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Lake Victoria Center For Research & Development - Dunga Beach,
Tel: 254-57-2023487, 2020356, ax: 254-57-2021992, Email: osienala@swiftkisumu.com
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OSIENALA a Non Profit Organization receives much of its support from the donor community. Our funding come from people with similar desires and commitment to those held by OSIENALA
· OSIENALA receives financial, materials and personnel contributions from the following categories:
A International
I) Bilateral Donors
II) Multilateral Donors.
B Universal Friends of Lake
Victoria.
I) Corporations.
II) Institutions.
III) Individuals.
OSIENALA welcomes any kind of assistance. Funds given to OSIENALA are used in the various programs as stated below:
· Capacity development for the pro-poor and marginalized people from around Lake Victoria.
· Lobby and Advocacy for positive policy change and implementation with the aim of empowering communities to pursue their civic rights
· Research activities on issues in and around Lake Victoria.
About OSIENALA
OSIENALA also referred to as Friends of Lake Victoria, is a non-governmental and non-profit organisation established in 1992 …more
Charcoal business taking the place of fishing at Dunga Beach Kisumu
Gwassi /Gembe hills project is one of the biggest partnership projects that OSIENALA has entered into with GHHGW. The project is to run for a period of ...more
OSRAM off-Grid Project finally kick-off at Mbita-Kenya
Tree nursery for Gwassi /Gembe Hills Project
Dr. Obiero Ong’ang’a is an Ecologist Founder member of OSIENALA and a Regional Chairman of East African Communities Organization for the Management of Lake Victoria Resources. Currently serves in the Steering Committee of World Lake – Net, a network of organizations and individuals in more than 80 countries . Author of Poverty and Wealth of Fisher folk in the Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya, Lake Victoria (Kenya) and its Environs, Lake Victoria 2000 and beyond. The Concept of Poverty. He is also an Educator with a strong base in project development and capacity building.
Dr. Obiero Ong’ang’a
Executive Director OSIENALA
OSIENALA's Environmental Education Department tackles a wide range of problems related to the biophysical environment, socio economic and health issues. These are highlighted below
- Biophysical issues
- Solid waste management
- Water pollution and water management
- Air pollution
- Deforestation and devegetation
- Poor land use practices
- Loss of biodiversity
- Wetland degradation
- Exploitation of natural resources (quarrying, sand harvesting etc)
- Soil erosion
- Unsustainable fishing methods