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To mark the 2023 International Youth Day (IYD) themed “Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World”, PIND is seeking short articles that align with the theme, while showcasing PIND’s work, especially as it relates to young people and communities in the Niger Delta.
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is committed to promoting equitable economic development and peace in the Niger Delta through partnerships. In view of the theme of the 2023 IYD, PIND facilitates access to alternative and affordable off-grid energy solutions for rural enterprises and households, using a sustainability delivery model that ensures long- term viability for investors and which boosts local demand for energy service (see here: Access to Energy — PIND Foundation). PIND also operates an Appropriate Technology Enabled Development (ATED) Center which demonstrates Appropriate Technologies (ATs) for a broad range of stakeholders (see here: http://atedlib.pindfoundation.org/about-ated/). The design of the ATED center – buildings, materials, power, water and waste management infrastructure reflects the most innovative thinking in AT concepts to effectively showcase the full extent of the program’s capabilities.
Who can submit a pitch?
– Sustainability advocate, peacebuilder, or just a young person resident in the Niger Delta with a passion
for writing or telling solutions stories
– Familiar with PINDs projects in the Niger Delta or willing to research about PINDs work.
What can I pitch?
All articles should highlight issues around green skills and technology, its benefits, how it can be improved, what local stakeholders (especially PIND) are doing towards the adoption of green technologies and how it leads to the achievement of social, economic and environmental sustainability. Articles that highlight the nexus between the adoption of green technologies and improved peace in communities in the Niger Delta are encouraged.
All articles should highlight issues around green skills and technology, its benefits, how it can be improved, what local stakeholders (especially PIND) are doing towards the adoption of green technologies and how it leads to the achievement of social, economic and environmental sustainability. Articles that highlight the nexus between the adoption of green technologies and improved peace in communities in the Niger Delta are encouraged.
How should I pitch, and what happens next?
Please send us a 150-word pitch about your proposed article. Focus on the key message or argument of the article and highlight any organisations (apart from PIND) or stakeholders that you might interview or discuss. If your pitch is selected, you will be contacted to submit your article (~700 – 800 words). Your article will be reviewed and there may be need for you to make minor edits/ updates. After the review is completed, your article will be published on PINDs website blog section. It will also be published on NDLink website.
Please send us a 150-word pitch about your proposed article. Focus on the key message or argument of the article and highlight any organisations (apart from PIND) or stakeholders that you might interview or discuss. If your pitch is selected, you will be contacted to submit your article (~700 – 800 words). Your article will be reviewed and there may be need for you to make minor edits/ updates. After the review is completed, your article will be published on PINDs website blog section. It will also be published on NDLink website.
Download the form using this link https://bit.ly/PINDIYD23 or you can also scan the QR code below:
Deadline for submissions: 23:59 WAT on 6th August 2023.
