic webinar, our thought-leaders shed light on how our work with the Market Systems Development (MSD) project in the Niger Delta I & II (MADE I & II projects) strengthened market systems in the Niger Delta since 2015—and how agro-allied service providers adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic to keep services going for farmers. Participants included William Grant (DAI Global) and David Elliot (Gallus Edge), who were joined by PIND Immediate-Past Executive Director, Dr. Dara Akala, and PIND Market Systems Development Project Manager, Precious Agbunno.

3 JULY “Private Sector Engagement and Social Investment in the Niger Delta” Case Study Webinar In collaboration with US Agency for International Development (USAID), 'Georgetown Universitys Business for Impact, Chevron, and fact-finding partner Frontier Design—PIND & NDPI organized a webinar panel discussion. The event disseminated findings from a Georgetown Universitypublished case study that comprised analysis and research outcomes from ten years of investments in the Niger Delta region.

2 FEBRUARY “Building Resilience in Nigeria--A Better Approach for Peace and Development” Roundtable and “For the Good of All” Documentary Screening In partnership with Fund for Peace (FFP), PIND & Niger Delta Partnership Initiative (NDPI) hosted a roundtable that brought practitioners and policymakers together to share information about novel approaches to amplifying local voices, structures, and networks for more effective violence mitigation and peacebuilding in Nigeria. The roundtable also featured a screening of the ten-minute “For the Good of All” documentary that shared three personal stories of the impact of the Partners for Peace (P4P) Network in the Niger Delta. Participants included Ambassador John Campbell [Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)] and Darren Kew (University of Massachusetts, Boston), who NDPI Executive Director Nadeem Anwar joined.

4 AUGUST Open Citizens Engagement for Delta State 2022 Budget Upon invitation by the Delta State Government, we contributed to the proposed budget and shared recommendations utilizing our expertise in development planning and the ability to influence government spending. Participants included high-level government stakeholders, community leaders, and investors.

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