Kenya joined the global community to mark World Oceans Day on June 8, 2023. The national celebrations were held at the Jomo Kenya Public Beach in Bamburi, Mombasa County. Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic (KEMFSED) Project was among the main sponsors of the annual event that creates awareness about the need for conserving and sustainably …
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Mama Rukia Pamba has made it her mission to improve lives in her community. A mother of eight and fish trader, Rukia dropped out of school after basic education and got married. But in 2018, at years of 46 age, she defied the odds and she joined high school in her home County of Kilifi. …
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As a young man growing up on the Kenyan coast, Mwangome Salim, now 52, made good money selling sea shells to tourists on Diani beach in Ukunda, Kwale County. Life was good and he made enough money to settle down and start a family. However, life changed drastically in the late 1990s. The authorities banned …
Blue Economy and Fisheries PS Betsy Njagi visited various sites of activities supported by the KEMFSED Project in Mombasa, Kwale, and Kilifi counties between January 23rd and 26th 2023. Accompanied by KEMFSED National Project Coordinator Patrick Kiara and other officials, the PS paid courtesy calls to the respective County Commissioners before holding talks with Governors …
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Local capacity building is a key objective of KEMFSED. The project provides training to improve the abilities of common interest groups to effectively manage sub-projects to improve that increase access to complementary livelihood options for coastal communities that largely depend on fisheries. The capacity building targets groups shortlisted to receive KEMFSED grants for sub-projects that …
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Under Component 1, the project is supposed to capacity-build mariculture farmers in finfish and shellfish production. In order to support some of the existing farmers to stock their ponds in the move to enhance mariculture production, the project has mobilized finfish and shellfish farmers in Kilifi county to collect prawns and milkfish seeds to stock …
The KEMFSED project commissioned the motor vehicles and motorcycles. The event was officiated by the Chief Administrative Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Livestock & Cooperatives, Mr. Lawrence Omukhaka, at Liwatoni, Mombasa.
Kwale County CPIU conducted training to several Common Interest Groups (CIGs) in Lungalunga Subcounty on group dynamics and internal governance. These CIGs are among other beneficiaries who had submitted their sub-project proposals and approved by Kwale County Project Steering Committee (CPSC).
The catch data records in hard cover books were fed into the database using cellphones. All the data records in the hard cover books were digitized.
Rural women in developing countries are already feeling the effects of climate change in their daily life. They’re seeing weather patterns change, and once-dependable crops are no longer thriving. They’re having their livelihoods wiped out by extreme weather events – and with less access to resources than men, they have a harder time bouncing back.They’re …
