On September 1st, 2015 the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) signed a partnership agreement with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs’ responsiveness to conflict in the Niger Delta.

As a result of this agreement, UNICEF and PIND are collaborating a five-month rural WASH project in 2 local government areas each in Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Edo, and Delta States, under UNICEF’s Niger Delta Support Program (NDSP). This is aimed at mitigating the conflict in the Niger Delta through improved rural water and sanitation service delivery by building in programs to boost social cohesion and improving local capacity to enhance peace building and inclusiveness.

Learn more about this initiative here http://pindfoundation.org/project/mainstreaming-peacebuilding-in-wash/