Promotion of sustainable small scale fisheries in Cahora-Bassa

and Mogoe Districts, Tete Province, Mozambique.

ActionAid          ADPP       C3 Madagascar        IGAD        MCCNT        NNF         SOS-Sahel        UNDP-Mauritius        WWF-Kenya

ACHIEVEMENTS:

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• 10 Fishermen’s Clubs set up to enable them manage future processing and sales centers.

• Negotiation with MozBeef and Bazaruto Fisheries to ensure technical support to processing and sales centres.

• Capacity Building / Training of:

  • 400 members of Fishers Club in sustainable fishing practices and 300 in climate-resilient subsistence farming.

  • 200 members of Fishers Club in functional numeracy, literacy and basic business skills. 200 manuals produced for them.

  • 50 members of Community Fisheries Council in Community-based natural resources and environment conservation management.

• Company hired for the construction of two fish processing & sale centres and installation 2 solar panels powered.

• 2 drilling of drinking water bore-holes completed

• Finished construction of 5 ecological latrines and 5 are still under construction and awareness campaign on hygiene ongoing.

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IMPLEMENTER:

ADPP Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo Para Povo

EXPECTED OUTPUTS:

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• Empowering the fishing communities and increase capacities on sustainable resources management.

• Strengthen 6 existing Fishers’ Clubs and create 4 new ones.

• Strengthen 2 existing Fishery Councils and create 2 new ones.

• Creation of a Fishers’ Forum which will contribute to strengthen the economic and social sustainability of SSF communities.

• Increase sales volumes and incomes of target fishers by providing processed products.

• Connect the fishing communities to drinking water supply and sanitation.

• Improve health and nutrition and increase safety of women.

ACTIVITIES:

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• Promoting stable co-management structures by providing training on natural resources management, negotiation and conflict resolution to Community Fishery Councils.

• Provide training on sustainable fishing practices & climate-resilient livelihoods to approximately 500 fishers, out of which 30% are women.

• Connect the fishermen to potential buyers and to microfinance institutions.

• Establish processing and sales centres in 2 strategic locations equipped with post-harvest handling and conservation equipment powered by solar energy.

• Train approximately 300 fishermen out of which 50% are women.

• Construction of 10 boreholes equipped with solar pumps, water storage and eco-friendly traditional latrines.

• Awareness raising campaigns about hygiene and prevention of drinking water.

• Creation of water committees and training of youth in maintenance of water systems and fixing of solar pumps.

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