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🤝 Leadership & Governance
Strong community leadership anchors resilient coasts. COMRED works with 20 Beach Management Units (BMUs) — 13 in Kwale and 7 in Kilifi Counties — to strengthen governance, accountability, and community participation in fisheries management.
💡 Why It Matters
When community governance structures are strong, conservation efforts thrive. But where leadership is weak, overfishing, conflict, and mismanagement follow. By investing in leadership and governance, we empower BMUs to make transparent, data-informed, and community-owned decisions for their marine resources.
⚙️ How It Works
We strengthen governance through three interconnected pathways:
- 🧭 Capacity Building: Training BMU leaders in financial management, record keeping, and leadership skills.
- 🗂️ Systems & Processes: Supporting BMUs to develop work plans, budgets, and compliance systems.
- 👥 Leadership in Action: Mentoring BMU champions, youth, and sub-committees to lead awareness and community dialogue.
The Impact
- 🌱 20 BMUs supported (13 in Kwale, 7 in Kilifi).
- 🎣 12 BMUs collecting fish-catch data four days a week.
- 👩🏽💼 165 BMU leaders trained on life skills and leadership.
- 🧑🏾💻 24 trained data collectors, 60% youth (14 men, 10 women).
- 🛶 118 patrol members trained in Monitoring, Control & Surveillance (MCS).
- 💬 Over 1,000 fishers reached through awareness sessions on fisheries regulations.
- 📈 10% improvement in BMU leadership capacity; 6% increase in compliance with fisheries regulations.
- 🌊 Regular quarterly and annual BMU feedback meetings held — turning data into decisions.
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“The leadership and governance training has made me a better leader. I now understand my roles, manage finances more confidently, and engage my community with purpose.” — Hassan Bakari, Chairperson, Jimbo BMU
“The leadership and governance training has made me a better leader. I now understand my roles, manage finances more confidently, and engage my community with purpose.” — Hassan Bakari, Chairperson, Jimbo BMU
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