SOLVE AB is a Swedish commercial company working in East Africa

• SOLVE’s vision is to contribute to a sustainable positive development in the Lake Victoria region by focussing on the maritime potential and by  creating a“safe maritime culture”

• By introducing the strategy of “ Safe Shipping”, SOLVE plans to undertake an overall commitment over areas such as

- Search and rescue (SAR)

- Safe behaviour

- Safe ships

- Safe sea lanes

- Safe environment

• SOLVE aims at working within the framework of the goals for support to the region set by the Swedish Government and with the nations around LV

• SOLVE’s working method is to contribute by transferring know-how with a view to gradually and – and within the wishes or directives of regional and/or national authorities and when the know-how has been transferred – turn over the different activities to appropriate stakeholders

• SOLVE will be instrumental in supporting national and regional authorities in creating a legal framework for safe shipping on LV

• Within the SOLVE group members have long time experience and professional know-how concerning:

- Navigation

- Shipping

- Sea Rescue

- Basic and advanced training for mariners

- Formulating requirements and managing of independent procurements

- Development of maritime Command and Control Systems

- Hydrographic surveying

- Healthcare and tropical diseases

- Environmental protection

• The SOLVE group has knowledge and experience of the Lake Victoria region and the relevant communities.

• The SOLVE group wishes to co-operate with the EAC, the governments of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, Swedish and other Development Agencies as well as East-African and international commercial players, Churches, NGOs and other companies in the region

• Within the strategy of “Safe Shipping”, the SOLVE group wishes to improve

- Maritime training

- Search and Rescue

- Overall safety

- Maritime infrastructure

- Safe transport of passengers and goods

- Safe fishery

- Healthcare