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Enatta Foundation Boat Regatta: of Culture and Identity

ENATTA FOUNDATION BOAT REGATTA: OF CULTURE AND IDENTITY Festivals work like cultural memory keepers. They gather a community around something familiar and turn an ordinary practice into a shared...

Water hyacinth: The Fisherwoman’s Unsung Challenge

Across Nigeria’s lagoons, fisherwomen like Iya Pupa and Rashidatu struggle with the invasive water hyacinth, a plant that threatens livelihoods but also holds hidden potential for sustainable...

“I Have Been Fishing for Over Twenty Years, and I Am Grateful to Enatta” – Meet Mama Ireti: A Fisherwoman Defying the Odds of Nature and Poverty

This is the story of Mama Ireti, a fisherwoman who has defied the tides of the Lagos lagoon for over twenty years. Her dedication to survival is admirable and worth sharing...

Standing with Our Fisherwomen: A Condolence Visit to Isale-Akoka

On September 28th, Enatta Foundation visited the Isale-Akoka community to stand with the family of a fisherwoman who had recently passed away. Beyond offering a token of financial support, the visit...

Impacts of Climate Change on Fishing Productivity

Artisanal fishery contributes largely to Nigeria's economy but it faces a major challenge: climate change. Here are the impacts of this change on fishing productivity...

Sustainable Approaches to Fish Preservation

Sustainable Approaches to Fish Preservation   Fish is important to daily nutrition and for many years, it has been a source of income for countless communities especially those in riverine areas...

Women Who Fish: How Enatta Foundation is Raising Empowered Fisherwomen

Women Who Fish: How Enatta Foundation is Raising Empowered Fisherwomen   Women do fish. No, it is not just fishing in small waterbodies using scooping nets. I mean fishing that involves the use of...

A Dive into Nigeria’s Fishing Industry

Introduction Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country with an estimated 224 million people, over 853 kilometers of coastline and an extensive network of inland water bodies. The fishing industry...

Money Mata: A Financial Literacy Initiative that Transformed Lives

Enatta Foundation's flagship financial initiative, Money Mata, directly impacts 250 fisherwomen in Lagos State and sparks change...

From Nets to New Beginnings

From Nets to New Beginnings As an indigenous son of Isale Akoka, born and raised within the Bariga fishing belt, I’ve lived through decades of both the vibrant pulse and the painful decline of our...