.: The World Food Day,

On behalf of the World Food Day on 16th October 2008, a very important programme was lunched by National Fisheries Solidarity Movement (NAFSO) among the series of programme we conducted around the country.

It was organized by NAFSO Karuwalagaswewa partner organization “ Prajashakthi Development Foundation” concerning the day of 16th October as the World Hunger Day.

Additionally the participated poor farmers and inland fishers were educated about the world food crisis, reasons for that and how multinational companies are growing this hunger around the world for their profit and how farmers can involve eradicating hunger out from the world as a sustainable solution for that.

NAFSO distributed some dry rations for the participants coinciding with this awareness programme.

PIADS coordinator Mr. Priyankara Costha and NAFSO Alternative Economic Development (AED) Coordinator Mr. Pradeep Wangasooriya gave their great service to make this programme a successful one.

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NAFSO (National Fisheries Solidarity Movement), organizes fishermen to lobby the government to defend their rights and to bring about good environmental practice in coastal areas. ...NAFSO has helped a fishing community to take legal action against a proposal to build a five-star hotel on a mangrove where fish spawn."We are not against hotels, because they bring tourism and income. But 3,000 families and 15,000 fishermen use this lagoon and all of them could be affected by the developments. Only 200 would be employed by the hotel. The lagoon is our mother, and we must protect her." Jude Preman Fernando, local fisherman. At the present situation we are continuing our campaign with small scale fishermen to urge the government to take legal action against Destructive Fishing Practices around the coastal areas of Sri Lanka. View my complete profile

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The World Food Day,