National Fisheries Solidarity
Movement (NAFSO) has 17 partner organizations within 15 districts in the Island
wide. NAFSO always concerns to strengthen the partner organizations developing
the capacities of the activists and spreading the intervention within the wider
area of the district by developing the membership. According to this situation, two days program
was organized in order to strengthen the NAFSO’s partner organization of Kilinochchi
District Fisheries Solidarity on 16/17 in February 2019.
It conducted a basic discussion
to share the responsibilities among the participants and realize the objective
of the event further. The purpose of the
event was to development the membership, take
prior actions to enhance the youth involvement and develop the women
leadership through various involvements in the particular event. The
participants were well prepared giving basic understanding about the
organization and documents which were used to aware the people in the event.
Because activists who visited the people had to explain about the organization
as well as gave answers for the questions which were raised by the people in
the meanwhile of the campaign. Necessary consultation was made for the
activists before going to the field.
Two groups were prepared to visit
the people in the field. One group visited the village of Kiranji and other
group visited the village of Anbupuram in the first day of the campaign. The
two groups shared their experiences obtained in the field at the end of the
day. After sharing the experience, the plan was prepared for the day
second. Three groups were made for the
second day and groups met the people in Irenaimathar village and the church.
Second group met the people in the village of Walappadu and the church. Third
group met the people in the village of Nachchikuda and the church. It gave
priority to meet the community leaders, women, youth and religion leaders in
order to educate them about the vision, mission of National Fisheries
Solidarity Movement distributing leaflets, books and other documents related to
the organization in the campaign. Especially it concerned to aware and motivate
the young groups in the event as well. It has planned to document the whole
process as a report. As well as, prepare
some short videos, case studies and photo stories capturing some significant
slides of the lives of the people, environment, believes and historical
evidences.
Around 25 activists engaged with
the promotion campaign in Kilinochchi. The activists from Mannar District
Fisheries Solidarity, Rural Labour Society/ NAFSO in Jaffna, Mullathive
District Fisheries Solidarity, Sri Vimukthi Fisher Women Organization in
Negombo participated in the campaign representing partner organizations as well
as Mr. Herman Kumara, National Convener, Mr. Antony Jesudasan, Mr. Laksiri
Fernando, Miss. Lavina Hasanthi, Mr. Nuwan Pradeep and Miss. Philomena
Dharmarathnam also participated representing the secretariat of NAFSO in the
campaign.
