.: Monaragala Meeting

Capacity Building Program

A capacity building program was conducted for the leaders from Randenigala , Veherayaya and Hadapanagala under the patronage of R.M.S Suranjana Madu Kumara, Rural Development Officer of Wellawaya Divisional Secretariat, Pelawatte, Moneragala district on 18 & 19 of September at the Uva Wellassa Women's Society Hall and about 30 women participated at the event.

Gayan Ambegoda ,Priyankara Costa and Roy Rodrigo also attended at this event. During the discussion, Rural empowerment, rural Integration, Role of state agencies, impact on rural development and culture, use of media were taken to the discussion.

ABOUT NAFSO

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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Monaragala Meeting