Stakeholders who attended the STEM Education and Training Policy Workshop to review and enhance the current policy at the North Coast Hotel, Kilifi. Photo by Dr. Jacqueline Uku. Efforts to promote ocean literacy are being ramped up to help the public, especially youth, understand the vast opportunities within the blue economy. From Media outlets like…
Gerald Gambo, Kaya Kinondo Forest Conservation Group Project Coordinator displaying some of the artefacts made by women at the group’s showroom/Photo by Mazera Ndurya Tourism has always been the economic mainstay of the coast region with stories of the once vibrant industry still being told albeit not with the enthusiasm of yesteryears. Gone are the…
Kinondo village women working on their weaving different artefacts. Online marketing facilitated with funds from the Go Blue project has seen their business thrive. For decades, the Mijikenda elders, who are the custodians of the community’ rich cultural heritage, have singlehandedly carried the task of conservation of the sacred forests, commonly known as kayas, for…
A picturesque view of the Mtwapa creek from Kwetu Training Centre/Photo by Mazera Ndurya For decades, mangroves have been known to be breeding areas for fish, one of the main economic mainstays of the coastal communities. However, the quest to conserve the mangrove ecosystem, a new economic activity – ecotourism is gaining ground in the…
