The national event to validate findings across the four coastal regions of Ghana followed shortly after the stakeholder event, which validated findings from the Greater… Read More »Sankofa Research Validation with National Stakeholders and Fisherfolk
Concluding the research validation with fisherfolk across the four coastal regions, the Principal Investigator (PI), Dr Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood with support from the Sankofa research team,… Read More »Sankofa Research Validation with Greater Accra Region’s Fisherfolk & Stakeholders
Continuing the validation of research findings with stakeholders across the four coastal regions, engagements with fisherfolk and stakeholders in the Volta Region occurred on Wednesday,… Read More »Sankofa Research Validation with Volta Region’s Fisherfolk & Stakeholders
On 27 January 2026, the Sankofa research team and collaborators, led by Dr Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood, the Principal Investigator (PI) on the project, held the regional… Read More »Sankofa research validation with Central Region fisherfolk & stakeholders
The year has been a fruitful one in the ISIPSK (Sankofa) camp. We continued to deepen relationships with fisheries stakeholders and commenced the sharing of… Read More »ISIPSK (Sankofa) 2025 In Review
‘San-kofa’, translated from Akan means “go back and get it”. Sankofa, is also an Adinkra symbol of the Akan people of Ghana that embodies the… Read More »‘Sankofa’ in Policy and Practice: Valuing Traditional Ecological Knowledge for Sustainable Fisheries Management
Collaborators of the Creating Synergies between Indigenous Practices and Scientific Knowledge (ISIPSK) research project, locally dubbed Sankofa, paid a courtesy call on the Chief of… Read More »Ghana’s Chief of Naval Staff hosts ISIPSK (Sankofa) Research Team
Partners of the Creating Synergy Between Indigenous Practices and Scientific Knowledge (ISIPSK), locally dubbed as Sankofa, engaged fisherfolk from Sekondi and Abuesi in a validation… Read More »Research Validation Event with Fisherfolk in the Western Region of Ghana
For generations, women have played a critical role in fisheries. In Africa, women make up more than 50% of the fisheries and aquaculture workforce, where… Read More »Strengthening the stakes: Valuing women’s role in African fisheries
Fishing as an activity is largely dominated by males, whereas women are more dominant in post-harvest roles including processing, marketing and distributing of the fish… Read More »Casting Nets & Changing Tides: Showcasing African Women who Fish