A brand new analysis venture will protect the experiences of girls in Kenya’s coastal communities and discover how conventional data can contribute to trendy maritime security methods.
Zetech College in Kenya has obtained a grant from the UK-based Lloyd’s Register Basis to steer a pilot analysis venture documenting ladies’s contributions to coastal maritime security.
The one-year initiative, titled “Documenting Girls’s Roles in Coastal Maritime Security Heritage,” will run from 2026 to April 2027 in Mombasa and Kilifi counties, specializing in the often-overlooked function ladies play in supporting security, resilience and sustainability in coastal communities.
The venture will gather oral histories, images and group tales to doc how ladies have contributed to fishing practices, climate monitoring, rescue help and the administration of coastal sources.
As a part of the initiative, Zetech College will develop a digital story archive, organise a photograph exhibition and host a dialogue workshop bringing collectively group data, researchers and maritime stakeholders.
Dr Catherine Chege, Principal Investigator at Zetech College, stated the grant would assist spotlight contributions which have historically obtained restricted consideration in maritime coverage and heritage discussions.
“By documenting their experiences, we strengthen each cultural heritage and group resilience,” she stated.
Kenya’s coastal areas are central to the nation’s blue financial system ambitions, with fishing, tourism, transport and marine sources enjoying an necessary function in native livelihoods. Nonetheless, coastal communities additionally face rising challenges linked to local weather change, altering climate patterns and the necessity for improved security practices at sea.
The venture goals to look at how native data developed by coastal communities can complement trendy approaches to maritime security and danger administration.
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Professor Njenga Munene, Vice Chancellor of Zetech College, stated the collaboration displays the college’s give attention to analysis with social and sensible impression.
“This collaboration underscores our dedication to advancing analysis that’s socially impactful, globally related, and deeply rooted in group realities,” he stated.
The initiative additionally aligns with wider worldwide discussions round preserving conventional data, strengthening gender inclusion and bettering group participation in governance and growth programmes.
By making a document of girls’s experiences in coastal security, the venture seeks to contribute to a broader understanding of the function communities play in constructing safer and extra sustainable maritime methods.
About Zetech College
Zetech College is a Kenyan increased training establishment targeted on educating, analysis and innovation throughout expertise, enterprise and social growth fields.
About Lloyd’s Register Basis
Lloyd’s Register Basis is a UK-based unbiased international charity that helps analysis, training and engagement aimed toward bettering safety-related data and practices.
Sources & References
[1] Zetech College. “Zetech College Wins Lloyd’s Register Basis Grant to Highlight Girls’s Maritime Security Heritage.” Press Launch, 27 July 2026.
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[2] Lloyd’s Register Basis. Grant Funding.
Lloyd’s Register Basis – Grant Funding
