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District Valarpirai Women Federation in Mannar

Mannar District Valarpirai Women Federation conducted it's District committee meeting today -11.01.2019. Federation was evaluated past actions it. Specialy Handed over the petition to District Medical Director on Health issues and Hospital issues. Memberes said that they got some good results after the petition. After that members discussed about current situations and future plan. Finally they dicided will organize face to face dialogue with Government officers and Authorities on Village level basic issues and rights base issues. NAFSO Convener, Coordinators and District staffs gave inputs .

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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