Mwambao believes that

'OCEAN HEALTH IS

COMMUNITY WEALTH'

WE EMPOWER COASTAL COMMUNITIES TO MANAGE THEIR OWN RESOURCES

The problem

Marine resources are threatened by overexploitation & increased pressures. Coastal communities are struggling to meet their daily needs, & marine ecosystems are collapsing.

Our Mission

Maintain healthy marine ecosystems through improved sustainable coastal resource management and diversified community livelihoods. 

Our Values

Keeping promises. Pioneering change. Equity & equality. Empowerment. Stewardship.

what we do

  • Strengthen local marine resource governance institutions
  • Increase benefits from sustainable use of marine resources
  • Improve policy and legislation to support community management

Our Impact

3543 ha

Temporary closures

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175

Community data recorders engaged

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1132

Artificial reefballs deployed for reef restoration

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347 ha

Fisheries replenishment zones

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37

Villages/Shehias established COFMA

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6

Community mangrove nurseries established

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130 ha

Community mangrove biomonitoring and restoration plots established.

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$153,419

Mkuba funds in the box (122groups)

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$42,956

Revenue earned by villages from octopus/fish sales and by village fisheries committees from other sources.

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360

Participants received gender training, with 236 females and 124 males taking part.

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Young women received scholarships for vocational training in eight different types of courses.

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93

Beach Management Units/Shehia Fisheries Committees.

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16

Collaborative Fisheries Management Areas/Collaborative management Groups

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55

Fishers Certified

5

Villages withCommunity By-LawsApproved

>20

participatory videos

>320,000

octopus measured

Figures updated: May 2024

WE BELIEVE
COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS WILL ONLY THRIVE WHEN COASTAL COMMUNITIES DO TOO

CONSERVATION MUST BRING
BENEFITS & INCENTIVES TO THOSE WHO SUSTAINABLY MANAGE RESOURCES

Where we work

SECURE ECOSYSTEMS CHANGE THE LIVES OF COMMUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE