OSIENALA

OSIENALA (Friends of Lake Victoria) is a Non-Governmental Organization which operates within the Lake Victoria basin, focusing on the issues affecting the fisherfolks around the lake. OSIENALA was to provide interventions on environmental management but emerging Social, Cultural ,Economic and ecological issues have mandated it to become a regional NGO.

OSIENALA was established in 1992. Lake Victoria is shared among the three East African Community States and its geographical location has international legal implications, especially with Sudan and Egypt, within the River Nile Basin and with Rwanda and Burundi, due to their connection with the Kagera River Basin. The utilization of the Lake water and living aquatic resources shared by the states raises many concerns, partly because of the value of the resources for national policy and partly because these states often invoke legislative or diplomatic interests.

The existing scenario has therefore made it mandatory for OSIENALA to embrace a multifaceted approach towards its intervention measures among the areas where OSIENALA finds its offers immensely required.

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