Improve economic resilience and food security of the artisan fishers in the northern Sudanese Red Sea Coast

ACHIEVEMENTS:

To improve economic resilience and food security of the artisan fishers in the northern Sudanese Red Sea Coast, the ECOFISH-SOS Sahel project provided the following supports to date:

  • 4 Community Leaders Orientation meetings were held.
  • 4 workshops for the fishers on sustainable fishing conducted.
  • 3 MOUs signed between SOS Sahel and fishery inputs and service providers.
  • A Baseline survey conducted.
  • An assessment of the existing fish landing sites was carried out.
  • 4 community profiles were prepared.
  • 423 packages including fishing gears and iceboxes (different sizes and specifications) distributed to 1266 fishers.
  • 40 Marine Outboard 40HP distributed to 40 groups.
  • 33 GPS& fish finder distributed to 33 groups
  • 37 Safety Packages provided for 206 fishers.
  • 26 technicians from Marine Fishery Administration trained as trainers.
  • 150 women trained in Sea Food dishes.
  • Orientation on environment and biodiversity conservation in marine parks conducted for 70 Participants
  • Capacity building training on general management for 1012 Participants
  • Technical trainings on fishing practices for 1686 fishers

IMPLEMENTER

SOS Sahel Sudan

https://sahel.org.uk/partners/sos-sahel-sudan/ 

DURATION:

July 2020 – June 2023

BUDGET:

1,000,000 euros

EXPECTED OUTPUTS:

  • At least 75% of the target artisan fishers are trained in improved fishing practices and techniques.

  • At least 200 women are trained in fish processing (value-added), net-making/maintenance & equipped with basic tools.

  • 80% target artisan fishers supported with basic fishery package (nets, lines, hooks, ropes and ice-boxes).

  • 20% target fishers equipped with fishery assets and technologies (e:g: boats, outboard engines, fish finders, GPS).

  • At least 6 fishery associations (4 for fishermen and 2 for women friends of fishermen) are fully established, formally registered and recognised by government authorities to be engaged in the management of the fishery sector along the northern coast.

ACTIVITIES:

  • Skills training of artisan fishers in improved practices and techniques (deep-water fishing, onboard handling techniques, fish preservation, fish preparation and filleting, use of marine navigation devices, fish-aggregating, use of new fishery inputs and technologies.
  • Orientation training and sensitisation in ‘international standards’ on sustainable fisheries management for environment/biodiversity conservation in restricted fishing grounds (marine parks).
  • Tailored skills vocational training packages for women in fish products value-adding, fish processing, filleting and packaging), nutrition value of fish (awareness).
  • Supply of artisan fishers with subsidised packages of fishery inputs and technologies (fishing gears, fishery assets, navigation devices, safety tools), and transportation means.
  • Capacity building of fishery and women associations in organisational management, entrepreneurship, marketing (value-chain), lobbying, micro-finance, protection and safety.

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