Capacity Building & Training
Marine governance, protected area management, and ecological monitoring training. Building the human infrastructure that makes conservation last beyond project cycles and individual funders.
Conservation only lasts as long as the people who carry it. Oceans Alive's Capacity Building & Training programme builds the human infrastructure that makes community-led marine conservation durable - beyond any single funder, project, or generation.
Training covers marine governance, protected area management, ecological monitoring, fisheries law, and community facilitation. Participants include BMU members, community rangers, women's group leaders, local government officials, and aspiring conservationists from across Kenya.
The programme deliberately trains people who will remain in the community after any given project ends - fishers, teachers, local leaders - because they are the ones who will carry the conservation work forward. International interns and students are also integrated into the programme, creating exchange that strengthens both local and global conservation capacity.
Programme
Capacity Building & Training
Training · Programme 12
Conservation training - building skills that last beyond any project cycle
Connected Work
Related Programmes
Ocean Education & Youth
The tengefu is our living classroom - welcoming schools, interns, and youth groups to learn real conservation. 10,000+ young people educated in ocean literacy in Kilifi County.
Kilifi BMU Network
Connecting and strengthening Beach Management Units across Kilifi County to ensure fishers' voices reach decision-makers at county and national level.
Marine Governance & Policy
Translating community-collected data into national marine policy frameworks. OAF presented findings at IUCN 2025, placing the Kilifi model on the global conservation stage.
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