I have 3 years of experience as a researcher working closely with coastal communities. I am a conscientious, a team player, observe timeliness in execution of duties, have great initiative, personal drive and focused on grasping and implementing new concepts and ideas in sustainable development.My research interests broadly focus on socioeconomic aspect of the local communities in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) dependent on marine resources with a focus on socio-ecological interactions, livelihoods/sustainable finance geared towards conservation and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) narratives - reflection of the daily lives of the communities through stories and its impact towards the implementation of the SDG Goals. This entails working with and among stakeholders communities in a bid for participatory resource management, sustainable utilization of marine resources, community empowerment and promotion of sustainable financial needs and options to promote best practices in conservation finance linked to livelihood options.