East Africa Living Lakes Network Hosted By OSIENALA (Friends of Lake Victoria) Kisumu, Kenya

East Africa Living Lakes Network Introduction – affiliated network of the International Living Lakes Network – EALLN has membership from five East African countries; Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi – secretariat is currently being hosted by OSIENALA (Friends of Lake Victoria) in Kenya Monday, November 09, 20152

East Africa Living Lakes Network Goals – Empowerment of the local communities to use the Lake resources productively and economically; – Provision of an enabling atmosphere for a peaceful use of the Lakes resources; – Development of micro-credit facility for purposes of enhancing the economic level of the communities around the Lake;.Carrying out of research activities for purposes of improving the state of the lake’s bio- diversity; Monday, November 09, 20153

East Africa Living Lakes Network Goals continued – Development of sound policies with a view to improving the management of the lake’s resources; – Coordination of other non- governmental organisations in their pursuit for a balanced and unduplicated service; – Operation of an Institute of Lake’s Management and Development; – Collaboration with other players in the region including governments in their effort to provide adequate services. Monday, November 09, 20154

East Africa Living Lakes Network Activities for 2010 – Promote alternative sustainable livelihoods activities amongst communities living around the lakes in the areas of agriculture, fishery, tourism, settlement, energy and water – Create awareness on the need for lakes conservation and sustainable resources utilization through engagement of schools around lakes – Disseminate good practices in Lakes management through catchment conservation activities. – Build the capacity of EALLN members and other NGOs working on lake protection through resource mobilization, lake based research and eco-business development – Realize two model projects per country on sustainable wetland resource use, environmental education, fishing, energy and sanitation – mobilize resources for the EALLN Network Monday, November 09, 20155

East Africa Living Lakes Network Achievements – Profiling of lakes has been done for twenty (20) lakes across the network and a data base is available, the information is also available on the global nature fund website; – Awareness raising on lakes issues through fliers on the plight of different lakes across East Africa in the five countries as an ongoing process. The LL partner from Uganda started already a local initiative – Members have been trained in renewable energy technologies and NGO management for Lake Victoria basin through partnership with OSIENALA – First Annual General meeting “Save our Tanganyika” is planned for 2010 in Burundi at Lake Tanganyika. Monday, November 09, 20156

7 Contact Information Dr. G. Ogonda OSIENALA (Friends of Lake Victoria) Lake Victoria Centre for Research and Development Dunga Beach, Kisumu P.O. Box Kisumu, KENYA Tel: /

THANK YOU Monday, November 09, 20158