.: NAFSO launched an economic empowerment and income enhancement program among women headed households in five districts.

National Fisheries Solidarity Movement an economic empowerment an income enhancement program women headed households in five districts. As an incentive to the producer women of promotion of their production, NAFSO has organized exhibition and sales fair in those areas. The Batticola district program was organized by Marumalarchchi women federation at Kithul village on 19^th February 2021. Mr. Anthony Jesudasan,Mrs.Laveena Hasanthi, Mr.Poonyamurthi Shashikaran and Miss.Niroshane of NAFSO have facilitated the process with women.

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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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NAFSO launched an economic empowerment and income enhancement program among women headed households in five districts.