ABALOBI's vision is to develop thriving, equitable, climate change resilient and sustainable small-scale fishing communities, through financial inclusion, collective social entrepreneurship and a data-driven approach to fisheries rebuilding.
We support data collection and skills-building with fisher communities, NGOs and Government. We connect fisher groups and cooperatives with the Fish With A Story marketplace platform and linked financial services.
Our data, traceability and market technologies and programmes poise small-scale fishers for social, economic and ecological sustainability. We believe in participatory fisheries rebuilding strategies that consider ocean life and livelihoods.
ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
We co-innovate and deploy data technologies in partnership with small-scale fishers
INVESTMENT
We invest in coastal communities through infrastructural support, formal employment and tailored learning opportunities
DATA EMPOWERMENT
We create data toolkits to enable fishers to record their local ecological knowledge and build resilience
COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED FISHERIES
We develop fair markets for ecologically responsible and socially fair seafood, grow entrepreneurial capacity and institute food security initiatives
INCLUSION AND RECOGNITION
We address the gender gap in small-scale fisheries and catalyse financial, digital and cultural inclusion
FISHERIES IMPROVEMENT
We support fishers to implement community-led, triple bottom line Fisheries Improvement Programmes that can connect to global markets
FISHER-LED
'TECH + TOUCH'APPROACH
DATA OWNERSHIP
MARKETTRANSFORMATION
We co-design enabling technologies in partnership with small-scale fishing communities to stimulate sustainable ocean livelihoods, nurture ocean stewardship and leverage data to advance evidence-based fisheries rebuilding
Use our software and tools to manage your Community Supported Fishery, fisher cooperative administration, co-management, CBNRM or LMMA data collection initiative, as well as catch reporting or traceability requirements
Finalist 2023
Uplink Top Innovator
ORIC Challenge Winner
1000 Ocean Startups
Catalyst Fund Startup
UNESCO Digital Literacy Case Study
OceanHub Africa Startup
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ABALOBI is a South African-based organisation striving to elevate small-scale fishing communities for social, economic and ecological sustainability
