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New Publication: Implications of Spatio-Temporal Land Use/Cover Changes for Ecosystem Services Supply in the Coastal Landscapes of Southwestern Ghana, West Africa
The research was authored by Stephen Kankam (Deputy Director-Hen Mpoano), Adams Osman, Justice Nana Inkoom and Christine Fürst. The study has implications for addressing tradeoffs between land uses for agriculture, industrial development and conservation of critical coastal ES in the study region.
Participatory Mapping of Greater Amanzule Wetland Resources-Altas
The Greater Amanzule Wetland (GAW) is located in southwestern Ghana and falls within three (3) district assemblies namely Jomoro and Nzema East Municipal Assemblies and the Ellembelle District Assembly. It covers approximately 50,000 hectares of land and water...
Open letter to the Hon. Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, unions, and associations working to secure safe, sustainable, and equitable fisheries in Ghana are writing this letter to seek clarification on the potential authorisation of two industrial trawlers in Ghanaian waters....
Call For Consultants for WiFVEs Baseline Study
The baseline is intended for the project team, community people and stakeholders to understand the current situation and gaps for achieving gender equality and reducing sexual and gender-based violence in Ghana’s marine fisheries sector.
Hen Mpoano to plant 200,000 trees in the Greater Amanzule Wetlands under new AFR100 Project
Hen Mpoano, in collaboration with coastal communities will soon begin the planting of 200,000 mangrove seedlings (50 hectares) within the Greater Amanzule Wetlands (GAW) in the Western Region under the AFR100 project in the next five years.
Report: Hen Mpoano Builds a Child Labour and Trafficking (CLaT) monitoring database
This report presents the different stages that led to the full development of the spatial database, data validation, internal structures, visualization options and opportunities for update. It builds on previously initiated work that resulted in the development of functional information pertaining to the series of approaches explored to collect data to build the spatial data structure, data cleaning and systems development for the underlying database design
SECRIFISE_Law Enforcement Activity Report
A series of workshops were organized by Hen Mpoano for Law enforcement officers drawn from include Anti- Human trafficking Unit of the Ghana Police, Ghana Immigration, Economic and Organized crime Office (EOCO) and FBI and staff of the attorney general’s department. The second phase of the training also brought to the training, members constituting child protection structures at the grassroots such as the DCPC, assembly men, CCPCs and child rights advocates in addition to law enforcement.
Hen Mpoano begins Tree Planting in Cape Three Points Forest
Through the French Embassy funded PISCCA program, Hen Mpoano together with fringing communities are raising ten thousand (10,000) native tree seedlings to reforest fragmented areas to connect terrestrial forest to the coastal wetland.
Hen Mpoano trains forest monitoring teams on the use of SMART tools
Hen Mpoano trained forest monitoring teams on the use of SMART tools to conduct monitoring. It was the first among a series of trainings targeted at stakeholders to facilitate efficient monitoring of protected areas and tracking of changes to support decision making and enforcement of regulations protecting the flora and fauna.
New Publication: “SUCCESS STORY:27 Rescued Children Reintegrated: Dreams of Trafficked Children made Possible”
Under the EU-funded SECRIFISE project, 31 children (23 boys and 8 girls) were rescued on the Volta Lake in August 2020. After rehabilitation at the shelter, 27 (males:21, females:6) children have successfully been reintegrated with parents, relatives and foster parents.
SECRIFISE Pilots the Creation Of Child Labour Free Zone at Moree in the Central Region
The Securing Child Rights in the Fisheries Sector (SECRIFISE) project is piloting a Child Labour Free Zone in Moree in the Central Region to curb the high prevalence of child labour and trafficking within the community.
Hen Mpoano Publishes New Paper on Coastal Landscapes of Southwestern Ghana
In the coastal landscapes of Southwestern Ghana, sustainable supply of ES faces an uncertain future due to multiple pressures driving rapid land use changes. Perceptions of, and preferences for, CES align with land-use visions related to afforestation, infrastructure development, agriculture expansion and tourism. In the study area and similar contexts where an array and diversity of individual and societal values exist, effective negotiation and facilitation are essential for harnessing and optimizing land-use planning for CES supply.
SECRIFISE Project Empowers 93 Fish Processors with Skills in Business and Financial Management
SECRIFISE Project Empowers 93 Fish Processors with Skills in Business and Financial Management Child labour and trafficking within source communities is aggravated by economic hardship and lack of secured livelihoods opportunities. Secured livelihoods are essential in...
Annual Report 2020
Since its establishment, Hen Mpoano has undertaken a number of projects which fall within its core mandate. This report for the period 2019 to 2020 presents a summary of activities carried out in the areas of fisheries and coastal zones management.
Green Ghana Day Celebration
As part of the Green Ghana Day celebration, Hen Mpoano and WAPCA distributed 2,100 tree seedlings to the Cape Three Points CREMA communities. Wildlife Division and Forest Services Division provided the tree seedlings.Teachers, school pupils, health workers and CREMA...
World Day Against Child Labour 2021
Today marks the World Day Against Child Labour 2021: The theme this year is "Act Now, End Child Labour" CHILD LABOUR IS WORK THAT DEPRIVES CHILDREN OF THEIR CHILDHOOD, THEIR POTENTIAL, AND THEIR DIGNITY. It harms children mentally, physically, socially, and morally....
World Environment Day 2021:Ecosystem Restoration
REIMAGINE. RECREATE. RESTORE This is our moment. We cannot turn back time. But we can grow trees, green our cities, rewild our gardens, change our diets and clean up rivers and coasts. We are the generation that can make peace with nature. Let’s get active, not...
Training on Satellite Dish Installation and Refrigeration for Youth in the Western Region
Through the SFMP COVID-19 response project
Hen Mpoano facilitated a training workshop on the installation of Satellite dish and Refrigeration repairs for 10 selected beneficiaries from the Western Region of Ghana.
Project Brief: Preventing CLaT through Peer Learning and Exchange
SECRIFISE facilitated a learning visit by community leaders to a model community (Kpando- Torkor) along the Volta Lake, where anti-CLaT initiatives have proven successful and sustainable.
Transcript of Facebook Live Text Interview on ‘Saiko’ with Cephas Asare
On June 18, 2020, Cephas Asare was hosted by Gideon Commey to a Facebook interview on the #StopSaikoNOW campaign. Read the full-text transcript here.
A Success Story: Economic Empowerment through VSLA
Joseph E. Kwamena a member of the Koyele VSLA group in the Jomoro district, took a loan of 500.00 GH Cedis (US$86) to start a piggery project. He started with two pigs and within a year, he has over 26 pigs and piglets on his farm worth about 1300 GH Cedis (US$224).
World Day Against Child Labour: End Child Labour Now More Than Ever
Today, we join the rest of the world to call on all to end child labour and secure a better future for children. Our SECRIFISE project will continue to work with stakeholders to address this canker and ensure government’s commitment to eradicate the worst form of labour is achieved.
Cape Three Points CREMA Engages in Reforestation Exercise
The Cape Three Points Forest Reserve (CTPFR) is located in the Ahanta West Municipal of the Western Region. It is the only coastal forest in Ghana and among the few remaining coastal rainforest reserves in West Africa. Since 1999 the forest has been recognized as a...
World Ocean Day 2020: Innovation for Sustainable Ocean
As the challenges to the ocean continue to grow, so does the need for novel solutions and the people driving them. To that end, the theme of UN World Oceans Day 2020 is “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean.” Innovation—relating to the introduction of new methods,...
Small-Scale Fishermen and NGOs Call on the President of Ghana to End Saiko Fishing
Today marks the International Day Against IUU. To mark this day the Ghana National Canoe Fishermen's Council and eight other NGOs in Ghana have written an open letter to the President, HE Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to end Saiko. Saiko is the...
Securing Child Rights in the Fisheries Sector (SECRIFISE)
This is a three-year project funded by the European Union and implemented by Hen Mpoano, CEWEFIA and Challenging Heights. The overall objective is to secure child rights in the fisheries sector by increasing public support for eliminating child labour and trafficking...
Hen Mpoano gives cross-sectoral responses to Covid-19 pandemic in coastal communities in Ghana’s Western Region
Hen Mpoano is working in collaboration with district health directorates, as well as population health and environment (PHE) champions, to strengthen community resilience amidst Covid-19 pandemic in remote small-scale fishing and coastal communities in Ghana....
College Students Increasingly Turn to ProFund to Pay for Tuition
As the Southeast prepares for Hurricane Florence, GoFundMe is also making preparations and working with state and local officials to ensure that the money raised on GoFundMe will get to those who need it most. Our giving community always steps up in times of need, and...
A Universal Desire to Help: How ProFund Reached 40 Million Donors
As the Southeast prepares for Hurricane Florence, GoFundMe is also making preparations and working with state and local officials to ensure that the money raised on GoFundMe will get to those who need it most. Our giving community always steps up in times of need, and...
Open letter to the Hon. Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson regarding the potential licensing of two new trawl fishing vessels
Open letter to the Hon. Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson
regarding the potential licensing of two new trawl fishing vessels

Hɛn Mpoano (Our Coast) is a legally registered Ghanaian Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)