Currently our CBO consists of 15 highly experienced professionals. Men and women who have a mutual interest in environmental conservation, protecting and supporting the marine environment and those who depend on it. We are based in Watamu, Kenya.
Bahari Hai Office Bearers
Chairperson
Queen
Kahindi
Kahindi has been in conservation since 2000. He is the Community Outreach and Awareness Programme Coordinator. This job incorporates many aspects of the work conducted at Bahari Hai: conducting fisher trainings, helping with AIG activities like bee apiaries, educating local fisherman about turtle conservation. The things that Kahindi enjoys about working at Bahari Hai is the variety it provides him: he loves to explore many different areas of marine conservation.
Vice-Chairperson
Ruth
Ruth has been in conservation since 2000. Since then she has guided and educated thousands of Watamu visitors and habitants about ocean life in general and sea turtles in particular. Currently she is in charge of communications. And plenty of other things that appear during the day.
Treasurer
James
James is our finance guru. He has been in conservation since 2000. In his career since then he has closely monitored the use of incoming funds and helping secure new sources of income. Conservation is a costly operation so we need people like James to make sure we can keep doing our work.
Secretary
Mary
Mary has been in conservation since 2010. Today at Bahari Hai, she is part of the antipoaching team which is involved in conducting patrols to look out for evidence of poaching, and educating the community about the importance of turtles in the marine ecosystem.
Bahari Hai team
Sharlet
Sharlet has been in conservation since 2010. Her focus is on the new generation: Today at Bahari Hai, Sharlet is part of the team that is involved in marine education in schools, general community communication and the marine scouts programme at Bahari Hai.
Grace
Grace has been in conservation since 2015. Today at Bahari Hai, and part of the antipoaching team which is involved in conducting patrols to look out for evidence of poaching, and educating the community about the importance of turtles in the marine ecosystem.
Tuva
Tuva has been in conservation since 2010. Today at Bahari Hai, he is part of the antipoaching team which is involved in conducting patrols to look out for evidence of poaching, and educating the community about the importance of turtles in the marine ecosystem.
Carlos
