The OWEN Project

Give a Man a Fish, and he eats for the day. Provide funds for the local people to build their own fishing boats, and they have employment, food and dignity. Men fish; women sell fish in the marketplace. OWEN Project also provides funds for community care and development of women-owned businesses. Please consider donating! No amount is too small - sharing is caring. https://www.owenproject.org/donate

New life jackets!

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May 16, 2025

The Senegalese government is now sending out their Coast Guard (la Marine) to check that all the boats have fishing licenses and that all the fishermen have life jackets. We had some but needed more.

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OWEN project fishermen rowing in a Yoff competition

September 18, 2025

Once a year there is a festive competition among the fishermen, a rowing competition. We joined the fun (and supported the event)! We do not have our own boat so our team was split into group of 2-4 men who rowed with other teams from their neighborhoods.

First Annual OWEN Project Fundraiser

November 03, 2025

What a festive evening of catered Senegalese food with friends and family supporting OWEN Project!

Ariane has been refurbished!

July 27, 2025

The seas are rough on boats, and after 6-8 months, they need to be scraped, sanded and repainted. Broken wood needs to be replaced. Finally, Ariane is ready to go to sea again, and Owen will be rolled back onto the beach to dry out and be refurbished in the next 6-8 months when they will swap again. Each refurbishment costs about $1200 for all materials and labor.