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Company News of Monday, April 15, 2019
Source: Ghananewsagency.org
2019-04-15
Participants in a group photo
Twenty-eight project managers and communication specialists from the Southern and Western Africa region funded by the European Union (EU) have completed a one-week training workshop on communication in Ghana.
They visited a specialized project site in Anomabo and interacted with beneficiaries of IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) projects and the IUU surveillance group to understand the local IUU surveillance team and their roles.
The training was part of the annual meeting with the managers and communication officers of the EU regional offices.
Over the years, the European Union (EU) is committed to ensuring greater environmental sustainability and greater social equity in the fisheries sector in Ghana.
It is currently financing two fisheries projects in Ghana, namely the "Far Dwuma Nkodo" (securing sustainable fisheries) and the "Far Ban Bo" (subsistence fisheries protection) which are implemented to contribute to the fight against illegal fishing, build capacity to contribute to sustainability. fisheries.
The three-year "Far Dwuma Nkodo" project is being implemented by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and "Hen Mpoano", a local NGO, while the "Far Ban Bo" project lasts four years.
The projects are implemented by a consortium of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) including: Care International, the Friends of the Nation (FON) and Oxfam in collaboration with the Fisheries Commission, the Fishers Association and the Fisheries Alliance.
They seek, among other things, to build the capacity of small-scale fishers to improve their livelihoods and to meet the challenges of overfishing, IUU fishing and law enforcement.
Ms Sabina Petrecchia, team leader and communication specialist at the EU office in Brussels, explained that the visit was aimed at enabling communication officers to become familiar with the activities related to fisheries projects. .
She said she was delighted with the implementation of both projects and said that a consolidated partnership was needed to address the issues of IUU fishing and other fisheries and fisheries issues. encouraged project communities to take ownership of projects and to ensure the achievement of their objectives.
"We have an obligation to protect the sea for our future generation."
She described the visit as "a positive experience" and called for collective efforts beneficial to local fishing communities.
Ms Petrecchia said the EU remains committed to the protection and restoration of marine ecosystems, the establishment of healthy and productive oceans and the sustainable management of ocean resources and sustainable fisheries. Ghana.
Mr. Kyei Yamoah, Friend of the Nation (FoN), implementing partner of the "Far Ban Bo" project, said the project was helping communities identify diverse livelihoods in the area. 39, using Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) templates for community management and management. credit, adding value to the fisheries value chain and business development training.
He added that the VSLA was overseen by the staff of the operational partners to ensure that the appropriate procedures were followed in terms of sustainable savings, as it instilled the fishing habits of the fishermen and particularly encouraged women. to experiment with diversified livelihoods.
He stated that the project facilitated the formation of basic monitoring groups among small-scale fishers to promote community participation, monitoring and reporting on IUU activities, and contributed to improving the governance of fisheries resources in the region. Ghana.
In Anomabo, he said the IUU fishing group had been trained in five key modules including: vision, monitoring and evidence gathering, basic fisheries laws and IUU fishing.
Yamoah said a strong foundation was laid for the key issues that the projects were trying to solve and that their impact would soon be felt in the beneficiary communities.
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