Community Network & Advocacy
OUR APPROACHES COMMUNITY NETWORK & ADVOCACY a network success story Blast (dynamite) Fishing Monitoring Marine resources in Tanzania are being threatened by illegal fishing practices such as blast fishing and the use of harmful types of net, as well as an increase in pollution in the sea. Fishing using explosives, blast fishing also known as “dynamite fishing,” […]
Ecological Monitoring
OUR APPROACHES ECOLOGICAL MONITORING OUR MONITORING INFORMS EVIDENCE-BASED ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT, DECISION MAKING & KNOWLEDGE SHARING our monitoring Mwambao collects ecological information from each community implementing management activities to ensure we are able to measure the impact we are having on ecosystem health and resilience. We ensure community-led management activities are contributing to improving and maintaining […]
Eco-credit Model
OUR APPROACHES ECO-CREDIT MODEL Watch this animation to get a quick overview Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you wish to find out more. Play Play Previous Next MKUBA “FUND TO CARE FOR THE SEA” MKUBA objective is to provide incentives for the community’s own marine resources plan MKUBA means “Mfuko wa Kutunza […]
Community Film and Participatory Video
OUR APPROACHES COMMUNITY FILMS & PARTICIPATORY VIDEO COMMUNITY FILMS Wherever we can we use community voice to share experience and learning. One method of doing this is participatory videos (PV) which is used as a means to a beginning with a community or to document project activities. It’s an insightful and exciting learning experience – […]
Fisheries Value Chains
OUR APPROACHES FISHERIES VALUE CHAINS PARTICIPATORY MARKET SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT (PMSD) Stakeholders of the octopus fishery (or other marine product value chain) are brought together to discuss marketing and management measures through a series of workshops that review the previously established participatory marketing protocol. This helps to promote fairer pricing and improved marketing as well as […]
Community-Led Collaborative Management
OUR APPROACHES COMMUNITY-LED COLLABORATIVE MARINE MANAGEMENT Kukuu village describe their work in Community-based Fisheries Management since 2016, and why they have been so successful. The film was made through collaboration between Kukuu Shehia Fishers Committee, professional videographer Hans Ngoteya and Mwambao through our EU funded ZANSASP project. The community members of Kukuu ward decided to […]
Our Ethos
OUR ETHOS MARINE CONSERVATION CAN WORK IF COMMUNITIES ARE LEADING & BENEFITING COMMUNITIES LEAD, WE SUPPORT, & TOGETHER WE CREATE EFFECTIVE RESOURCE & GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS THAT RESULT IN STRONGER & HEALTHIER PEOPLE & ECOSYSTEMS OUR VALUES Mwambao’s approach has been deeply grounded in our core values of equity, empowerment and stewardship, all of which guide the design and […]
Our Board
OUR BOARD “INDIVIDUALLY, WE ARE ONE DROP. TOGETHER, WE ARE AN OCEAN.” RYUNOSUKE SATORO Our Board of Directors Our current board has 11 directors from a wide variety of backgrounds. Their support to Mwambao is governed by a charter outlining agreed roles and responsibilities. Baraka Juma Kalangahe Chairperson Mwambao Read more Flower Msuya Secretary Mwambao […]
Our Partners
OUR PARTNERS COLLABORATION IS KEY.EVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY. PARTNERING WITH MWAMBAO Together we can create change. Our partners share our belief that for marine ecosystems to thrive, people must thrive too. Conservation must bring real benefits, strengthening livelihoods today. From communities to government to researchers to private sector to donors, everyone has a […]
Sister Organisation
SISTER ORGANISATION MARINE AND COASTAL COMMUNITY CONSERVATION LTD (MCCC LTD) our sISTER ORGANISATION Mwambao was registered in 2010 on Tanzania mainland and until recently we have operated in Zanzibar under a certificate of compliance. Due to changes in the law we are not currently able to operate as an NGO in this way and thus […]