Governance & transparency
Know the organisation. Understand its work.
The institutional information, people and documents that help communities and partners understand GOCEAN and begin an informed conversation.
Who we are
An association rooted in Gorée.
GOCEAN is a Senegalese nonprofit association. Its first programmes are rooted in Gorée and include encounters along Dakar’s coast. Its wider ambition is to share learning with island and coastal communities in West Africa.
- Official name
- Centre de Gorée sur le Climat, l’Environnement, le Patrimoine et les Droits Humains
- Founded
- 18 October 2025
- Declaration receipt
- 00083/GRD/BAG
8 April 2026 - Address
- Rue des Batteries, Île de Gorée, Dakar, Sénégal
Governing officers
Identified responsibilities.
Abdoulaye DIA
President
Mariama MBAYE
Secretary General
Philippe Henri HAZOUMÉ
Treasurer General
Institutional strengthening supports governance, coordination, working tools and monitoring. It is a cross-cutting part of GOCEAN’s initial phase.
The Centre’s institutional foundationsUnderstanding the evidence
Document experience. Make the stage clear.
Our strategy connects education, action, documentation and advocacy. Field stories describe activities and encounters; programme pages also present developments still being prepared.
Activities and evidence
The launch, community encounters and pilot garden illustrate the work being built. Observations, participant feedback and lessons from field experience inform the monitoring and shared-learning approach.
See the field storiesFurther information for a partnership
To study a partnership, ask the team for the institutional documents, project details and monitoring information relevant to your review.
Ask for supporting informationInstitutional overview
Mission, strategic axes and initial programmes · PDF
Strategic direction
Explore the axes and phase-one priorities online
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Participants, families and partners can contact the association about an activity, suggest a correction or raise a concern. For questions about personal information or photographs, use the same contact details.
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