‘Managing for today and tomorrow’
A collaborative approach to fisheries management in Zanzibar
Reflections from my balcony: working with community fisheries management groups in Kwale County
Yvonne Muyia, Project Assistant at Blue Ventures’ partner COMRED, reflects on her experience of training three Beach Management Units in coastal Kenya
Maryana and the octopus fisherwomen of Merpas Village
Pramasty Ayu Koesdinar, Programme Coordinator at AKAR Foundation, shares her story of meeting Maryana, an octopus fisher from Indonesia
Collaboration and co-design in the Comoros
On the island of Anjouan, three teams from around the world came together to co-design and adapt the Monitor App, a fisheries monitoring platform for fishing communities in the Comoros
Sun, sea and… fisheries data analysis?
Supporting coastal communities in the Comoros with data literacy
Why I keep coming back to BV
Roger Vaughan has been volunteering with us for over a decade, and says a Blue Ventures expedition is an adventure like no other
An unforgettable medical elective
Nick spent four weeks in Timor-Leste diving the most biodiverse reefs in the world and helping his fellow volunteers stay in good health
Madagascar’s measles epidemic: the story on the ground
Collaborating with community health workers to support treatment and vaccination in remote areas
Using smartphones to improve community health
For community health workers in remote parts of Madagascar, smartphones can be a real game changer
Becoming a Divemaster
Marine conservation volunteer Aleksander Gakovic shares the personal journey of his time in Timor-Leste.
Caribbean career break
IT professional Mark Jones decided that he needed to take a break from his day to day and do something completely different for a couple of months...
Belioness: empowering women and helping the reef, one lionfish at a time
Mindy Cruz had to stop going to school when she was 12, making it difficult for her to find fulfilling work, but now she is the Chairwoman of Belioness – a group of Belizean women who make jewellery from the...
Spider tortoise spotting: monitoring one of Madagascar’s endemic species
Madagascar volunteer Ieva Kazakeviciute recounts her experience monitoring the critically endangered spider tortoise.
Contributing to conservation in Timor-Leste: a day-in-the-life of one volunteer
Thinking of volunteering in Timor-Leste, but don't know what to expect? Recent volunteer Martin Cloix dives into the details of a day on Ataúro Island.
The power of education
Rosemary Hartley didn’t expect her Blue Ventures expedition to have such a focus on education, but found it to be one of the most rewarding aspects of her Madagascar experience.