Small-scale fisheries for sustainable Blue Growth improving food security and livelihoods in Coastal Kenya and East Africa (KECOFISH).  

PROGRESS:
 

5 %

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Preparation and signature of MoU with main collaborators - Kwale and Lamu Counties Government,  Kenya Fisheries Service, Dept of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Blue Economy and Tuna Fisheries Alliance of Kenya

• Field activities with Kwale and Lamu Beach Management Units and launching of cold storage infrastructure in Gazi & Ngomeni (Kwale) and Amu (Lamu)

• Identification of NGOs and government officials to form part of the Project Advisory Committee

IMPLEMENTER:

WWF Kenya          

EXPECTED OUTPUTS:

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• New innovative solutions to remaining challenges will be co-created with communities in Shimoni-Vanga and Lamu, Kenya providing the evidence and prototypes to support regional scaling.

• Community-led, low cost fisheries data collection system implemented and informning fisheries management in at least 10 Beach Management Units.

• A total of 20 Village Savings & Loan Associations (VSLAs) (10 in Lamu and 10 in Shimoni-Vanga) are established and have increased financial literacy and inclusion, facilitating increased economic resilience in coastal communities.

• Capacity building for at least two joint Collaborative Fisheries Management Areas (JCMAsà, consisting of 10 Beach Management Units covering 90,000 hectares.

• New and innovative prototypes to address post-harvest losses and improved market access are co-developed with the communities in Lamu and Shimoni-Vanga seascapes.

• Facilitate at least 4 cross learning visits through exchanges between co-management stakeholders and communities to facilitate further scaling with Kenya region.

ACTIVITIES:

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• Local successful SSF prototypes will be scaled to deliver organised and effective co-management in two important regions in coastal Kenya (Shimoni-Vanga and Lamu seascapes)