.: An Enterprise Development Training

An Enterprise Development Training was conducted for women headed families who are the members of Southern Fisheries Organization in Matara on 10 of September 2019. 15 women headed families who have planned to develop small scale businesses such as Mushroom cultivation, Batik production, Floriculture, Tailoring, Boutique, Spices and Grocery shop participated in the training. The participants were educated to develop an individual business plan in order to implement their business as well. The training was held at the center of Southern Fisheries Organization.

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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An Enterprise Development Training