A steering committee will be formed comprised of ? The planning and review meetings will be organized with the involvement of all the stakeholders and the technical team. The role of PIC will be in making crucial decisions regarding the project. Identification of mangrove sites where the project will be implemented will be done by the silviculture experts in collaboration with the community and government departments. Proposed PIC will comprise 8 members derived from; a) 2 Community ? Makongeni conservation group & Upendo women group b) 3 Kwetu staff- Kwetu Chairman, Project Manager & Mariculture Coordinator c) 1 Fisheries officer- Representing fisheries department d) 1 Forestry officer ? Representing Kenya Forestry Service e) 1 NEMA representative The project will be implemented on three community sites hence 100% involvement; in addition the community members will be managing the sites. Technical teams comprising of all stakeholders (GoK ministries, community groups, CSO?s cooperate sector) will be formed. There will be an extensive group of government and non-government institutions involved in project implementation. This will depend on the interest of each group in silviculture, conservation, environment, mangrove wetlands, capacity building and administration. Groups will be required to write brief reports on their projects as a way of offering them basic training while a major component of report production will be done by Kwetu. Also the environmental challenge will be open to the community to encourage interaction and meet with a number of stakeholders to share their project experiences. The participating groups will be advised to register formally with the ministry of social services hence giving legal operation in the activities being undertaken .

Most of the active members of the groups that participate in this project are women, and should receive an appropriate proportion of the benefits.