NAFSO team conducted Monitoring and evaluation visit in Puttlam - 25th, 26th, 27th of February 2021

 NAFSO team conducted Monitoring and evaluation visit on the progress of the livelihood activities in Puttlam District. Team visited 8 villagers and discussed with 28 women headed and Vulnerable Families Lavina Hasanthi- Project Coordinator, Anthony Jesudasan - Coordinator of People to People Dialogue and Nafra - Animator of project the Puttlam district fisherise organisation and Siyad Volunteer of Puttlam District Fisherise Oganization participated. Program held on 25th, 26th, 27th of February 2021.

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NAFSO team conducted Monitoring and evaluation visit in Galle - 22nd, 23rd, of February 2021.

 

NAFSO team conducted Monitoring and evaluation visit on the progress of the livelihood activities in Galle District. Team visited 16 villagers and discussed with 29 women headed and Vulnerable Families Lavina Hasanthi- Project Coordinator, Anthony Jesudasan - Coordinator of People to People Dialogue and Dulip Rangajeewa -Coordibator of SOuthern Fisherise Oganization, Chana de Silva Animator of project the Galle district fisherise organisation participated. Program held on 22nd, 23rd, of February 2021.

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NAFSO team conducted Monitoring and evaluation visit in Batticaloa - 19 February 2021.

 

NAFSO women’s unit supported to enhanced the income among women headed household families providing with technical know how, supporting to business planning, supplying materials to launch their income generation activities among 80 selected women in 5 districts.

NAFSO team members Lavena Hasanthi and Antony Jesudasan together with Batti activists Sashikaran and Niro attended the monitoring visit to assess the success of the income generation program in 6 villages in Batticoloa.

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NAFSO team conducted Monitoring and evaluation visit in Matara - 16th 17th February 2021.

 

NAFSO team conducted Monitoring and evaluation visit on the progress of the livelihood activities in Matara District. Team visited and discussed with 28 women headed and Vulnerable Families Mrs. Lavina Hasanthi- Project Coordinator, Mr.Anthony Jesudasan - Coordinator of People to People Dialogue and Mr.G. Gamage - Animator of project the Southern Organization participated. Program held on 16th 17th February 2021.

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NAFSO has launched a campaign to protect women from the deep oppression of Micro Finance Companies.

 

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Media briefing on economic, social, political issues faced by women in the rural villages in Batticoloa - 25th March 2021

 

Marumalarchchi Women Federation of Batticoloa district convened a media briefing on economic, social, political issues faced by women in the rural villages in Batticoloa today (19 February). Women leaders expressed how they are suffering due to loss of bread winner of the family, difficulties of children as they had to leave the schools, their health issues. Lavena Hasanthi, the women’s coordinator of NAFSO expressed her views how NAFSO attend to address those issues faced by women, address the poverty issues through women advocacy document compiled by National fisher women federation.

“We invite all of you to join with us to collect signatures, our aim is 10,000 which will be submitted to women’s minister and the Chairperson of women Caucus of the Parliament on 25th March.”

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Marumalarchi" (DIFSO / NAFSO) Women's Federation and DIFSO staffs organized an exhibition of their productions based on the livelihood assistance program

 

Members of the :Marumalarchi”(DIFSO/NAFSO) women’s Federation and DIFSO staffs organized an exhibition of their productions based on the livelihood assistance program which was conducted by National Fisheries Solidarity Movement last year.

The exhibition was on 19th of February 2021 at the weekly market in Batticaloa. Mr.Sarvananda,Chairman and three women members of the Eravurpatru,Chenkaladi Pradesiya Saba, Secretary, Government officers, Civil society representatives, and NAFSO coordinators participated in the exhibition.

Women members convinced their issues to the politicians who participated during the exhibition. Transport issues, basic needs,destroy the co-existence, between fisheries issues, and housing problems are the main issues the women highlighted in the program.

In the meanwhile of the discussion, the Chairman of the Pradesiya Saba contacted the officers of the wildlife department over the phone and appointed of the people. As well as women members of the Marumalarchi and NAFSO staff also were invited by the Chairman of Pradesiya Saba to discuss the issues which were raised by the women next month.

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