TARGETING THE MARGINALIZED
In a diverse world, PIND strives to ensure that Niger Deltans have access to decent jobs, economic opportunities, and educational advancement—regardless of ability, age, gender, or location. We focus on supporting our most vulnerable populations through the empowerment of youth, women, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and populations in remote communities —addressing United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) 4, 5, 8, and 10, and 16. Respectively, these UN SDGs are “quality education”; “gender equality”; “decent work and economic growth”; “reduced inequalities”; and “peace, justice, and strong institutions.” Gender Equity & Social Inclusion (GESI) is one of our four key enablers.
SUPPORTING THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS Summary of
Outcomes:
113,351 people reached with gender equity and social inclusion messaging about opportunities for women and persons with disabilities (PWDs) NGN 71 million/USD 173,170 in grants distributed to Delta State implementing partners to provide 586 youth vocational skills training
For marginalized populations, we deliver decent work, and economic growth; promote gender equity, social inclusion, and reduce inequalities; and encourage peace and justice. With violence against the marginalized being a major issue globally and in the region, we encourage awareness of genderbased violence (GBV), violence against women and girls (VAWG), and violence against women and children (VAW&C). By creating opportunities for the marginalized, we humanize them in a way that prevents them from being overlooked and harmed. Besides our vast and inclusive program work, we also honor gender equity and social inclusion (GESI) as an organization—striving for equity and inclusivity within our organization, our partners, and those we serve.
24,456 women farmers and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) learned about best practices--more than 1/3 of total farmers and MSMEs taught 907 persons with disabilities (PWDs) participated and benefitted from an awareness campaign around the plight of PWDs 2021 ANNUAL REPORT
