OSIENALA (Friends of Lake Victoria)

OSIENALA was established in 1993 as a national NGO with a vision of creating sound Lake Victoria’s environment that sustains equitable livelihood of vulnerable communities mainly fisher folk and farmers. The strategy of OSIENALA therefore is the creation of awareness locally and internationally about the problems facing Lake Victoria and its environ by creating structures that support local vulnerable communities to be responsible custodians of their environment and the natural resources. OSIENALA’s mission is to empower local communities to effectively participate in the management and equitable utilization of resources for sustainable livelihoods through capacity building, research, policy advocacy, education, information dissemination and networking. Some of the programs currently being implemented by OSIENALA include: - Renewable Energy Solutions for Lake Victoria (RESOLVE) - Radio Lake Victoria (RLV) 92.1 FM - Environmental Education programme for schools (ECO-Schools) - Integrated Lake Basin Management (ILBM) and African Sanitation Project (AFSAN) - Devolution and Climate change Adaptation (DaCCA)