.: Post Harvest Training for Women

Under the Alternative Economic Development (AED) Programme of NAFSO this training WS had been organized by NAFSO AED unit with the help of Sri Vimukthi Women Organization Negombo.

This programme conducted for three days for selected 80 women from Eastern Province (Trincomalee and Ampara ).

” We were trained well for making food items with using fish and easiest ways to make dry fish in our coastal areas. Giving us such a programme would be a great help for us to build up our family economy” Sakiras a fisher women from Ampara.

After two days post harvest training programme they could share each of their experience each other how to keep their community savings etc.

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Post Harvest Training for Women