.: Yogapuaram Women Committee Meeting

Jaffna District Fisheries Solidarity organized the Yogapuram women committee on 19 of July 2020 at the Yogapuram village. There were some items in the agenda such as increase the membership of the committee, systematic the micro credit loan process, planning the future meetings and discuss the social, economic and political issues of the women in the Yogapuram. It has allocated more space to discuss the issues that women face in their usual life in the meeting. Mr. Imbanayagam, District Coordinator and animators of Jaffna District Fisheries Solidarity participated in the meeting and facilitated the meeting.

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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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Yogapuaram Women Committee Meeting