Our Vision & Mission
We envision a world where inclusive and integrated management of coastal and marine ecosystems generate long-term benefits to nature and people.
Our Mission is to provide technical, policy and extension support to actors in government, private sector and civil society through capacity building, research, networking and project development in fisheries and coastal ecosystem governance.
News and Events
Employment Opportunity_Fisheries Liason Officers
Employment Opportunity – Fisheries Liaison Officer JOB SUMMARY: Hen Mpoano (Our Coast), is a not-for-profit organization focused on the inclusive and integrated management of Ghana’s coastal and marine ecosystems towards the generation of long-term socio-economic and...
Employment Opportunity_ Communications Officer
Employment Opportunity – Communications Officer JOB SUMMARY: Hen Mpoano (Our Coast), is a not-for-profit organization focused on the inclusive and integrated management of Ghana’s coastal and marine ecosystems towards the generation of long-term socio-economic and...
Experts call on gov’t to examine climate change as a cause of rural-urban migration
Experts from the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany (BMBF), and other German and West African partners, have urged West African policymakers...
What We Do
Our approach to fisheries governance is through research, multi-stakeholder engagements and policy advocacy for sustainable fisheries management.
We adopt integrated and participatory approaches to coastal landscape issues and work at multiple scales, deploying a wide range of tools.
We design and implement sustainable livelihood interventions geared towards reducing poverty and food insecurity in communities we work.
Our gender programme area addresses gender needs by conducting gender assessment and analyses; development of gender mainstreaming strategy.
YEARS
Number of years in operation
Communities
Communities reached through our projects
Projects
Implemented and on-going projects
VSLA
Number of Village Savings and Loans Associations beneficiaries
Mangroves Planted
mangrove seedlings raised and planted
Health Impact
Beneficiaries with improved access to reproductive healthcare
Livelihoods
Beneficiaries reached through livelihood improvement programs
Volunteers
Individuals engaged through our project
With Our Partners, We are Making Our Coast a Better Place
In collaboration with our local and international partners we are helping address food insecurity, climate change, over-fishing, gender inequality, urbanization and poverty.
All Current Projects
Our Partners
Hɛn Mpoano (Our Coast) is a legally registered Ghanaian Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)