Women, the bedrock of the Blue Economy

Empowering the Bedrock of Africa’s Coastal Communities Women form the bedrock of the African Blue Economy. They dominate subsistence fisheries and underpin the aquaculture industry, providing contributions that are essential to food security, local economies, and sustainable resource management. In Mozambique, for example, 80% of the seaweed industry is made up of women. Despite this, […]

Chambuko Amkeni

Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Blue Economy: The Women of Chambuko Amkeni Location: Kenya (Kilifi County) Year of Support: 2024–2026 Ocean Impact Area: Coastal ecosystem resilience and gender-inclusive blue enterprise A coastline can lose its protection quietly, one bundle of firewood at a time. In Chambuko, Kilifi County, mangroves have long been both a […]

Mapape Cooperative

A Global Success Story: Scaling Community-Led Blue Carbon in Tanzania Location: Tanzania (Pemba) Year of Support: 2022 onwards Ocean Impact Area: Blue Carbon and ecosystem-based livelihoods On the mangrove edge in Mkoani District, Pemba, livelihoods and ecosystems are tightly braided together. For the 38 households of the Mapape Cooperative, protecting mangroves is not a side […]

ABALOBI

A Full-Circle Journey: Scaling Digital Dignity in Port St. Johns Location: South Africa Year of Support: 2022 onwards Ocean Impact Area: Sustainably managed ocean resources A generation of small-scale fishers is doing everything right, and still being shut out of the market. In Port St. Johns on the Eastern Cape coast, Nonkolelo Lumkwana starts her […]