The purpose of our next Expedition is to take our message upstream, from our coastal home in Lamu, to our brothers and sisters across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, who are living on the fringes of Lake Victoria.

Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest freshwater lake and the second largest in the world, the principal source of the River Nile, supporting over 40 million people and a wonderful diversity of fauna and flora. The United Nations states that a staggering
8 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the oceans every year and 90% of this plastic comes from ten major rivers–the Nile being one of them

The heritage and health of the oceans are connected to the health of Lake Victoria, so we require a change in mindset and a change in behaviour from both the upstream and downstream stakeholders and communities.