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

66

community capacities built 2015-2020

>2,400 ha

community led closure areas in 2023

$11,750

community revenue from temporary opening of closure areas 2015-2020

>$24,000

loans given through eco-credit scheme 2018-2023

>20

participatory videos

>320,000

octopus measured 2015-2020

320

reefballs built & deployed

Figures updated: April 2023

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