The Entrepreneurial Development Initiative (ENDIP) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, established in 2000. Registered with the Rivers State Government and the Corporate Affairs Commission, ENDIP is dedicated to community-driven economic empowerment and rural development through sustainable enterprise solutions. Focusing on capacity building for youths, women, and men, ENDIP offers leadership training, vocational skills programs, micro-enterprise support, and entrepreneurship education. It also provides scholarships to vulnerable individuals in the Niger Delta, aiming to harness the creative and business potential of young people for national economic growth and prosperity.
ABOUT US
To develop 10,000 sustainable enterprises capable of generating 30,000 jobs in Nigeria by the year 2030.
As a center for enterprise development, ENDIP is committed to facilitating the establishment of sustainable micro-enterprises through capacity development, training, provision of micro-credit, functional vocational/technical training programmes, business development services, mentorship, business incubation and venture equity funding.
Our Objectives
- Facilitate the establishment of sustainable enterprises as solutions to poverty in rural and urban settings. Our overall objective is to improve the socio-economic well-being of people generally through the establishment of micro-enterprise schemes that are of local relevance;
- Developing the capacities of Civil Society Organizations’ as strategic partners in the sustainable community-driven development;
- To act as an institutional catalyst for the re-orientation of young people in harnessing and eliciting their inherent latent entrepreneurial potentials;
- To develop a pool of potential entrepreneurs who are well equipped to successfully manage micro, small and medium scale business enterprises;
- To provide access to finance information and forward linkage;
- To facilitate community-based micro-credit schemes and micro-enterprise development for the socially and economically excluded in society;
- To promote academic excellence by the award of scholarship grants to the ‘poor and vulnerable’ members of our society;
- To provide an opportunity for training and capacity development of poor and vulnerable youths through the provision of vocational and technical skills;
- To restore the dignity of womanhood through rehabilitation/skill acquisition programme for Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs)
Our Strength
Our strength lies in the dynamic and resourceful professionals who form a think-tank for ENDIP. These are individuals with proven capabilities and proficiency in their various fields of endeavour.
SECTORAL FOCUS
- Social Development planning and Development Management consulting;
- Development research & economic & environmental studies;
- Institutional capacity development;
- Work Readiness Programmes (Apprenticeships & Internships)
- Training & capacity development;
- Vocational skills training programmes;
- Entrepreneurship & sustainable enterprise development schemes;
- Micro-finance for micro-enterprise development;
- Tailored business development services;
- Pro-poor micro-credit schemes;
- Organisation development and quality assurance systems (CBOs, NGOs & For-profit organisations);
- Corporate training & human resource development;
- Artisan skills improvement training programme;
- Girl-child education scholarship award to the ‘poor and vulnerable’ in rural communities.
Further Details
Our Networking Affiliations
The organization enjoys considerable level of goodwill and contact with experienced consultants in community-based programmes who are willing to provide technical support in sustainable community-driven development, training/workshop curriculum design and facilitation, project design and implementation. We are affiliated to the UK Institute of Enterprise & Entrepreneurs; Chartered Quality Institute, United Kingdom; Institute of Management Consultants (Certified & Licensed Consultants), Institute of Entrepreneurship, New York, Development Studies Association, United Kingdom; United Nations; CIVICUS, World Assembly of NGOs; Junior Chamber International Training Institute, U.S.A., Institute for Development Policy & Management, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; Institute for Agriculture & Rural Development, University of Port Harcourt and Department of Agricultural Economics & Extension Services, Rivers State University of Science & Technology, Port Harcourt.
Our local contact with local (NGOs and CBOs), national and international NGOs and donor agencies in partnering for improved service delivery is at an appreciable level. We also demonstrate the aptitude and ability to have access to professional consultants who are competent in various issues affecting the Niger Delta geo-political region in general and Rivers State in particular. Synergy through partnership for effective service delivery and professionalism is our prime corporate focus.
ENDIP Management Structure
- Board of Trustees
- Council of Management
- Secretariat
- Institutional Council
- Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees has eight members. They are all professionals in their various fields of endeavour.
Executive Council of Management
The Executive Council of Management is made up of four dynamic and resourceful individuals who form a thinktank for ENDIP and help us in achieving ourgoal of rapid rural development through various entrepreneurial development initiatives. It holds quarterly meetings, one of which is held jointly with the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees.