Action for Ocean
Action for Ocean promotes sustainable utilization of oceans, lakes, and rivers to mitigate climate change risks, hunger, and poverty.
Why we love them
We love their asset-based approach to programming and their vision of helping coastal communities make the best of the resources available to them for their own development.
In the News
- Action for Ocean co-founder Jerry Mang’ena co-authored the Ocean & Coastal Management research paper Capturing multi-stakeholders' perspectives on mangrove blue carbon project and alternative livelihoods in coastal Tanzania.
- Action for Ocean co-founder Nancy Iraba was featured in the Forbes article Tanzania’s First Female Divemaster Is Changing Who Belongs Beneath Africa's Waves.
- Aqua Farms Organization Nancy Iraba was featured in the BBC Africa Daily podcast episode Why aren’t there more African filmmakers?
- Aqua-Farms Organization spoke on a panel with President Samia Suluhu Hassan at the 2023 Africa Food Systems Summit in Dar es Salaam.
- Aqua-Farms Organization was selected for Bright Tides’ Blue Carbon Accelerator Programme.
- Aqua-Farms Organization released the Tides of Change video The Story of Musa: The Marine Ranger.
- Aqua-Farms Organization co-founder Nancy Iraba won the National Geographic 2024 Wayfinder Award.
